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BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with LHP Erik Bedard and RHP Hayden Penn on one-year contracts.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Francisco Cruceta, RHP Frank Francisco, RHP Armando Galarraga, LHP Daniel Haigwood and LHP John Rheinecker on one-year contracts.
National League
FLORIDA MARLINS—Released RHP Jimmy Serrano.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with C Kelly Stinnett on a minor league contract.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with 2B Ronnie Belliard on a minor league contract. Announced the resignation of Andy Dunn, director of player development.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed WR Fred Gibson.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE—Recalled D Jeff Finger from Albany of the AHL.
DETROIT RED WINGS—Re-signed F Tomas Holmstrom to a three-year contract.
LOS ANGELES KINGS—Signed RW John Zeiler to a one-year contract and recalled him from Manchester of the AHL. Assigned F Konstantin Pushkarev to Manchester.
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled RW Duncan Milroy from Hamilton of the AHL. Reassigned F Jimmy Bonneau to Hamilton from Cincinnati of the ECHL.
OTTAWA SENATORS—Assigned G Kelly Guard to Binghamton of the AHL.
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Recalled F Mathieu Aubin from Cincinnati of the ECHL.
MANITOBA MOOSE—Announced the Vancouver Canucks assigned F Brandon Reid to the team.
OMAHA AK-SAR-BEN KNIGHTS—Acquired D Brett Skinner on loan from the Anaheim Ducks.
WORCESTER SHARKS—Announced the San Jose Sharks recalled C Tomas Plihal.