BASEBALL

AL

DETROIT TIGERS–Agreed to terms with 1B Dmitri Young on a four-year contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES–Agreed to terms with OF Ruben Rivera on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Brian Rogers for assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS–Agreed to terms with RHP Colby Lewis, LHP Andy Pratt, OF Ryan Ludwick and OF Kevin Mench on one-year contracts. Named Jeff Wood assistant for professional scouting operations.

NL

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS–Named Chili Davis minor league hitting instructor in spring training.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS–Agreed to terms with RHP J.M. Gold on a one-year contract.

PCL

PORTLAND BEAVERS–Named Mark Schuster president and general manager.

Frontier League

Northern League

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS–Signed RHP Justin Fletschock.

BASKETBALL

NBA

NBA–Suspended Memphis Grizzlies G-F Rodney Buford five games for violating the league’s anti-drug rules.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS–Activated G Keyon Dooling from the injured list.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES–Activated C Lorenzen Wright from the injured list. Placed C Isaac Austin on the injured list.

NEW JERSEY NETS–Activated G Brandon Armstrong from the injured list. Placed F Donny Marshall on the injured list.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS–Activated F Danny Ferry from the injured list. Placed C Amal McCaskill on the injured list.

Continental Basketball Association

GRAND RAPIDS HOOPS–Placed C Jason Lawson on the active roster. Waived G Rob Dye.

FOOTBALL

NFL

CAROLINA PANTHERS–Named Ryan Vermillion trainer.

HOUSTON TEXANS–Named Eric Sutulovich assistant special teams coach and administrative assistant.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS–Agreed to terms with P Ken Walter on a five-year contract.

NEW YORK GIANTS–Announced defensive quality control coach Dave Brazil will become senior defensive analyst. Named Rod Rust defensive quality control coach.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS–Promoted Brett Maxie to secondary coach.

Arena Football

ARIZONA RATTLERS–Re-signed WR-DB Marty Graham.

DALLAS DESPERADOS–Signed OL-DL Patrick Scott.

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS–Placed OL-DL Daniel Greer on the exemption list.

NEW JERSEY GLADIATORS–Re-signed FB-LB Chris Pope.

TORONTO PHANTOMS–Signed WR-DB DeAuntae Brown.

HOCKEY

NHL

CALGARY FLAMES–Assigned F Jason Botterill and F Jamie Wright to Saint John of the AHL.

DALLAS STARS–Assigned D John Erskine to Utah of the AHL.

FLORIDA PANTHERS–Reassigned D Brad Norton to Hershey of the AHL.

LOS ANGELES KINGS–Assigned LW Ryan Flinn to Manchester of the AHL.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS–Assigned F Christian Berglund, D Mike Commodore, G Scott Clemmensen and F Brian Gionta to Albany of the AHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS–Assigned LW Ivan Ciernik to Portland of the AHL.

AHL

AHL–Granted conditional approval to David Wright for his application for a franchise in Binghamton, N.Y.

ECHL

ARKANSAS RIVERBLADES–Acquired RW Alan Fyfe from South Carolina.

READING ROYALS–Announced G Alfie Michaud has been assigned from Manitoba of the AHL, and C Dan Riva has been assigned from Manchester of the AHL.

ROANOKE EXPRESS–Sent LW Vern Fiddler on loan to Norfolk of the AHL.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS–Acquired F Kris Cantu from Arkansas.

TOLEDO STORM–Added LW John McCabe to the roster.

WCHL

WCHL–Rescinded the one-game suspension of Bakersfield F Josh Maser. Suspended Fresno F Jason Weaver for two games.

LACROSSE

NLL

CALGARY ROUGHNECKS–Traded F D’Arcy Berthiaume to Montreal for D Scott Forbes.

NEW JERSEY STORM–Traded F Travis Kilgour to Montreal for F Brian Bendig.

SOCCER

MLS

D.C. UNITED–Claimed D-MF Ivan McKinley off waivers from Miami.

NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY METROSTARS–Released M-F Rubens Neto, M Alberto Munoz and D Fausto Klinger.

COLLEGE

BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN–Announced the resignation of Brian Rahaley, men’s tennis coach, effective at the end of the season.

CINCINNATI–Named Rusty Burns offensive coordinator.

CONNECTICUT–Named Torrian Gray defensive backs coach, and Vinny Marino wide receivers coach.

DUKE–Named Dave Klarmann volunteer assistant lacrosse coach.

FLORIDA STATE–Named Todd Kress women’s volleyball coach.

GETTYSBURG–Named David Wright director of athletics.

JACKSONVILLE STATE–Named Richard Nold volleyball coach.

KANSAS–Named Ken Conaster offensive line coach.

SCRANTON–Named Bill King men’s and women’s cross-country coach.

SYRACUSE–Named Timothy Walton assistant football coach.

TCU–Named Dick Winder quarterbacks coach.

WEST VIRGINIA–Announced the retirement of Gale Catlett, men’s basketball coach, who will remain involved with the team until the end of the season. Named assistant coach Drew Catlett men’s basketball coach for the remainder of the season.

This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page B5.