BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland: Activated RHP Esteban Loaiza from 15-day DL. Placed RHP Rich Harden on 15-day DL, retroactive to June 5.
Seattle: Recalled RHP Emiliano Fruto from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned RHP Sean Green to Tacoma.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona: Optioned RHP Dustin Nippert to Tucson (PCL). Recalled RHP Greg Aquino from Tucson.
Milwaukee: Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Jeffress, SS Brent Brewer, RHP Shawn Ferguson, RHP Michael McClendon, RHP Chris Toneguzzi, OF Mike Goetz and C Jordan Swaydan. Assigned Jeffress, Brewer and Goetz to Arizona League and Ferguson, McClendon, Toneguzzi and Swaydan to Helena (Pioneer).
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Joliet: Released RHP Todd Ozias.
BASKETBALL
USA Basketball: Named Tricia Betthauser (Stevenson HS) and Jerry Taylor (Roosevelt HS) coaches for Under-18 women’s national team trials.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Toronto: Traded C Rafael Araujo to Utah for F Kris Humphries and C Robert Whaley.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Signed DE Mark Anderson and G Tyler Reed. Waived CB Ricky Williams.
Kansas City: Signed WR Scott McCready and OG Tyler Lenda for 2 years and FB J.R. Niklos for 1 year.
Minnesota: Signed DL Ross Kolodziej.
New England: Signed OT Jon Doty.
N.Y. Giants: Signed TE Boo Williams. Waived TE Matt Kranchick. Released S Jamaal Brimmer.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
N.Y. Islanders: Named Neil Smith GM and Ted Nolan coach.
AUTO RACING
Champ Car: Penalized Mario Dominguez 7 championship points for violation during Sunday’s race in West Allis, Wis.
COLLEGE
Cincinnati: F Mike Williams will transfer from Texas.
Eastern Illinois: Named Rich Moser sports information director.
Illinois: Named Renee Slone women’s golf coach.
Illinois-Chicago: Men’s basketball F Jeremy Buttell will transfer from Texas Tech.
Illinois-Springfield: Named Amy Brown women’s assistant volleyball coach.
Northern Illinois: Named Eric Luzzi assistant men’s soccer coach.
Purdue: Named Rick Ray men’s assistant basketball coach.
LETTER OF INTENT
BASEBALL
Prairie State: Michael Jones, C, T.F. South
MEN’S SOCCER
St. Xavier: Tim Kopec, MF, Moraine Valley CC
ORAL COMMITMENT
MEN’S SOCCER
Millikin: Matt Ambrose, D, Geneva; Donald Cropper, MF/D, Conant
