clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (01/12/90)
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Cincinnati -- Signed catcher Dave Engle to 1-year contract.
Cleveland -- Named John Hart director of baseball operations and Tom
Giordano special assistant to president Hank Peters.
NY Mets -- Signed pitcher Pete Schourek and outfielder Jaime
Roseboro to 1-year contracts.
NY Yankees -- Signed pitcher Tim Leary to 1-year contract.
Philadelphia -- Signed pitchers Bruce Ruffin and Chuck Malone,
catcher Tom Nieto and infielder Kim Batiste; signed Dave Hilton as
roving minor-league hitting instructor; named Don McCormack manager of
Reading of the Eastern League (AA).
San Francisco -- Signed pitcher Kelly Downs and utility infielder
Mike Laga to 1-year contracts.
Seattle -- Signed pitcher Mike Jackson to 1-year contract.
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Houston -- Waived center Chuck Nevitt; activated guard Mitchell
Wiggins from injured list.
Minnesota -- Placed center Steve Johnson on injured list.
NBA -- Fined Mark Jackson of the New York Knicks and Charles Barkley
of the Philadelphia 76ers $5,000 for making an informal wager.
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Alabama -- Named Gene Stallings football coach.
Glenville -- Football Coach Louie Nocida resigned.
Western Carolina -- Named Steven Hodgin football coach.
UCLA -- Named Jacob Burney defensive line coach.
Wisconsin -- Named Paul Winters offensive backfield coach and Paul
Jette defensive secondary coach.
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Memphis (AISA) -- Signed defender Paul Carollo; placed defender Juan
Yepez and goalkeeper Jorse Valenzuela on waivers.