+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 19+
BASEBALL
Baltimore Orioles -- Optioned pitchers Rick Bauer, Sean Douglass
and Kris Foster to Rochester of the International League (AAA)
and shortstop Eddie Rogers to Frederick of the South Atlantic
League (A); assigned infielder Howie Clark to minor league camp.
New York Mets -- Assigned pitcher Bobby Jones to minor league
camp.
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (Northern League/Independent) -- Signed
outfielder Rich Becker.
BASKETBALL
Miami Heat -- Placed center Malik Allen on the injured list with
knee tendinitis; activated forward LaPhonso Ellis from the
injured list.
Minnesota Timberwolves -- Placed guard William Avery on the
injured list with tendinitis in his right knee.
Seattle SuperSonics -- Signed guard Randy Livingston to a second
10-day contract.
Fargo-Moorhead Beez (CBA) -- Signed guard Victor Page.
Flint Fuze (CBA) -- Signed guard Brian Woodland; placed forward
James Head on the inactive reserve list.
FOOTBALL
Oakland Raiders -- Agreed to terms with free agent defensive
back Terrence Shaw, who had been with the New England Patriots,
on a two-year contract.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Re-signed cornerback Brian Kelly to a
six-year contract; signed free agent tight end Marco Battaglia.
Calgary Stampeders (CFL) -- Re-signed wide receiver Kamil Loud.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) -- Re-signed slotback Trevor Shaw.
Montreal Alouettes (CFL) -- Signed running back Ryan Terry;
released defensive backs Irv Smith and Torey Hunter.
HOCKEY
NHL -- Suspended Florida Panthers left wing Marcus Nilson one
game without pay for slashing Buffalo Sabres left wing Eric
Boulton in a March 15 game.
Atlanta Thrashers -- Re-assigned right wing J.P. Vigier, center
Dan Snyder, defenseman Brian Pothier and goaltender Pasi
Nurminen to Chicago of the American Hockey League.
Boston Bruins -- Acquired defenseman Jeff Norton from the
Florida Panthers for a 2002 sixth-round draft pick; assigned
left wing Darryl Laplante and defenseman Gord Murphy to
Providence of American Hockey League.
Buffalo Sabres -- Acquired center Bob Corkum from the Atlanta
Thrashers for a 2002 fifth-round draft pick; recalled right wing
Ales Kotalik from Rochester of the American Hockey League.
Calgary Flames -- Acquired right wing Blake Sloan from the
Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Jamie Allison.
Chicago Blackhawks -- Acquired defenseman Lyle Odelein from the
Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek and a 2003
second-round draft pick; recalled left wing Casey Hankinson from
Norfolk of the American Hockey League.
Colorado Avalanche -- Acquired defenseman Darius Kasparaitis
from the Pittsurgh Penguins for defenseman Rick Berry and left
wing Ville Nieminen; recalled left wing Jordan Krestanovich from
Hershey of the American Hockey League.
Dallas Stars -- Recalled right wing Rob DiMaio from Utah of the
American Hockey League.
Detroit Red Wings -- Acquired defenseman Jiri Slegr from the
Atlanta Thrashers for center Yuri Butsayev and a 2002
third-round draft pick; re-assigned centers Sean Avery and Jason
Williams to Cincinnati of the American Hockey League.
Edmonton Oilers -- Acquired defenseman Bobby Allen from the
Boston Bruins for defenseman Sean Brown and assigned him to
Hamilton of the American Hockey League; recalled defensemen Sven
Butenschon and Ales Pisa from Hamilton.
Florida Panthers -- Recalled right wing Pierre Dagenais and left
wing Eric Beaudoin from Utah of the American Hockey League;
assigned left wing Ryan Jardine to Utah; recalled center Nick
Smith from Saint John of the AHL.
Los Angeles Kings -- Claimed left wing Ted Donato off waivers
from the St. Louis Blues and assigned him to Manchester of the
American Hockey League; assigned right wing Adam Mair and center
Jaroslav Bednar to Manchester.
Minnesota Wild -- Acquired left wing Greg Crozier from the
Boston Bruins for left wing Darryl Laplante and assigned him
to Houston of the American Hockey League.
Montreal Canadiens -- Acquired goaltender Stephane Fiset from
the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional draft pick; claimed
left wing Bill Lindsay off waivers from the Florida Panthers;
assigned goaltender Mathieu Garon to Quebec of the American
Hockey League.
Nashville Predators -- Acquired defenseman Peter Smrek from the
New York Rangers for defenseman Richard Lintner; recalled right
wing Jonas Andersson from Milwaukee of the American Hockey
League.
New Jersey Devils -- Acquired center Joe Nieuwendyk and right
wing Jamie Langenbrunner from the Dallas Stars for center Jason
Arnott and right wing Randy McKay; acquired right wing Stephane
Richer from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional 2002 draft
pick.
New York Islanders -- Acquired defenseman Darren Van Impe from
the Florida Panthers for a 2003 fifth-round draft pick;
acquired center Dave Roche from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for
right wings Ben Guite and Bjorn Melin and assigned him to
Bridgeport of the American Hockey League.
New York Rangers -- Acquired defenseman Tom Poti and left wing
Rem Murray from the Edmonton Oilers for center Mike York and a
2002 fourth-round draft pick.
Ottawa Senators -- Re-assigned left wing Toni Dahlman to Grand
Rapids of the American Hockey League.
Philadelphia Flyers -- Acquired center Adam Oates from the
Washington Capitals for goaltender Maxime Ouellet and first- ,
second- and third-round picks in the 2002 draft; re-assigned
goaltender Neil Little to Philadelphia of the American Hockey
League.
Phoenix Coyotes -- Acquired left wing Darcy Hordichuk and a
conditional draft pick from the Atlanta Thrashers for
defenseman Kirill Safronov and right wing Ruslan Zainullin;
recalled right wing Branko Radivojevic from Springfield of the
American Hockey League.
St. Louis Blues -- Re-assigned center Eric Boguniecki to
Worcester of the American Hockey League.
Tampa Bay Lightning -- Re-assigned left wing Martin Cibak, right
wings Nikita Alexeev and Sheldon Keefe and goaltender Dieter
Kochan to Springfield of the American Hockey League.
Toronto Maple Leafs -- Re-assigned goaltender Sebastien Centomo,
defenseman Karel Pilar and right wing Paul Healey to St. John's
of the American Hockey League.
Washington Capitals -- Claimed left wing Benoit Hogue off
waivers from the Boston Bruins.
American Hockey League -- Suspended Quebec Citadelles left wing
Francis Belanger four games for abuse of an official in a March
16 game.
Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) -- Assigned left wing Mike Cirillo to
Florida of the East Coast Hockey League.
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) -- Recalled left wing Yevgeny Pavlov
and defenseman Eric Lavigne from Cincinnati of the East Coast
Hockey League.
Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) -- Re-assigned left wing Peter
Vandermeer to Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League.
Syracuse Crunch (AHL) -- Released defenseman Alex Johnstone.
SOCCER
Vancouver Whitecaps (A-League) -- Signed free agent goalkeeper
Jim Larkin.
COLLEGE
Hofstra -- Announced the resignation of women's basketball coach
Leslie Schlegel-Danowski.
Pacific -- Announced the resignation of women's basketball coach
Sherri Murrell.
Samford -- Announced the resignation of women's basketball coach
Janet Cone to become assistant athletic director.
Williams -- Named Michelyne Pinard women's soccer coach.
Wisconsin -- Named Mike Eaves hockey coach.NEWLN: Content: 15000000
