TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Optioned LHP Clayton Richard to Charlotte (IL).
LOS ANGELES ANGLES - Optioned RHP Darren O'Day to Salt Lake (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Shane Loux from Salt Lake.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES - Placed RHP Rafael Soriano on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Francisley Bueno from Richmond (IL).
COLORADO ROCKIES - Purchased the contract of RHP Steve Register from Colorado Springs (PCL). Designated LHP Valerio De Los Santos for assignment.
Eastern League
TRENTON THUNDER - Announced C Francisco Cervelli has been promoted from the Yankees (GCL).
Midwest League
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS - Announced the promotions of SS Pete Kozma to Palm Beach (FSL) and INF Domnit Bolivar from Batavia (NYP).
American Association
SHREVEPORT SPORTS - Released OF Chad Gambill. Traded OF Deacon Burns to Lincoln for a player to be named and cash.
WICHITA WINGNUTS - Signed RHP Doug Hurn. Released RHP David Cross.
Northern League
JOLIET JACKHAMMERS - Released LHP Dan Ziegler.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES - Released LHP Ty Reese.
SCHAUMBURG FLYERS - Traded LHP Brad Mumma to Joliet for LHP David Moraga.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES - Released OF Colin Roberson.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - Signed G Tarence Kinsey.
DETROIT PISTONS - Signed C Kwame Brown.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS - Re-signed G Louis Williams.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS - Signed WR C.J. Hawthorne. Placed OT Jason Peters on the reserve-did-not-report list.
CHICAGO BEARS - Activated G Chester Adams from the non-football injury list.
GREEN BAY PACKERS - Placed QB Brett Favre on the roster after he was reinstated by the league. Placed CB Condrew Allen on injured reserve.
HOUSTON TEXANS - Signed CB Dexter Wynn. Placed DB Jimmy Williams on injured reserve.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS - Place FB Anthony Cotrone on the waived/injured list. Re-signed TE Isaac Smolko.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Signed OL John Welbourn. Released DL Chris Norwell.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - Signed DT Tim McGill and DT James Reed. Waived DE Marquies Gunn and WR Curtis Hamilton.
NEW YORK GIANTS - Activated LG Gerris Wilkinson from the physically-unable-to-perform list.
NEW YORK JETS - Activated TE Chris Baker from the physically-unable-to-perform list.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - Announced the retirement of OL Chris Gray. Signed DL Kevin Brown.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES - Signed RW Colton Fretter and LW Colin Murphy.
DETROIT RED WINGS - Named Brad McCrimmon assistant coach and signed him and Paul MacLean, assistant coach, to three-year contracts.
LOS ANGELES KINGS - Named Mark Hardy assistant coach. Promoted Jamie Kompon and Nelson Emerson to assistant coaches. Announced Mike Johnston and Dave Lewis, assistant coaches, will not return next season.
SAN JOSE SHARKS - Re-signed RW Ryane Clowe to a one-year contract.
American Hockey League
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS - Named Dan Bylsma coach.
COLLEGE
NCAA - Named Steve Piotrowski secretary-rules editor of the ice hockey rules committee.
COLORADO - Named Tracy Tripp director of women's basketball operations.
EARLHAM - Named Steve Sakosits assistant baseball coach.
GEORGIA - Suspended LB Darius Dewberry for the first two football games for causing property damage at a local hospital over the weekend.
HOLY CROSS - Named Heather Lipp women's assistant soccer coach.
KENTUCKY - Named DeWayne Peevy associate athletic director for media relations. Ruled CB Paul Warford ineligible for the 2008 season.
MARIST - Promoted Travis Tellitocci to associate athletics director.
PITTSBURGH - Named Yolett McPhee-McCuin women's assistant basketball coach.
SOUTH ALABAMA - Signed Steve Kittrell, baseball coach, to a two-year contract extension through the 2011 season.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN - Named Sean Lonergan assistant track and field coach.
VIRGINIA - Dismissed CB Mike Brown from the football team.
WESTERN MICHIGAN - Named Kevin Anderson and Cezanna Eckenberg assistant gymnastics coaches.
WISCONSIN - Dismissed RB Lance Smith from the football team.
Posted in Scoreboard on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 12:00 am
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