BASEBALL
CUBS: Optioned OF Felix Pie to Iowa (PCL). Assigned LHP Les Walrond and RHP Randy Wells to minor league camp.
Detroit: Released 1B Carlos Pena.
Florida: Optioned INF Robert Andino, INF Jason Stokes and RHP Travis Bowyer to Albuquerque (PCL). Reassigned OF Mark Little and C Ryan Jorgensen to minors.
Milwaukee: Assigned LHP Jason Kershner, LHP Justin Thompson, RHP Allan Simpson, C Mike Rivera and INF Brent Abernathy to minors.
Minnesota: Released LHP Darrell May. Assigned OF Josh Rabe, OF Andres Torres and 1B Jason Hart to minors.
N.Y. Yankees: Optioned OF Kevin Reese and OF Kevin Thompson to Columbus (IL). Assigned C Ben Davis to minors.
Pittsburgh: Assigned OF Ray Sadler, INF J.J. Furmaniak, RHP Marty McLeary, C Paul Chiaffredo and RHP Jorge Vasquez to minors.
St. Louis: Released RHP Jeff Nelson. Assigned 1B/OF Brian Daubach to Memphis (PCL).
San Francisco: Reassigned RHP Pedro Liriano to minors.
Seattle: Optioned RHP Jesse Foppert to Tacoma (PCL).
Toronto: Assigned LHP Matt Blank to minors.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Los Angeles: Recalled RW Konstantin Pushkarev from Manchester (AHL).
Tampa Bay: Recalled D Doug O’Brien from Springfield (AHL).
Washington: Assigned F Jakub Klepis to Hershey (AHL).
COLLEGE
Idaho: Named George Pfeifer men’s basketball coach.
Missouri: Named Mike Anderson men’s basketball coach.
Siena: Signed Fran McCaffery, men’s basketball coach, to 5-yr deal.
