Baseball
New York Mets — Named Steve Phillips director of minor-league operations; Scott Brown administrative assistant of scouting; and Maureen Cooke administrator of minor-league department.
Philadelphia Phillies — Announced that 1B John Kruk will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Monday.
San Diego Padres — Announced the resignation of Dennis Sommers, lead scout.
Auburn Astros (Class A) — Announced the resignation of GM John Graham effective Nov. 15.
NB Niagara Falls Rapids (Class A) — Named Larry Parrish manager.
Basketball
Lithuania — Donnie Nelson, a Golden State Warriors assistant coach and son of the team’s head coach, Don, said he would accept an offer to become an assistant coach for a newly forged national team.
Los Angeles Clippers — Signed F Tony Brown and C Greg Wiltjer.
Los Angeles Lakers — Signed F Anthony Jones.
New York Knicks — Traded F Jerrod Mustaf (Maryland), G Trent Tucker and second-round draft choices in 1992 and 1994 to the Phoenix Suns for F Xavier McDaniel. Renounced their signing rights to G Greg Grant and C Eddie Lee Wilkins.
Sacramento Kings — Reached agreement with G Randy Brown, second-round pick from New Mexico State.
Washington Bullets — Signed G David Wingate (Dunbar) to a non-guaranteed contract.
Colleges
High Point — Announced it will add women’s soccer as a varsity sport in 1992.
Boston University — Named former Boston Bruin David Silk assistant hockey coach.
Pittsburgh — Agreed to multiyear contract extension with former Navy coach Paul Evans (99-57 at Pitt and 444-167 in 18 seasons overall).
Football
Arena Football League — Announced that San Antonio will get an expansion franchise to be run by San Antonio Spurs owner Red McCombs and his associates.
Dallas Cowboys — Placed FB Alonzo Highsmith on waivers.
Indianapolis Colts — Fired Ron Meyer, coach, and Leon Burtnett, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Named Rick
Venturi coach for the remainder of the season.
Hockey
NHL — Suspended Philadelphia Flyers G Ron Hextall for 6 games. Suspended the man Hextall slashed in a Sept. 22 preseason game — Detroit Red Wings RW Jim Cummins — for 3. The suspensions take effect Tuesday.
Hartford Whalers — Sent D Brian Chapman and C Joe Day to
Springfield (AHL) and LW Patrick Poulin to St. Hyacinthe (QMJHL).
Pittsburgh Penguins — Named director of player development and recruitment Scotty Bowman (739-327-210 overall) interim coach for the seriously ill Bob Johnson.
San Jose Sharks — Sent F Mikhail Kravets, F Ed Courtenay, F David Bruce and G Artur Irbeto Kansas City (IHL).
Toronto Maple Leafs — Sent G Felix Potvin to St. John’s (AHL). Designated F Aaron Broten, F Dave Reid, F Kevin Maguire and F Kevin McLelland for reassignment.
Washington Capitals — Reassigned LW Brent Hughes (acquired in May from the Winnipeg Jets) to Baltimore (AHL). Returned 1990 first-round pick D John Slaney, 19, to Cornwall (OHL). Slaney played in 5 preseason games, scoring 2 goals and getting 2 assists.
Horse racing
Meadowlands Racetrack — Named former New York Rangers D Rod Seiling GM of standard-bred racing. Seiling, 46, has been the VP of government and industry relations at Ontario Jockey Club in Toronto, which operates Woodbine, Greenwood and Mohawk racetracks.
Lacrosse
MILL — Awarded franchise to Buffalo, N.Y., to begin play in the 1992 season. The team will be known as the Bandits.
Soccer
Baltimore Blast — Announced that Jean Harbor, Maryland Bays star, will not be trying out for the team. Reached agreement in principal with D Kris Kelderman, first-round draft pick from the University of Virginia. Informed M David Vaudreuil and fourth-round draft pick M John Maessner that it won’t offer them contracts.
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