BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: Recalled LHP Javier Lopez from Pawtucket (IL). Assigned RHP Keith Foulke to Lowell (NY-P).
Cleveland: Recalled 3B Andy Marte from Buffalo (IL). Optioned INF Ramon Vazquez to Buffalo.
Oakland: Recalled RHP Shane Komine from and optioned LHP Randy Keisler to Sacramento (PCL).
Texas: Acquired OF Carlos Lee from Milwaukee for RHP Francisco Cordero, OF Kevin Mench and OF Laynce Nix.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
N.Y. Mets: Activated RHP Pedro Martinez from 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Heath Bell to Norfolk (IL).
L.A. Dodgers: Traded RHP Danys Baez, INF Willy Aybar and cash considerations to Atlanta for 3B Wilson Betemit. Activated RHP Brett Tomko from 15-day DL.
Milwaukee: Traded RHP Wilfrido Laureano to Philadelphia for 3B David Bell.
Washington: Traded LHP Mike Stanton to San Francisco for RHP Shairon Martis. Purchased contract of RHP Travis Hughes from New Orleans (PCL).
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Released RB Tony Hollings.
Baltimore: DT Haloti Ngata agreed to 5-year deal.
Buffalo: DT John McCargo agreed to 5-year deal.
Dallas: LB Bobby Carpenter agreed to 5-year deal.
Detroit: Placed OL Tyrone Hopson and CB Stanley Wilson on physically-unable-to-perform list.
Green Bay: Signed LB Abdul Hodge and G Siitupe Peko.
Houston: Acquired QB Cody Pickett from San Francisco for conditional 2007 7th-round pick. Placed LB Kailee Wong and KR Jerome Mathis on physically-unable-to-perform list.
Jacksonville: Signed TE Marcedes Lewis for 5 years and LB Clint Ingram.
Miami: Signed WR Derek Hagan for 4 years. Waived LB Eddie Moore.
New England: Signed RB Laurence Maroney for 5 years and TE Walter Rasby. Released S Jarvis Herring.
Philadelphia: Signed WR Jermaine Jamison.
San Francisco: Signed TE Vernon Davis and LB David Dixon.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Buffalo: Re-signed C Tim Connolly for 3 years.
Florida: D Mike Van Ryn agreed to 4-year contract. Re-signed D Ric Jackman for 1 year.
Ottawa: Re-signed LW Peter Schaefer to multiyear contract.
COLLEGE
Penn State: Named Jocelyn Forest assistant softball coach and Todd Doebler men’s tennis coach.
