BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS - Signed G Dan Dickau.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS - Signed F Charles Gaines. Waived G Brian Morrison.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL - Named Jeff Miller vice president of government relations and public policy.

DALLAS COWBOYS - Signed WR Travis Wilson to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - Re-signed QB Joey Harrington. Waived TE Buck Ortega and re-signed him to the practice squad.

SACRAMENTO KINGS - Named Shareef Abdur-Rahim assistant coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES - Claimed LW Matt Ellis off waivers from Los Angeles.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS - Assigned F Evan Brophey, F Petri Kontiola and F Pascal Pelletier to Rockford (AHL). Announced G Ben Gordon has agreed to accept their qualifying offer.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Assigned F Mike York and F Maksim Mayorov to Syracuse (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD - Assigned LW Ryan Hamilton and LW Petr Kalus to Houston (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS - Assigned F Ben Maxwell, F Gregory Stewart and F Matt D'Agostini to Hamilton (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS - Assigned G Drew MacIntyre to Milwaukee (AHL).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - Signed D Luca Sbisa.

PHOENIX COYOTES - Assigned RW Alex Bourret to San Antonio(AHL). Waived D Ryan Lannon and C Mike Zigomanis.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Traded the rights to D Michal Sersen to Tampa Bay for a 2009 fifth-round draft pick.

SAN JOSE SHARKS - Assigned C Tom Cavanagh, D Jason Demers, G Thomas Greiss, LW Jamie McGinn, D Michael Wilson and C Steven Zalewski to Worcester (AHL).

VANCOUVER CANUCKS - Assigned C Mark Cullen, LW Jason Jaffray and D Jimmy Sharrow to Manitoba (AHL).

American Hockey League

MANITOBA MOOSE - Released LW Trent Campbell, G Jonathan Murray, G Krister Toews and LW Mike Wuchterl. Assigned D Jordie Benn, C Jacob Dietrich and D Matt Kelly to Victoria (ECHL), G Rejean Beauchemin and C Blaine Jarvis to Idaho (ECHL), LW Patrick Bordeleau to Augusta (ECHL), D Wes Cunningham to Florida (ECHL) and LW Chris Robertson to New Mexico (CHL).

HARTFORD WOLF PACKS - Announced the N.Y. Rangers as assigned F Evgeny Grachev to Brampton (OHL) and returned G Antoine Lafleur to Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL).

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS - Announced Edmonton (NHL) assigned G Devan Dubnyk, LW Adam Huxley, LW Liam Reddox, C Tim Sestito, C Tyler Spurgeon and LW Viacheslav Trukhno to the team.

TORONTO MARLIES - Loaned G Michael Ouzas to Reading (ECHL). Released LW Mark O'Leary, C Brian Ihnacak and D Shawn Snider

ECHL

LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS - Agreed to terms with C Mike Hamilton and D Michael Beynon.

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS - Agreed to terms with F Stephen Peat.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

EDMONTON RUSH - Signed G Chris Levis to a two-year contract. Acquired D Ryan McNish and a 2010 third-round draft pick from Calgary for a 2010 first-round draft pick.

COLLEGE

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE - Named Drew Tyler director of operations.

SUMMIT LEAGUE - Named David Brauer director of media relations.

BOWLING GREEN - Named Louis Twigg men's assistant basketball coach.

DANIEL WEBSTER - Named John Langlois men's assistant basketball coach.

CHATTANOOGA - Named Shaina Erwin softball pitching coach.

MOUNT SAINT VINCENT - Named Gerald Davis women's basketball coach.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE - Named John Shannon men's assistant basketball coach.