American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS?Agreed to terms with RHP Carl Pavano on a one-year contract. Designated INF Michael Aubrey for assignment.

NEW YORK Yankees?Agreed to terms with 1B Mark Teixeira on an eight-year contract and RHP Jason Johnson on a minor league contract. Designated 1B-OF Shelley Duncan for assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS?Named Tony DeFrancesco manager for Sacramento (PCL).

SEATTLE MARINERS?Agreed to terms with RHP Tyler Walker on a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS?Agreed to terms with C Michel Hernandez, OF Jon Weber, LHP Randy Choate, RHP Julio DePaula, INF Ray Olmedo and OF Ray Sadler on minor league contracts.

National League

CUBS?Acquired RHP Luis Vizcaino from Colorado for RHP Jason Marquis and cash considerations.

FLORIDA MARLINS?Agreed to terms with RHP Scott Proctor on a one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES?Agreed to terms with RHP Chan Ho Park on a one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES?Agreed to terms with INF Pedro Lopez, INF Anderson Machado and LHP Corey Hamman on minor league contracts.

Basketball

National Basketball Association

PHOENIX SUNS?Released G Dee Brown.

Football

National Football League

BEARS?Fired linebackers coach Lloyd Lee.

HOUSTON TEXANS?Announced the contracts of trainer Kevin Bastin and strength and conditioning coach Dan Riley will not be renewed.

Hockey

National Hockey League

COLORADO AVALANCHE?Placed D Adam Foote on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 4. Called up D Philippe Dupuis from Lake Erie (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS?Placed F Jiri Novotny on injured reserve. Activated D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen from injured reserve. Assigned F Stefan Legein and F Nikita Filatov to Syracuse (AHL).

DALLAS STARS?Assigned D Ivan Vishnevskiy to Peoria (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS?Recalled F Oscar Moller from the Swedish Junior National Team.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS?Recalled F Ryan Jones from Milwaukee (AHL).

Soccer

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED?Re-signed M Santino Quaranta.

College

AUBURN?Named Ted Roof defensive coordinator. Announced DB Jerraud Powers will make himself available for the NFL draft.

DUKE?Named Laura Anderson women?s volunteer assistant lacrosse coach.

ILLINOIS?Named Mike Schultz offensive coordinator.

LOUISVILLE?Named Brent Guy and Larry Slade assistant defensive football coaches and Jay Johnson assistant offensive football coach. Announced the resignation of special teams coach Mark Nelson.

MINNESOTA?Announced the resignations of offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar and defensive coordinator Ted Roof.

N.C. STATE?Announced women?s basketball coach Kay Yow is taking a leave of absence for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. Named Stephanie Glance interim women?s basketball coach.

SOUTH CAROLINA?Named Eric Wolford offensive line coach.