BASEBALL
MLB: Suspended Colorado RHP Jose Mesa 4 games and fined him undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at head of San Francisco’s Omar Vizquel and fined San Francisco RHP Matt Morris undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at Colorado’s Matt Holliday and fined San Francisco pitching coach Dave Righetti undisclosed amount for inappropriate actions during game on April 22. Suspended N.Y. Mets RHP Yusaku Iriki 50 games for testing positive for performance enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland: Placed RHP Rich Harden on 15-day DL. Racalled LHP Ron Flores from Sacramento (PCL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
N.Y. Mets: Placed RHP Brian Bannister on 15-day DL. Recalled OF Victor Diaz from Norfolk (IL).
San Francisco: Traded RHP Tyler Walker to Tampa Bay for RHP Carlos Hines.
St. Louis: Placed LHP Ricardo Rincon on 15-day DL. Recalled OF John Gall from Memphis (PCL).
Washington: Placed RHP John Patterson on 15-day DL, retroactive to April 22. Claimed RHP Zach Day off waivers from Colorado and placed him on 25-man roster.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Gary: Signed C Steve Booth.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA: Suspended Miami G-F James Posey 1 game without pay for actions Thursday against Bulls.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Signed RB Anthony Thomas.
Houston: Signed DE Mario Williams.
Jacksonville: Signed LB Nick Greisen for 2 years.
N.Y. Jets: Waived TE Corey Lamkin.
St. Louis: WR Kevon Curtis, WR Shaun McDonald, DE Brandon Green and CB DeJuan Groce agreed to 1-year contracts.
Tampa Bay: Re-signed G Jeb Terry.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RUSH: Signed K Dan Frantz.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Columbus: Signed D Chris Leitch. Acquired D Ezra Hendrickson from Chivas USA for conditional 2007 pick. Waived D Joel Kitamirike.
FC Dallas: Signed D Marcos Charras.
COLLEGE
Central Florida: Named Keith Tribble athletic director.
Florida: Named Lewis Preston men’s assistant basketball coach.
Manhattan: Dismissed sophomore F CJ Anderson from men’s basketball team.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Naperville North: Named Jay Wachtel head girls basketball coach.
LETTER OF INTENT
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Valparaiso: Samuel Haanpaa, G, San Antonio
ORAL COMMITMENT
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Washington (Mo.): John Wolf, G, Maine South
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Cincinnati: Kendall Joggins, Jr., MF, Naperville North
