BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Optioned RHP Daniel Cabrera and RHP Sendy Rleal to Ottawa (IL). Recalled LHP Adam Loewen and RHP Eddy Rodriguez from Ottawa.
Kansas City: Returned RHP Chris Booker to Washington via Rule 6 of Rule 5 draft.
L.A. Angels: Placed RHP Kelvim Escobar on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 7. Recalled INF Howie Kendrick from Salt Lake (PCL).
N.Y. Yankees: Signed RHP Sidney Ponson.
Seattle: Recalled CF Adam Jones from Tacoma (PCL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Placed RHP Mark Prior on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 5. Recalled INF Ryan Theriot from Iowa (PCL).
Arizona: Manager Bob Melvin agreed to 2-year extension through 2008.
Cincinnati: Designated RHP Esteban Yan for assignment. Optioned INF William Bergolla to Louisville (IL). Placed RHP Matt Belisle on 15-day DL. Claimed OF Brandon Watson off waivers from Washington and optioned him to Louisville. Released OF Quinton McCracken.
L.A. Dodgers: Optioned OF Matt Kemp to Las Vegas (PCL). Activated OF Ricky Ledee from 60-day DL.
Philadelphia: Activated C Mike Lieberthal from 15-day DL.
San Francisco: Recalled OF Todd Linden from Fresno (PCL). Optioned OF Jason Ellison to Fresno.
Washington: OF Luis Matos agreed to terms. Designated OF Marlon Byrd for assignment.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
BULLS: Acquired F-C P.J. Brown and G J.R. Smith from New Orleans for F-C Tyson Chandler.
Golden State: Waived G Will Bynum.
New Orleans: Traded G Kirk Snyder to Houston for cash and conditional 2008 2nd-round pick.
Toronto: Signed F Chris Bosh to 3-year extension.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Signed OT Jason Peters to extension.
Cleveland: Signed FB Lawrence Vickers and S Justin Hamilton.
Green Bay: Signed CB Will Blackmon.
Houston: Waived LB Fred Brock, LB Terry Pierce and RT Todd Wade.
New Orleans: Marques Colston agreed to 3-year contract.
Seattle: Signed FB David Kirtman to multiyear contract.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Anaheim: Signed RW Shawn Thornton and RW Pierre Parenteau for 1 year.
Buffalo: D Andrej Sekera agreed to 3-year contract.
Carolina: D Derrick Walser and G Craig Kowalski agreed to 1-year contracts.
Dallas: RW Junior Lessard agreed to 1-year contract.
Edmonton: Signed C Shawn Horcoff for 3 years.
Florida: G Alex Auld and C Stephen Weiss agreed to 1-year contracts.
Los Angeles: Signed C Trevor Lewis for 3 years.
Minnesota: Re-signed RW Matt Foy and D Erik Reitz.
New Jersey: Signed G Jordan Parise.
Philadelphia: Re-signed D Joni Pitkanen for 1 year.
San Jose: Signed F Joe Pavelski, F Graham Mink, G Taylor Dakers and D Scott Ferguson. Re-signed D Rob Davison, F Scott Parker and G Dimitri Patzold.
Vancouver: Acquired LW Taylor Pyatt from Buffalo for 2007 4th-round pick.
SOCCER
U.S.: Contract of men’s soccer coach Bruce Arena will not be renewed when it expires at end of year.
COLLEGE
Illinois State: Named Tracy Patkunas director of sales.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Lemont: Named Joe Rodeghero varsity baseball coach.
VERBAL COMMITMENTS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Northern Illinois: Mauvolyene Adams, Bolingbrook
BASEBALL
Illinois: Nick Chmielewski, P, Sandburg
