By The Associated Press

Monday's Transactions

BASEBALL

National League

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Claimed RHP Chris Leroux off waivers from Florida. Designated RHP Brian Bass for assignment.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Marques Murrell.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Re-signed F Niclas Bergfors.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Named Richard Nairn senior director of media relations.

American Hockey League

HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Signed F Brandon Wong.

COLLEGE

BAYLOR—Announced junior basketball C J'mison Morgan has been granted an NCAA waiver that allows him to play immediately without sitting out a season.

CASE WESTERN RESERVE—Named Doug Milliken men's and women's swimming and diving coach.

DELAWARE—Named hiring Mark McCaleb women's assistant coach and Allie Fedorowicz director of women's basketball operations.

WAKE FOREST—Suspended junior basketball C Tony Woods indefinitely following a recent arrest.