BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: Optioned RHP Jason Johnson to Wilmington (Carolina).
Minnesota: Released OF-DH Ruben Sierra.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee: C Chad Moeller to Nashville (PCL).
FRONTIER LEAGUE
Rockford: Signed INF Ryan Gibson. Released 3B Mike Bidwill.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
Atlanta: Signed C Shelden Williams.
Seattle: Signed C Mouhamed Sene.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Philadelphia: Signed G Max Jn-Gilles for 4 years.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Acquired F Tom Preissing and Josh Hennessy from San Jose; traded F Mark Bell to San Jose. Acquired F Bryan Smolinski and F Martin Havlat from Ottawa; traded F Tom Preissing, Josh Hennessy and D Michal Barinkoa and 2008 second-round draft pick to Ottawa. Signed RW Tony Salmelainen and C Patrick Sharp for 2 years and D Lasse Kukkonen for 1 year.
Anaheim: Signed LW Stanislav Chistov for 2 years.
Boston: Named Peter Chiarelli general manager.
Buffalo: Signed F Andrew Peters for 1 year. Traded D Jan Hejda to Edmonton for 2007 7th-round pick.
Dallas: Re-signed C Steve Ott for 2 years. Signed C Marty Sertich.
Detroit: Re-signed Dan Cleary for 2 years.
Los Angeles: Signed D Brendan Buckley and D Kevin Dallman for 2 years. Named Mike Johnston associate coach, Jamie Kompon assistant coach, Bill Ranford goaltending coach.
Minnesota: Re-signed D Brent Burns to multiyear contract.
Montreal: Signed F Chris Higgins and D Mike Komisarek for 1 year; C Mikhail Grabovski for 2 and C Mathieu Aubin and RW Matt D’Agostini for 3.
New Jersey: Re-signed D Colin White to multiyear contract. Signed RW Mike Rupp.
Phoenix: Signed LW Josh Gratton for 1 year.
San Jose: Signed F Matthieu Darche and D Patrick Traverse.
Washington Capitals: Re-signed D Shaone Morrisonn to a two-year contract.
COLLEGE
E. Illinois: Named Marcus Belcher men’s asst and Quacy Barnes women’s asst basketball coach.
Illinois: Named Marcia McDermott assistant women’s soccer coach.
Illinois State: Named Holmon Wiggins assistant football coach.
LETTER OF INTENT
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Moraine Valley: Don Malic, G, Andrew.
ORAL COMMITMENT
BASKETBALL
N. Central: Brandon Smith, G, Plainfield Central.
Ill.-Chicago: Katie O’Donoghue, G, St. Ignatius.
