BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX - Activated RHP Mike Timlin from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Chris Smith to Pawtucket (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Named J.J. Picollo assistant general manager/scouting and player development.

TAMPA BAY RAYS - Placed SS Jason Bartlett on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Ben Zobrist from Durham (IL). Purchased the contract of SS Reid Brignac from Durham. Optioned RHP Mitch Talbot to Durham.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES - Activated INF Martin Prado from 15-day DL. Optioned INF Brent Lillibridge to Richmond (IL).

CHICAGO CUBS - Activated OF Reed Johnson from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Eric Patterson to Iowa (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS - Claimed INF Andy Phillips off waivers from the N.Y. Mets. Optioned RHP Daryl Thompson to Louisville (IL).

FLORIDA MARLINS - Recalled LHP Taylor Tankersley from Albuquerque (PCL).

NEW YORK METS - Placed 2B Luis Castillo on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Chris Aguila from New Orleans (PCL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Activated OF Chris Duffy from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Altoona (EL). Designated RHP Bryan Bullington for assignment.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Activated RF Austin Kearns from the 15-Day DL. Optioned INF-OF Kory Casto to Columbus (IL).

Midwest League

QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS - Added OF Aaron Luna to the roster.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS - Named Del Harris, Bernie Bickerstaff and Bob Ociepka assistant coaches.

DALLAS MAVERICKS - Signed F Gerald Green to a one-year contract.

ORLANDO MAGIC - Signed G Courtney Lee.

UTAH JAZZ - Named Richard Smith director of basketball operations and David Fredman scout.

American Basketball Association

ABA - Granted an expansion team to Chehalis, Wash. to begin play in the 2008-09 season and be called the Washington Raptors.

KANSAS CITY SPARTANS - Named Bryant Tucker coach and general manager.

WASHINGTON RAPTORS - Named Regina Joseph chief executive officer and Tim Joseph president, general manager and assistant coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS - Agreed to terms with DT Kyle Williams on a contract extension.

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STOCKTON LIGHTNING - Announced OL-DL Mike Eddy has been assigned to the team.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES - Signed F Dwight Helminen to a one-year contract.

COLORADO AVALANCHE - Signed D Daniel Tjarnqvist to a one-year contract. Signed F Chris Durno.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Signed F Kristian Huselius to a four-year contract. Named Chris MacFarland assistant general manager, Mike Vogt athletic trainer and Josh Flynn manager of hockey administration.

DALLAS STARS - Signed RW Landon Wilson to a one-year contract and D Maxime Fortunus, LW Francis Wathier and D Garrett Stafford to two-year contracts.

MINNESOTA WILD - Signed RW Antti Miettinen to a three-year contract.

MONTREAL CANADIENS - Signed D Alex Henry and G Marc Denis to one-year contracts, G Cedrick Desjardins to a two-year contract and F Georges Laraque to a three-year contract. Traded F Mikhail Grabovski to Toronto for D Greg Pateryn and a 2010 second-round draft pick.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS - Signed C Mike Iggulden, D Brett Skinner, C Kurtis McLean, D Chris Lee, F Mitch Fritz and G Peter Mannino to one-year contracts.

NEW YORK RANGERS - Signed LW Markus Naslund.

PHOENIX COYOTES - Signed D David Hale and D Matt Jones to two-year contracts, RW Derek Nesbitt and D Drew Fata. Extended their affiliation agreement with San Antonio (AHL) for two years through the 2010-11 season.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Signed G Marc-Andre Fleury to a seven-year contract.

SAN JOSE SHARKS - Signed D Rob Blake.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - Signed D Scott Jackson to a three-year contract and LW David Koci and C Wyatt Smith to one-year contracts.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Signed C Keith Aucoin to a two-year contract.

American Hockey League

MANITOBA MOOSE - Extended their affiliation agreement with Victoria (ECHL) for one year. Signed G Karl Goehring and F Scott Howes.

ECHL

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS - Made qualifying offers to F Matt Carter, F Gino Guyer, F Mathieu Melanson, F Sean O'Connor; D Rob Dmytruk, D Bryan Nathe, D Tom Sawatske and G Dave McKee.

OLYMPICS

U.S.A. BASEBALL - Named Davidson baseball coach Dick Cooke as an auxiliary coach for the 2008 Olympic team.

COLLEGE

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON - Named Monte Lee baseball coach.

GEORGE WASHINGTON - Named Kristeena Alexander, Katie Rokus and Richard Moore women's assistant basketball coaches.

MINNESOTA STATE - Named Adam Christ assistant baseball coach.

NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE - Named Paul Vazquez women's soccer coach.

ROBERT MORRIS - Signed Nate Handrahan, women's ice hockey coach, to a two-year contract.

, through the 2010-2011 season.

SAN JOSE STATE - Named Dan Benton volunteer men's assistant soccer coach.

UNC-WILMINGTON - Named Matt Clark men's golf coach.