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From: clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International)
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Subject: Thursday Sports Transactions
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Date: 12 Jan 90 06:33:56 GMT
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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.