Baseball

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BASEBALL

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Jimmy Gobble on a one-year contract.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS—Named Peter Chase director of media relations.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with RHP Duaner Sanchez on a one-year contract.

American Association

EL PASO DIABLOS—Agreed to terms with OF Jordan Belcher.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DENVER NUGGETS—Traded G Earl Boykins, G Julius Hodge and cash to Milwaukee for G Steve Blake.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Waived F Chris Webber.

UTAH JAZZ—Assigned G C.J. Miles to Idaho of the NBA Development League.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed WR Chris Denney, WR Daunta Peterson and P Josh Brazen, and allocated them to NFL Europe.

DENVER BRONCOS—Named Jim Bates assistant head coach of defense and Bob Slowik defensive coordinator.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Assigned D Mark Fraser to Lowell of the AHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Claimed G Michael Leighton off waivers from Nashville. Assigned F Eric Meloche, F Stefan Ruzicka and D Jussi Timonen to Philadelphia of the AHL.

American Hockey League

HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Announced the N.Y. Rangers have assigned F Bruce Graham to Charlotte of the ECHL.

HERSHEY BEARS—Signed C Kyle Wilson.

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS—Announced the Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled D Noah Welch.

ECHL

ECHL—Fined the Cincinnati organization an undisclosed amount for a violation of their regulations.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

LOS ANGELES GALAXY—Agreed to terms with M David Beckham on a five-year contract.

NEW YORK RED BULLS—Acquired F-M Dave van den Bergh from Kansas City for a 2007 third-round supplemental draft pick.

COLLEGE

KANSAS STATE—Named Mike Kent strength and conditioning coach for football.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE—Announced freshman basketball G Marques Johnson has transferred from Tennessee.

OHIO STATE—Announced WR Anthony Gonzalez will enter the NFL draft.

SAINT ROSE—Named Jessup Pierce assistant athletic trainer.

SYRACUSE—Named Shelley George women’s assistant tennis coach.

TENNESSEE TECH—Named Sam Williamson assistant football coach.

WAGNER—Announced men’s basketball F Durell Vinson has been declared ineligible.

WHEATON, ILLINOIS—Named Brad Pihl men’s tennis coach.