NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The New York Mets on Friday signed utilityman Joe McEwing to a two-year contract and outfielder Timo Perez to a one-year pact.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Clippers on Friday placed center Predrag Drobnjak on the injured list with back spasms and activated guard Eddie House.
HOUSTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The Houston Rockets released forward Eddie Griffin on Friday, completing a fall from grace for the 2001 first-round draft pick.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Scott Eyre, who appeared in a career-high 74 games for the San Francisco Giants in 2003, avoided arbitration Friday by signing a two-year contract.
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Veteran outfielder B.J. Surhoff of Baltimore now goes back to the drawing board after rejecting the team's arbitration offer on Friday.
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Free agent outfielder Jose Guillen has joined his sixth major league team after agreeing Friday to a two-year contract with the Anaheim Angels.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Veteran small forward Wally Szczerbiak of Minnesota is expected to miss another six weeks because of a nagging left foot injury.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Free agent righthander Kevin Millwood has accepted salary arbitration from the Philadelphia Phillies, binding him to the club for a second season.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Mike Jarvis was fired Friday as men's basketball coach at St. Johns, which is a disappointing 2-4 to start the 2003-04 season.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Delaware faces No. 4 seed Colgate Friday night at Chattanooga, Tenn. in the Division I-AA football title game.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Ladislav Nagy scored with 70 seconds left in regulation Thursday night as Phoenix and the Los Angeles Kings played to a 4-4 tie.
