BASEBALL
American League
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Grimes and RHP Mark Comolli.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES—Placed RHP John Smoltz on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 10. Purchased the contract of RHP Joe Nelson from Richmond of the International League.
FLORIDA MARLINS—Signed C Gooby Gerlits to a minor league contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Fired Cam Bonifay, general manager. Named assistant general manager Roy Smith interim general manager.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with RHP David Pauley, 1B Jonathan Benick, LHP Benjamin Fox, SS Jason Bartlett, OF Josh Carter, RHP Jonathatn Brandt, C Trevor Brown, 1B Joseph Hastings, LHP Scott Kelly and OF Matthew Hellman.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Development League
NBDL—Named Milton Barnes coach for the Greenville, S.C. team.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Released DB Anthony Poindexter.
BUFFALO BILLS—Signed OT Marques Sullivan, WR Reggie Germany and DE Tyrone Robertson.
CHICAGO BEARS — Named Jerry Angelo general manager.
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Claimed WR Malcolm Johnson off waivers from the New York Jets.
DENVER BRONCOS—Signed DT Cyron Brown, WR Keith Poole and C Jay Leeuwenburg. Waived CB Cordell Taylor.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Agreed to terms with DB Jason Belser on a two-year contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Re-signed WR Chris Walsh.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ers—Signed FB Josh White.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed G Raleigh McKenzie to a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS—Exercised their contract options on LW Dan Bylsma and RW Jim Cummins.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Re-signed LW Kevin Stevens.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Signed D Matt Carkner and F Graig Mischler. Re-signed G Vesa Toskala.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY METROSTARS—Activated F Adolfo Valencia from the injured list. Called up F Cordt Weinstein from Long Island of the A-League.
A-League
ROCHESTER RAGING RHINOS—Acquired MF Stoian Mladenov from Minnesota for MF Carlos Parra. Traded D Andrew Restrepo to Atlanta for a 2002 first-round draft pick.
COLLEGE
ARIZONA STATE—Named Townsend Saunders chief assistant, and Aaron Simpson second assistant wrestling coach.
CAPITAL—Named Todd Stepsis assistant football coach and assistant athletic director, and Ryan Pifer men's and women's track coach.
CATAWBA—Announced the resignation of Stephanie Gray, swimming coach. Announced Nan Whitley has resigned as field hockey coach but will remain as softball coach.
CONCORDIA, Calif.—Named Ken Ammann men's basketball coach.
GEORGIA TECH—Named MaChelle Joseph women's assistant basketball coach.
HIRAM—Named James Tirotta sports information director.
ILLINOIS STATE—Named Ron Lambert defensive backs coach.
KNOX—Named Kevwe Akpore women's soccer coach.
LAFAYETTE—Named Matt Bayley athletic trainer.
LIMESTONE—Announced the resignation of Chris Waters, tennis and golf coach.
MINNESOTA—Named Eric Bell women's assistant soccer coach and Brad Frost women's assistant hockey coach.
MISSOURI-ROLLA—Named Diana Niland women's soccer coach.
PACIFIC—Named Mike Westphal men's and women's assistant swimmming coach.
SAINT MARY'S, CALIF.—Named Dan Shell men's assistant basketball coach.
SAN DIEGO—Named Dean Aresco strength and conditioning coach.
UC IRVINE—Promoted Todd Lee to men's associate head basketball coach.
WAKE FOREST—Announced the resignation of Noel Ruebel, track and field coach.