BASEBALL
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed OF Jody Gerut on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Nate McLouth from Indianapolis of the IL.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DETROIT PISTONS—Signed F Amir Johnson and G Alex Acker.
HOUSTON ROCKETS—Re-signed G Jon Barry.
INDIANA PACERS—Signed G Sarunas Jasikevicius to a three-year contract.
NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed G Jeff McInnis.
ORLANDO MAGIC—Waived G Doug Christie.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Claimed CB Dwight Anderson off waivers from St. Louis. Signed TE Chad Mustard. Waived WR Antoine Burns and CB Shannon Fitzhugh.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed LB Russ Babe.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed P Bryan Barker.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS—Signed LW Mike Leclerc and D Joe DiPenta to one-year contracts.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed C Ben Simon to a one-year contract.
DALLAS STARS—Signed C Niko Kapanen and F Steve Ott to one-year contracts.
NEW YORK RANGERS—Re-signed F Blair Betts.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Re-signed D Derek Morris to a one-year contract.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Agreed to terms with D Kyle McLaren on a three-year contract extension. Re-signed F Niko Dimitrakos to a two-year contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Re-signed F Jared Aulin and D Jakub Cutta.
American Hockey League
UTAH GRIZZLIES—Named Chuck Weber assistant coach and assistant director of hockey operations.
COLLEGE
LAS VEGAS BOWL—Signed a four-year agreement with the Pac-10 Conference to supply a team through 2009.
ALABAMA—Named Joe Raccuia assistant baseball coach.
BOSTON COLLEGE—Named Bowen Holden women's lacrosse coach.