+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 10+ (ADDING PEPPERDINE) AUTO RACING NASCAR -- Fined crew chief Chad Knaus $25,000 and penalized his team 25 Winston Cup driver points and 25 owner points for violations in the Pepsi 400 on July 6; fined crew chief Jason Ratcliff $2,000 for violations in the Stacker2/GNC Live Well 250 on July 5; fined crew chiefs Scott Eggleston, Jimmy Elledge, Newt Moore, James Ince, Lee McCall and Chris Carrier $500 each for vioaltions in the Pepsi 400 on July 6. BASEBALL Chicago Cubs -- Fired third base coach Gene Glynn; announced that minor league field coordinator Dave Bialas will join the coaching staff on Friday. New York Yankees -- Announced catcher Alberto Castillo has cleared waivers and accepted assignment to Columbus of the International League (AAA). Seattle Mariners -- Placed pitcher Rafael Soriano on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder; recalled pitcher Mark Watson from Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League (AAA). BASKETBALL Chicago Bulls -- Signed guard Jay Williams, their first-round pick, to a three-year contract with a club open. Washington Wizards -- Signed forward Jared Jeffries, one of their first-round picks, to a three-year contract with a club option. FOOTBALL Carolina Panthers -- Signed fullback Kyle Johnson. St. Louis Rams -- Signed linebacker Courtland Bullard to a three-year contract. HOCKEY Atlanta Thrashers -- Signed free agent defenseman Richard Smehlik. Boston Bruins -- Re-signed right wing Mike Knuble to a two-year contract. Chicago Blackhawks -- Signed left wing Sergei Berezin. Phoenix Coyotes -- Signed coach Bob Francis to a four-year contract. St. Louis Blues -- Re-signed defenseman Jeff Finley; signed defenseman Tom Koivisto.
San Jose Sharks -- Signed free agent defenseman David Cloutier; re-signed goaltending coach Warren Strelow. Vancouver Canucks -- Signed free agent defenseman Jaroslav Osbut. Florida Everblades (ECHL) -- Signedforward Tom Nelson. Greensboro Generals (ECHL) -- Named Rick Adduono coach. SOCCER Major League Soccer -- Fined Colorado Rapids forward John Spencer $4,750 and suspended him for two games for his actions in a July 4 game against the Chicago Fire. COLLEGE Appalachian State -- Named Jason Nichols assistant football coach. Fitchburg State -- Named Amy Peterson women's assistant soccer coach. Pepperdine -- Names Sam Lagana senior advancement office for athletics. South Florida -- Named Gigi Fernandez women's tennis coach. Southern Indiana -- Named Ross Brown men's tennis coach. Texas-San Antonio -- Named Brandon Johnson men's assistant basketball coach. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi -- Named Bob Boldon women's assistant basketball coach. Troy State -- Named Bobby Pierce baseball coach. |END| Content: 15000000
