BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Placed OF Jay Gibbons on 15-day DL. Recalled OF Ed Rogers from Ottawa (IL).
Cleveland: Released LHP Scott Sauerbeck.
Tampa Bay: Placed RHP Tyler Walker on 15-day DL. Purchased contract of RHP Tim Corcoran from Durham (IL). Transferred RHP Dan Miceli from 15- to 60-day DL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Agreed to terms with RHP William Muldowney, RHP Jacob Renshaw, OF Matthew Camp, SS Steve Clevenger, C Matthew Canepa, LHP Jeremy Papelbon, RHP Charles Platt, SS Matt Matulia, RHP Donald Walters, SS Cesar Valentin, RHP Ronald Clipp, RHP Greibal Cuevas-Novas, RHP Eli Diaz and RHP Andrew McCormick. Named Buddy Bailey manager of Daytona Cubs.
L.A. Dodgers: Purchased contract of RHP Chad Billingsley, from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned INF/OF Joel Guzman to Las Vegas. Transferred OF Jason Repko from 15- to 60-day DL.
Philadelphia: Recalled RHP Scott Mathieson from Reading (EL).
Pittsburgh: Agreed to terms with 4th-overall pick RHP Brad Lincoln.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
San Francisco: Signed TE Delanie Walker, DE Melvin Oliver and S Vickiel Vaughn for 4 years.
Tennessee: OT Brad Hopkins retired.
Washington: Signed S Reed Doughty.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Anaheim: Re-signed LW Travis Moen for 1 year.
Dallas: Exercised 1-year option on RW Jere Lehtinen. Signed LW Niklas Hagman for 2 years.
Minnesota: Acquired D Petteri Nummelin from Atlanta for conditional 3rd-round pick in 2006 or 2007 and signed him to multi-year contract.
N.Y. Rangers: Traded rights to F Mike Green to Dallas for conditional 2008 pick.
Tampa Bay: Signed C Eric Perrin for 1 year.
Vancouver: Acquired RW Tommi Santala and 2007 5th-round pick from Atlanta for 2007 4th-round pick.
COLLEGE
Bowling Green: Named Greg Christopher athletic director.
DePaul: Named Arvid Swan men’s tennis coach.
North Carolina: Signed athletic director Dick Baddour to 2-year extension.
Valparaiso: Head track and field coach Tyler Wiugard resigned.
