Edition: U.S. / Global


Published: October 24, 1997


Atlantic League

ATLANTIC CITY SURF - Named David Gardner assistant general manager and Mark Porch director of ticket operations.


National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS - Re-signed F Dennis Rodman to a one-year contract.

NEW YORK KNICKS - Signed F Ronnie Grandison and G Rick Brunson.

American Basketball League

ABL - Signed G Jennifer Azzi to a five-year contract extension through the 2001-02 season.

American Basketball Association

MORRIS REVOLUTION - Named James Holcomb president and Ed Vance general manager.


National Football League

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - Placed LB Kurt Gouveia on injured reserve.


National Hockey League

BOSTON BRUINS - Loaned RW Landon Wilson and D Hal Gill to Providence of the AHL. Released RW Jeff Odgers.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Loaned D Tuomas Gronman to Syracuse of the AHL.

SAN JOSE SHARKS - Assigned D Andrei Zyuzin and RW Alex Korolyuk to Kentucky of the AHL.

American Hockey League

HAMILTON BULLDOGS - Loaned C Pierre Gendron to New Orleans of the ECHL.

East Coast Hockey League

BIRMINGHAM BULLS - Moved D Mario Dumouling from the 7- to the 14-day disabled list. Placed LW Hugo Belanger on the 7-day injury list.


PEE DEE PRIDE - Traded D Kent Fearns and D Steve Adams to Louisiana for D Matt Garzone. Traded Garzone and D Joe Harney to Wheeling for F Eric Royal. Traded F Justin Cardwell to Chesapeake for cash and future considerations. Activated D Keith O'Connell from the 7-day injury list.

PEORIA RIVERMEN - Signed D Justin Krall. Traded F Alexandre Laporte to Raleigh for future considerations.

ROANOKE EXPRESS - Placed F Cory Evans on the 7-day injury list. Activated F Tim Christian from the injury list.

United Hockey League

FLINT GENERALS - Signed RW Jason Glover and LW Mark Giannetti. Waived LW Taner Gorica.

MUSKEGON FURY - Claimed D Don MacPherson off waivers from Port Huron. Waived LW Cory Johnson.


National Professional Soccer League

CLEVELAND CRUNCH - Signed D Frank Filo and G Denny Ciornei to 15-day contracts. Released G Rick Koczak.


ALBANY, N.Y. - Named Gallagher Driscoll men's part-time assistant basketball coach and Ron Cicchinelli women's part-time assistant basketball coach.

BRADLEY - Named Dirk Welch part-time assistant softball coach.

CENTENARY - Announced it will withdraw from the Trans America Athletic Conference after the 1998-1999 season.

CLEMSON - Suspended FS Antwan Edwards for Saturday's game at Maryland for violating a team rule.

DRAKE - Announced the resignation of Todd Reeser, assistant athletic director, to take similar position at Illinois State.

ILLINOIS STATE - Promoted Leanna Border to assistant athletics director for marketing and promotions and David Kotarba to coordinator of annual giving and special events.

JAMES MADISON - Named Joe McFarland baseball coach.

NIAGARA - Reinstated G Calvin Murphy Jr., G Jeremiah Johnson and C Jermaine Young to the basketball team following their suspensions for fighting last month.

OKLAHOMA - Suspended TB Bennie Butler from the football team indefinitely after being charged with domestic abuse.

OTTERBEIN - Named Elaine Eddy women's softball coach.

PENNSYLVANIA - Named Brian Brecht men's assistant lacrosse coach.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE - Named Gerald Shellard assistant athletic director for athletic medicine, Kim Zeiner women's gymnastics coach and Brian Allen men's wrestling coach and John O'Shea men's assistant basketball coach.

ST. FRANCIS, IND. - Named Kevin Donley football coach and Dan Pifer and Warren Maloney assistant football coaches.

TOLEDO - Named Tami Johnston Summers softball coach.

UNC-GREENSBORO - Named Ellen Lapierre women's interim golf coach.