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.