+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
(ADDING AVALANCHE)
BASEBALL
Baltimore Orioles -- Purchased the contract of outfielder Tim
Raines Jr. from Rochester of the International League (AAA);
placed pitcher Josh Towers on the 60-day disabled list with a
broken right ring finger; optioned pitcher Juan Figueroa to
Rochester.
BASKETBALL
Cleveland Cavaliers -- Signed forward Gerard King, Makhtar
Ndiaye and Reggie Slater, guard-forward Rodrick Rhodes and guard
Anthony Goldwire.
Houston Rockets -- Signed free agent guard Damon Jones, who had
been with the Vancouver Grizzlies.
Los Angeles Clippers -- Exercised the fourth-year contract
option on forward Elton Brand for the 2002-03 season; named
Jerry DeGregorio director of player development.
Miami Heat -- Signed forward-center Sean Marks, center Loren
Meyer and guard Geno Carlisle.
New York Knicks -- Re-signed guard-forward Lavor Postell; signed
forward Michael Wright, guard Ed Cota and guard-forwards Michael
Hicks and Larry Robinson.
Orlando Magic -- Signed free agent center Todd Fuller, who had
been with the Miami Heat.
FOOTBALL
B.C. Lions (CFL) -- Released running back Sirr Parker and
defensive back Lee Vaughn.
HOCKEY
Boston Bruins -- Assigned goaltenders Jeff Maund and Andrew
Raycroft, defensemen Bobby Allen, Vratislav Cech, Jonathan
Girard, Chris Kelleher, Zdenek Kutlak, Denis Timofeev and Eric
Van Acker, and forwards Chris Berti, Carl Corazzini, Greg
Crozier, Lee Goren, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Mattias Karlin,
Eric Manlow, Marcel Rodman, Tony Tuzzolino and Jeff Zehr to
Providence of the American Hockey League; released forwards Stu
Bodtker, Mike Sylvia, Joe Hulbig and defenseman Ed Hill.
Buffalo Sabres -- Assigned defensemen Brian Campbell and Rory
Fitzpatrick and center Chris Taylor to Rochester of ther
American Hockey League.
Calgary Flames -- Assigned goaltender Kay Whitmore, defenseman
Alan Letang and forwards Rico Fata, Jukka Hentunen and Jamie
Wright to St John Flames of the American Hockey League.
Colorado Avalanche -- Assigned defenseman Bryan Muir and right
wing Radim Vrbata to Hershey of the American Hockey League.
Edmonton Oilers -- Assigned defenseman Sven Butenschon and left
wing Jason Chimera to Hamilton of the American Hockey League.
Florida Panthers -- Assigned center Serge Payer to Utah of the
American Hockey League; returned center Stephen Weiss to his
junior team.
Montreal Canadiens -- Assigned defenseman Ron Hainsey and left
wing Timo Vertala to Quebec of the American Hockey League.
Phoenix Coyotes -- Assigned defenseman David Cullen and Goran
Bezina to Springfield of the American Hockey League; assignecd
center Martin Podlesak to Lethbridge of the Western Hockey
League.
Tampa Bay Lightning -- Assigned right wing Ryan Tobler to
Springfield of the American Hockey League and placed defenseman
Jassen Cullimore on injured reserve.
Toronto Maple Leafs -- Agreed to terms with goaltender Corey
Schwab.
Washington Capitals -- Signed center Brian Sutherby to a
three-year contract
Chicago Wolves (AHL) -- Released forwards Doug Altschul, Blaz
Emersic, Mitch Fritz, Nick Ganga, Jason Norrie and Artem Rybin
and defensemen Kenzie Homer, Shane Kenny, Dylan Mills, Hardy
Sauter and Judd Stauss.
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) -- Assigned left wing Dave Duerden and
center Brandon Dietrich to Charlotte of the East Coast Hockey
League.
Columbia Inferno (ECHL) -- Signed center Mike Legg.
Quad City Mallards (UHL) -- Re-signed defenseman Garry Gulash
and right wing Peter Armbrust to one-year contracts.
SOCCER
MLS -- Suspended Miami Fusion forward Diego Serna one game and
fined him $5,000 for egregious conduct in Game Two of a
quarterfinal playoff series with the Kansas City Wizards.
Cleveland Crunch -- Acquired goaltender Jim Larkin from the
Milwaukee Wave for defender Troy Dusosky.
COLLEGE
Southern Conference -- Upheld the one-game suspension of East
Tennessee State defensive back Tony Tiller.
Brandeis -- Named Chris Ford interim men's basketball coach.
Delaware -- Named Jon Markle and Craig Everett sports
information interns.
Eastern Michigan -- Named Lewis VanHoose equipment manager for
the athletics department.
