Deals

DEALS

Baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Baltimore - Optioned OF Donell Nixon to Rochester of International League. Recalled 1B Sam Horn and P Ben McDonald from Rochester.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati - Signed P Rick Langford and assigned him to Reds farm team in Gulf Coast League.

Pittsburgh - Placed C Don Slaught on 15-day disabled list. Recalled C Dann Bilardello, from Buffalo of American Association.

San Diego - Recalled OF Thomas Howard from Las Vegas of Pacific Coast League. Optioned OF Gerald Clark to Las Vegas.

Hockey

NHL

Buffalo - Acquired C John Tucker from Washington for an undisclosed amount of cash.

Minnesota - Signed LW Ilkka Sinisalo.

NY Islanders - Released C Bryan Trottier.

COLLEGE

American South Conference - Named Tom Burnett director of communications. Announced resignation of Gregg Fort, co-director of service bureau.

Georgia - Named Sarah Evans women's assistant basketball coach.

Marist - Named Drafton Davis men's assistant basketball coach.

Maryland - Named Arthur Perry men's assistant basketball coach.

Oklahoma State - Named Eldon Hawley football recruiting coordinator.

Colorado (at Colorado Springs) - Named Mark Ackerman men's assistant basketball coach.