Major League Baseball
MLB—Suspended New York Yankees LHP Ted Lilly six games for hitting Anaheim 1B Scott Spiezio in the helmet with a pitch in an Aug. 5 game.
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Placed C Sandy Alomar Jr. on the 15-day disabled list. Called up C Mark Dalesandro from Charlotte of the International League.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated LHP Chuck Finley from the 15-day disabled list. Optioned LHP Mike Bacsik to Buffalo of the International League.
TEXAS RANGERS—Activated OF Chad Curtis from the 15-day disabled list. Optioned RHP Joaquin Benoit to Oklahoma of the PCL.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Recalled RHP Scott Winchester from Louisville of the International League. Sent LHP Justin Atchley to Louisville on a medical rehabilitation assignment.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Activated OF Tom Goodwin from the 15-day disabled list. Placed RHP Luke Prokopec on the 15-day disabled list.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS—Named Kiki Vandeweghe general manager and signed him to a five-year contract.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Signed G Joe Crispin.
Women's National Basketball Association
WNBA—Fined Orlando coach Carolyn Peck $250 for returning to the floor after being ejected during an Aug. 7 game against Cleveland.
SACRAMENTO MONARCHS—Placed G Stacy Clinesmith on injured reserve. Signed F Dana Wynne.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Announced Denver CB Dale Carter has been denied reinstatement following a yearlong suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Named Dan Ferens director of negotiations.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Placed WR Troy Albea and OT Tim Ridder on injured reserve. Added OT Chase Raynock to the roster. Signed LB Ratcliff Thomas.
NEW YORK JETS—Re-signed LB Dwayne Gordon to a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
EDMONTON OILERS—Signed F Brian Swanson to a two-year contract and D Alain Nasreddine to a one-year contract.
NEW YORK RANGERS—Signed RW Brad Smyth.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Signed RW Stephane Richer.
American Hockey League
CHICAGO WOLVES—Re-signed RW Dan Plante.
LOWELL LOCK MONSTERS—Signed D Jan Vodrazka to a one-year contract.
Central Hockey League
LUBBOCK COTTON KINGS—Signed D Pat Stachniak to a one-year contract.
East Coast Hockey League
AUGUSTA LYNX—Signed D David Wilkie.
ROANOKE EXPRESS—Re-signed D Travis Smith for the 2001-02 season.
United Hockey League
NEW HAVEN KNIGHTS—Named Tom Pomposello, Jr. equipment manager and Milton Carter, John Spehar, Andrew McAdam and Ryan O'Connor sales executives. Promoted Carrie Thompson to community relations coordinator.
LACROSSE
Major League Lacrosse
MLL—Reduced the two-game suspension of Long Island A Terry Riordan to one game, following the appeal of his infraction for illegally leaving the bench area to enter an altercation during a July 28 game against Boston.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLORADO RAPIDS—Acquired D Steve Shak and a 2002 second-round draft pick from New York-New Jersey for MF Ross Paule and a 2002 third-round draft pick.
COLLEGE
CENTRAL ATLANTIC COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE—Named Ellen M. Zavian commissioner.
CATAWBA—Named John Cullen women's soccer coach.
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE—Named Susan Kelly women's interim volleyball coach for the 2001 season.
DEPAUL—Announced the resignation of Patrick Murphy, director of athletic business and financial affairs.
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL—Named Dan Kratzer men's and women's cross country assistant coach for the 2001-02 academic year.
HOFSTRA—Promoted Meredith Pine to women's full-time assistant basketball coach.
HUMBOLDT STATE—Announced the resignation of Hung P. Tsai, assistant sports information director.
ILLINOIS—Named Lenny Willis director of athletics facilities, Andrew Prince academic counselor for football, Anthoney Kinney academic counselor, Lisa Himmelspach assistant athletics trainer, Randy Ballard assistant athletics trainer, Kerry Harbor assistant strength and conditioning coach and Doug Green interim director of football operations.
INDIANA-PURDUE INDIANAPOLIS—Named Todd Howard men's basketball associate head coach.
INDIANA STATE—Named Gail Barksdale assistant athletic director for operations and facilities.
KINGS POINT—Named Craig Cummings, Mike Stamile and Dante Bari assistant football coaches.
LE MOYNE—Announced the retirement of Shirley Damiano, women's tennis coach. Named Steve Underwood women's tennis coach.
LIMESTONE—Named Stephan Monge men's and women's tennis coach.
MISSISSIPPI—Named Kelli Fisher women's assistant volleyball coach.
ONEONTA—Named Denise Marchese full-time softball coach.
PENN STATE—Named William Potoczny men's assistant tennis coach.
RIDER—Named Michelle Peel assistant volleyball coach.
ROSE-HULMAN—Named Marques Clayton football defensive line coach.
ST. BONAVENTURE—Named Tony Zostant women's lacrosse coach.
SAINT ROSE—Named Jeremy Bogan men's soccer coach.
SAN DIEGO—Named Nicholas Mirkovich assistant sports information director, Melissa McElvain softball coach, James Goins assistant strength and conditioning coach, and Rachel Guerra ticket manager for Jenny Craig Pavilion.
SOUTH CAROLINA—Named Donn Heikkila men's assistant soccer coach.
SPRINGFIELD—Named Michael Myers men's and women's tennis coach.