BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado: Placed INF Omar Quintanilla on 15-day DL.
Florida: Optioned RHP Yusmeiro Petit to and recalled RHP Chris Resop from Albuquerque (PCL).
San Diego: Activated LHP Alan Embree from 15-day DL. Designated RHP Brian Sikorski for assignment.
Washington: Activated RHP Tony Armas Jr. from 15-day DL. Designated C Matthew LeCroy for assignment.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Boston: G-F Paul Pierce agreed to extension through 2010-11.
Detroit: F Ronald Dupree agreed to terms.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Signed LB Keith Ellison.
Cincinnati: Waived CB DeMarcus Rideaux.
Minnesota: DE Ray Edwards and S Greg Blue agreed to terms.
New Orleans: Signed CB Josh Lay for 3 years.
Philadelphia: OT Winston Justice agreed to 4-year contract.
Tennessee: S Calvin Lowry, DT Jesse Mahelona, DB Cortland Finnegan, LB Stephen Tulloch, LB Spencer Toone and RB Quinton Ganther agreed to terms.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Re-signed RW Radim Vrbata for 2 years. Signed C Carl Corazzini and D David Koci for 1 year and D Jordan Hendry for 2 years.
Boston: D Bobby Allen, G Brian Finley, D Bobby Allen, LW Nate DiCasmirro, LW Jeremy Reich and LW Dennis Packard agreed to terms.
Dallas: Signed C Eric Lindros for 1 year.
Detroit: Signed C Tomas Kopecky for 1 year.
Los Angeles: G Mathieu Garon agreed to 1-year contract. Signed F Tim Jackman for 1 year.
Minnesota: Signed C Jason Morgan for 1 year.
Montreal: Signed F Alex Perezhogin for 1 year.
Nashville: Re-signed F Brandon Segal. Signed C Shane Endicott, G Karl Goehring, F Pat Leahy and D Nolan Yonkman.
Phoenix: Signed C Don MacLean for 2 years.
St. Louis: Re-signed F Jay McClement to multiyear contract. Signed D Eric Brewer, G Jason Bacashihua, F Peter Sejna, F Jon DiSalvatore, D Jeff Woywitka, D Tomas Mojzis and D Doug Lynch for 1 year.
Toronto: Signed D Brendan Bell, D Carlo Colaiacovo and D Jay Harrison for 1 year. RW Kris Newbury agreed to 1-year contract.
Washington: Re-signed C Brian Sutherby and C Rico Fata.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
WOLVES: Re-signed C Jared Ross.
college
Northwestern: Named Tavaras Hardy men’s assistant basketball coach.
Notre Dame: Named Dave Schrage baseball coach.
LETTER OF INTENT
SOFTBALL
Eastern Illinois: Denee’ Menzione, 3B, Downers Grove South
MEN’S TENNIS
Illinois: Billy Heiser, Vernon Hills
ORAL COMMITMENT
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Purdue: Robbie Hummel, Valparaiso, Ind. HS
