BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City: OF David DeJesus agreed to 5-year contract.
Tampa Bay: Optioned RHP Carlos Hines and LHP Jon Switzer to Durham (IL) and RHP Jeff Niemann to Montgomery (SL). Reassigned C Josh Arhart, RHP Jack Cressend, RHP J.B. Miadich, RHP Tony Peguero and RHP Jose Rodriguez to minor league camp.
Texas: Optioned INF Aarom Baldiris to Frisco (Texas). Reassigned C Mike Nickeas and OF Ruddy Yan to minor league camp.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Assigned RHP Bryan Corey and RHP Bobby Brownlie to minor league camp.
Milwaukee: Assigned OF Brad Nelson to Nashville (PCL) and C Carlos Corporan, C Lou Palmisano and LHP Mitch Stetter to minor league camp.
Washington: 1B Nick Johnson agreed to 3-year extension through 2009.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Signed TE Robert Royal for 5 years.
Carolina: RB DeShaun Foster agreed to 3-year contract.
Cleveland: Signed C LeCharles Bentley for 6 years, WR Joe Jurevicius for years, and T Kevin Shaffer.
Denver: Re-signed DE Gerard Warren for 6 years and TE-C Mike Leach for 4 years.
Green Bay: DE Aaron Kampman agreed to multiyear extension.
Jacksonville: Signed CB Brian Williams.
Minnesota Vikings: Signed LB Ben Leber, PK Ryan Longwell and RB Chester Taylor. Re-signed S Willie Offord and WR Koren Robinson.
St. Louis: Signed S Corey Chavous for 5 years.
San Francisco: Re-signed K Joe Nedney.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Atlanta: Assigned C Derek MacKenzie to Wolves.
Columbus: Recalled F Dan Fritsche from Syracuse (AHL).
