BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX - Activated RHP Tim Wakefield from the 15-day DL. Placed OF J.D. Drew on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 18. Purchased the contract of INF-OF Joe Thurston from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Chris Smith to Pawtucket (IL). Transferred RHP Bartolo Colon the the 15-day to the 60-day DL.

DETROIT TIGERS - Purchased the contract of RHP Chris Lambert from Toledo (IL). Designated RHP Francis Beltran for assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Activated 3B Scott Rolen from the 15-day DL.

National League

COLORADO ROCKIES - Placed LHP Brian Fuentes on the bereavement list. Recalled RHP Steven Register from Colorado Springs (PCL).

FLORIDA MARLINS - Activated RHP Doug Waechter from the 15-day DL. Placing LHP Renyel Pinto on the 15-day DL.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - Placed OF Brian Barton on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Nick Stavinoha from Memphis (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Placed OF Austin Kearns on the 15-day DL. Activated OF Elijah Dukes from the 15-day DL.

Midwest League

QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS - Announced RHP Matt Frevert has been assigned to the team from Johnson City (Appalachian).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

BOSTON CELTICS - Signed G J.R. Giddens.

PHOENIX SUNS - Traded G D.J. Strawberry to Houston for G Sean Singletary.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS - Placed OT Renardo Foster on the physically unable-to-perform list. Placed DT Trey Lewis on the non-footall injury list.

BALTIMORE RAVENS - Released WR Darnerien McCants and TE Aaron Walker. Placed DL Dwan Edwards, LB Terrence Melton and G Kelly Talavou on injured reserve.

BUFFALO BILLS - Released CB Kennard Cox, DE Shaun Nua, WR C.J. Hawthorne and P D.J. Fitzpatrick. Waived-injured QB Matt Baker.

CAROLINA PANTHERS - Signed WR Samie Parker. Released WR Sean Bailey.

CHICAGO BEARS - Released CB Ricky Manning Jr.

CLEVELAND BROWNS - Placed WR Joe Jurevicius on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list. Placed WR Kevin Kasper on injured reserve. Waived DB Damon Jenkins, DL Brian Schaefering and RB Austin Scott.

DENVER BRONCOS - Released WR Taylor Jacobs. Placed DT Carlton Powell on the reserve/physically unable-to-perform list.

HOUSTON TEXANS - Placed CB Dunta Robinson on the reserve/physically unable-to-perform list. Released WR Tim Carter and OL Mark Fenton. Placed WR Harry Williams and OT Scott Jackson on injured reserve.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS - Activated QB Peyton Manning from the physically unable-to-perform list. Placed KR T.J. Rushing and TE Zac Herold on injured reserve. Released K Adam Crossett, LB Marcus Richardson and RB Clifton Dawson.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS - Released WR John Broussard, TE Isaac Smolko, DE Alex Boston, WR Clyde Edwards and WR Jeron Harvey.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS - Placed WR Kevin Robinson on the reserve/physically unable-to-perform list. Released DT Maurice Murray, DE Jonal Saint-Dic and T Ken Shackleford.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Placed G Stephen Neal on the reserve/physically unable-to-perform list. Placed T Ryan O'Callaghan on injured reserve. Released FB Kyle Eckel, CB Jason Webster and OL Ryan Wendell.

NEW YORK GIANTS - Placed DE Osi Umenyiora on injured reserve and WR David Tyree on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list. Signed LB James Terry. Waived WR Michael Jennings, WR D.J. Hall, WR Craphonso Thorpe and S Miguel Scott. Waived-injured S Terrance Stringer and S Craig Dahl. Claimed WR Marcus Monk off waivers from Chicago.

NEW YORK JETS - Released OL Thaddeus Coleman, DB Ron Girault, RB Rodney Kinlaw and RB Musa Smith. Placed LB Jason Trusnik on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES - Placed CB Jack Ikegwuonu on the reserve/non-football injury list. Released K Richmond McGee.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - Released WR Joel Filani and CB Omare Lowe. Placed LB Will Herring on the physically-unable-to-perform list. Placed T William Robinson and LS Tyler Schmitt on injured reserve.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - Placed RB Cadillac Williams on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list

TENNESSEE TITANS - Placed RB Rafael Little on the physically unable-to-perform list.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS - Released TE Jason Goode. Signed LB Danny Verdun-Wheeler.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS - Signed P-K Mark Myers.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NASHVILLE PREDATORS - Signed F Nick Spaling.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CHICAGO FIRE - Named Dave Greeley president.

COLLEGE

BIG EAST CONFERENCE - Named Tom Caracciolo football administration assistant.

BENTLEY - Named Laura Thibodeau and Rachael assistant field hockey coaches.

BUCKNELL - Named Shana Welch assistant swimming and diving coach.

EAST CAROLINA - Agreed to terms with Skip Holtz, football coach, on a contract through the 2013 season.

FRESNO STATE - Named Laura Gordon women's assistant tennis coach.

MORAVIAN - Named Walt Wandall men's and women's track coach and director of cross country and Jeremy McCullough and Nick Pinchek assistant football coaches.

NORTH DAKOTA STATE - Named Stevie Keller men's and women's associate head track and field coach.

PENN STATE - Named Liz Klink and David Griffore assistant swimming and diving coaches.

SAINT JOSEPH'S - Named Fritz Hamburg baseball coach.

S.C.-UPSTATE - Named Sandy Halkett women's assistant golf coach.

SPRINGFIELD - Named Regan Downton Denham women's lacrosse coach.

TEXAS - Named Ryan Murphy men's assistant golf coach.

VIRGINIA TECH - Announced senior RB Branden Ore transferred to West Liberty.