Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Activated RHP Daniel Cabrera from 15-day DL. Designated C Raul Chavez for assignment.
Kansas City: Optioned RHP Seth Etherton to Omaha (PCL). Called up RHP Leo Nunez from Omaha.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Placed RHP Scott Williamson on 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Carlos Marmol from West Tenn (Southern).
Pittsburgh: Placed C Ryan Doumit on 15-day DL. Recalled INF Yurendell DeCaster from Indianapolis (IL).
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Charlotte (SOX): Recalled RHP Nate Cornejo from Birmingham (Southern).
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Signed WR C.J. Fayton.
Buffalo: Claimed QB Kliff Kingsbury off waivers from N.Y. Jets.
Cleveland: Signed DT Ja’Waren Blair.
Houston: Named Rick Smith general manager.
Miami: Signed G Emanuel Akah and LB Travis Harris.
New England: Traded WR Bethel Johnson to New Orleans for DL Johnathan Sullivan.
N.Y. Giants: Placed WR Jamaar Taylor on reserve-retired list.
Philadelphia: Signed CB Joselio Hanson for 2 years. Released QB Matt Nordgren.
Tampa Bay: Re-signed WR Edell Shepherd. Signed DE/LS Jordan Hicks.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Signed F Bryan Bickell and F Troy Brouwer for 3 years and F Jonas Nordqvist for 1 year.
Montreal: Signed F Steve Begin for 3 years and F Aaron Downey for 1 year.
Nashville: Promoted Paul Fenton to assistant general manager.
New Jersey: Signed D Mark Fraser, D Sean Zimmerman and LW Patrick Davis.
Philadelphia: Assistant coach Wayne Fleming resigned. Named John Stevens assistant coach.
Phoenix: Named Ulf Samuelsson assistant coach and signed him to multi-year contract.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
AHL: Suspended Milwaukee F Paul Brown 3 games for actions during Saturday’s game against Hershey.
College
American Football Coaches Assn: Named Ohio State coach Jim Tressel to board of trustees.
Tennessee: Suspended QB Jim Bob Cooter indefinitely after campus police arrested him on drunken-driving charge.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Naperville Central: Named Dan Brown varsity boys tennis coach.
ORAL COMMITMENT
BASEBALL
Penn State: Ryan Stobart, St. Viator
LETTERS OF INTENT
BASEBALL
Prairie State: Chris Hendron, Brandon Kmiecik, Bloom; Chris Leppellere, Marian Catholic; Brian Horn, Lansing (home-schooled)
