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AUTO RACING

INDY RACING LEAGUE—Named Butch Meyer technical director of the Infiniti Pro Series.

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Traded INF Bill Selby to St. Louis for C Clint Chauncey.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Placed RHP Curt Schilling on the 15-day disabled list. Recalled RHP Andrew Good from Tucson of the PCL.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Released OF Jeffrey Hammonds.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS—Agreed to terms with LB Brian Urlacher on a nine-year contract.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed RB James Jackson to a one-year contract extension, through 2004.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed PK Clay Rush.

Arena football

af2—Suspended Greensboro DS Cranston Johnson for life and Greensboro L Thaddeus Bullard for one year. Johnson entered the stands and struck a fan during a game on May 23 and Bullard was involved in a fight with an opposing player, his third such incident this year, after the same game.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Agreed to terms with G Kari Lehtonen.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Re-signed F Quintin Laing.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed S Curry Burns.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Signed RW Eero Somervuori to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

FLORIDA—Suspended DL Mo Mitchell and OL Jonathan Colon indefinitely from the football team for violating team rules.

TENNESSEE—Announced the resignation of Kerry Keating, men's assistant basketball coach, to take the same position at UCLA.