BASEBALL

American League

TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Claimed LHP Reid Santos off waivers from Cleveland.

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS - Signed a four-year affiliation agreement with Wisconsin (MWL). Activated INF Russell Branyan and RHP Yovani Gallardo from the 15-DL.

SAN DIEGO PADRES - Announced the resignation of Wally Joyner, hitting coach.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

SAN ANTONIO SPURS - Signed G George Hill.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL - Suspended New Orleans G Jamar Nesbit four games for violating the NFL's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances.

CINCINNATI BENGALS - Signed CB Jamar Fletcher. Waived CB Geoffrey Pope.

CLEVELAND BROWNS - Signed OL Travis Leffew to the practice squad. Released OL Nathan Bennett from the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS - Signed LB Rufus Alexander to the practice squad. Released OL Isaiah Ross from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS - Released TE Brad Listorti and P Waylon Prather from the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS - Signed DT Ian Scott. Released CB DeJuan Tribble. Released LB Eric Bakhtiari from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS - Signed C Maxime Macenauer and D Eric Regan to three-year contracts.

BUFFALO SABRES - Assigned F Tyler Ennis, F Paul Byron, F Jacob Lagace, D Nick Crawford and D Jordon Southorn to their junior teams.

PHOENIX COYOTES - Named John Muckler senior advisor to the general manager. Signed Ulf Samuelsson, associate coach, to a contract extension.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Assigned F Kris Beech, F Ryan Stone, F Adam Henrich, F Aaron Boogaard, F Tim Wallace, F Jonathan Filewich, F David Gove, F Christopher Minard, D Deryk Engelland, D T.J. Kemp, D Ben Lovejoy, D Joey Mormina and G David Brown to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - Assigned G Riku Helenius, D Ty Wishart, C Wyatt Smith, C Paul Szczechura and LW Radek Smolenak to Norfolk (AHL). Returned LW Dana Tyrell to Prince George (WHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Returned Joel Broda, Stefan Della Rovere, Dmitry Kugryshev, Brett Leffler, Eric Mestery and Justin Taylor to their junior teams.COLLEGE

COLLEGIATE WATER POLO ASSOCIATION - Named Lexie Kamerman director of membership services.

HIGH POINT - Named Damon Stephenson men's basketball assistant coach.

LOUISIANA-MONROE - Named Cory Barton assistant baseball coach.

NYU - Named Sam Albert men's and women's assistant track and field coach.

PITTSBURGH - Named Chris Ferris associate athletic director for marketing, Maureen Anderson associate athletic director for development, Greg Hotchkiss director of media relations, Mendy Nestor associate director of media relations and Dan Bartholomae and John Abrams assistant athletic directors.

RPI - Named Shivaun Siegl women's assistant ice hockey coach.

TEMPLE - Named Justin Gordon assistant baseball coach.

TOLEDO - Named Nick McIntyre volunteer assistant baseball coach.