BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB - Placed 3B Pedro Alvarez on the restricted list.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Activated RHP Greg Aquino from the 15-day DL and designated him for assignment.

BOSTON RED SOX - Acquired OF Mark Kotsay from Atlanta for OF Luis Sumoza. Designated INF-OF Joe Thurston for assignment.

DETROIT TIGERS - Optioned RHP Chris Lambert to Toledo (IL). Recalled INF Jeff Larish from Toledo.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS - Activated OF Reggie Willits from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Jason Bulger to Salt Lake (PCL).

TEXAS RANGERS - Announced OF Jason Ellison cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to Oklahoma (PCL).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES - Agreed to terms with RHP Elmer Dessens. Recalled OF Josh Anderson from Richmond (IL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Recalled INF Blake DeWitt from Las Vegas (PCL). Designated INF Pablo Ozuna for assignment.

NEW YORK METS - Purchased the contract of RHP Nelson Figueroa from New Orleans (PCL). Recalled C Robinson Cancel from New Orleans. Placed C Ramon Castro on the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Argenis Reyes to New Orleans. Announced LHP Ricardo Rincon was returned from loan to Mexico City (Mexican) and assigned to New Orleans.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Recalled RHP Andrew Carpenter from Reading (EL). Designated INF Andy Tracy for assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Optioned RHP Craig Hansen to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Jesse Chavez from Indianapolis. Transferred LHP Phil Dumatrait from the 15-day to the 60-day DL.

SAN DIEGO PADRES - Optioned RHP Josh Banks to Portland (PCL). Activated RHP Bryan Corey from the 15-day DL and sent him outright to Portland. Extended their player development contract with Lake Elsinore (Cal) for four years through 2012.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Recalled RHP Osiris Matos from Fresno (PCL). Optioned RHP Matt Palmer to Fresno.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

LOS ANGELES LAKERS - Signed G Joe Crawford.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Signed G Kyle Weaver to a multiyear contract. Named Ken Adelson senior vice president and executive producer.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS - Signed F Luke Jackson, C Steven Hill and G Jamaal Tatum.

WNBA

CONNECTICUT SUN - Signed F Svetlana Abrosimova. Waived G Jolene Anderson.

LOS ANGELES SPARKS - Signed C Margo Dydek.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS - Acquired DE Marques Douglas from Tampa Bay for a 2009 draft pick and a conditional 2010 draft pick. Released DL Dan Cody.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS - Signed DE Derrick Harvey to a five-year contract.

MIAMI DOLPHINS - Released S Keith Davis.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS - Signed LB Derrick Doggett.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS - Signed LW Joakim Lindstrom to a one-year contract.

COLORADO AVALANCHE - Re-signed C Joe Sakic to a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES KINGS - Agreed to terms with D Viatcheslav Voynov and F Andrei Loktionov.

PHOENIX COYOTES - Named Eric Lacroix scout.

SAN JOSE SHARKS - Agreed to terms with D Marc-Edouard Vlasic on a four-year contract extension through the 2012-13 season.

MOTORSPORTS

NASCAR - Placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards, drivers, on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series for an on-track incident at the conclusion of the Aug. 23 race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

COLLEGE

HOFSTRA - Named Tanya Kotowicz women's assistant lacrosse coach.

INDIANA - Suspended DE Greg Middleton, TE Troy Wagner, S Brandon Mosley and DE Kyle Kozak one game apiece for disciplinary reasons.

LONG ISLAND U. - Announced softball SS Bianca Mejia transferred from Michigan State and will compete beginning with the 2009 season.

PITTSBURGH - Named Rasheen Davis video coordinator for men's basketball.

ST. FRANCIS, PA. - Named Crystal Horton women's assistant basketball coach.

ST. JOSEPH'S - Named Ian Crookenden director of men's and women's tennis.

SOUTH ALABAMA - Named Scot Sealy assistant baseball coach.

SUSQUEHANNA - Named Allison Fordyce and Jess Weiss assistant field hockey coaches, Andy German men's assistant lacrosse coach, Krista Liotti women's assistant soccer coach, and Alison Messner women's assistant volleyball coach.

THOMAS MORE - Named Cory Blackson sports information director.

UNC-WILMINGTON - Named Pat Howey deputy athletic director, Joe Browning senior associate athletic director, and Rob Brickels assistant athletic director for marketing and development.

WINGATE - Named Faith Bicknell women's assistant soccer coach.

YESHIVA - Named Todd Thompson men's assistant soccer coach, Alexis Alessi women's assistant soccer coach, and Arnold Ross women's assistant volleyball coach.