BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: Purchased contract of INF-OF Willie Harris from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned OF Adam Stern to Pawtucket.
Detroit: Optioned RHP Chris Spurling to Toledo (IL). Activated RHP Todd Jones from 15-day DL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Called up INF Martin Prado, from Mississippi (SL).
Cincinnati: Recalled LHP Brian Shackelford from Louisville (IL).
Houston: Purchased contract of RHP Dave Borkowski from Round Rock (PCL). Placed LHP Trever Miller on 15-day DL.
N.Y. Mets: Activated INF Kazuo Matsui from 15-day DL. Placed 2B Anderson Hernandez on 15-day DL.
San Francisco: Activated RHP Armando Benitez from 15-day DL and Lance Niekro from bereavement list.
MIDWEST LEAGUE
Kane County: OF Andre Piper-Jordan assigned to team by Oakland.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Joliet: Re-signed LHP Luis Villarreal. LHP Kevin Peller agreed to terms.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Dallas: Assigned G-F Rawle Marshall and C Pavel Podkolzin to Fort Worth (NBDL).
WNBA
Minnesota: Signed G Seimone Augustus.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: Signed WR Chad Johnson to 2-year extension. QB Anthony Wright agreed to terms.
Denver: Signed LB Ray Wells for 3 years.
Jacksonville: Signed G Vince Manuwai, QB Quinn Gray, C Brett Romberg and CB David Richardson.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Buffalo: Called up C Jiri Novotny and D Doug Janik from Rochester (AHL).
Columbus: Assigned F Mark Hartigan to Syracuse (AHL).
Dallas: Returned LW Mathias Tjarnqvist and D Dan Jancevski to Iowa (AHL).
Montreal: Recalled F Andrei Kostitsyn, F Jonathan Ferland, D Jean-Philippe Coite and G Yann Danis from Hamilton (AHL).
N.Y. Rangers: F Brandon Dubinsky agreed to terms.
Pittsburgh: Will not renew contract of GM Craig Patrick.
Tampa Bay: Recalled F Nick Tarnasky, F Darren Reid, F Norm Milley, F Jason Japers, F Zdenek Blatny, F Marek Kvapil, F Mitch Fritz, D Doug O’Brien and G Gerald Coleman from Springfield (AHL).
Toronto: Fired coach Pat Quinn.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
WOLVES: D Bob Nardella retired.
COLLEGE
Southeastern Conference: Named Rogers Redding coordinator of football officials.
N.C.-Wilmington: Named Benny Moss men’s basketball coach.
Northern Illinois: Named Carnelius Cruz wide reciever coach and John Hauser secondary coach.
Valparaiso: Named Keith Schunzel women’s assistant volleyball coach.
LETTER OF INTENT
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Eastern Illinois: Jon’Tee Willhite, G, Triton CC
