Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: RHP LaTroy Hawkins on bereavement list. Recalled RHP Eddy Rodriguez from Ottawa (IL).
Cleveland: Traded INF Ronnie Belliard to St. Louis for INF Hector Luna.
Los Angeles: Put RHP Bartolo Colon on 15-day DL.
New York: Acquired OF Bobby Abreu and RHP Cory Lidle from Philadelphia for SS C.J. Henry, LHP Matt Smith, C Jesus Sanchez and RHP Carlos Monasteries.
Tampa Bay: Placed LHP Scott Kazmir and INF Ty Wigginton on 15-day DL. Recalled LHP J.P. Howell from Durham (IL).
Texas: Acquired C Miguel Ojeda from Colorado for cash and assigned him to Oklahoma (PCL). Traded RHP Bryan Corey to Boston for RHP Luis Mendoza.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Placed 3B Chipper Jones on 15-day DL. Designated RHP Jorge Sosa for assignment. Recalled SS Tony Pena from Richmond (IL).
Cincinnati: Optioned RHP Jason Germano to and recalled OF Brandon Watson from Louisville (IL).
Colorado: Activated C Danny Ardoin from 15-day DL. Optioned C J.D Closser to Colo. Springs (PCL).
Los Angeles: Placed 1B Nomar Garciaparra on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 25.
Philadelphia: Activated LHP Randy Wolf from DL. Designated RHP Ryan Franklin for assignment. Recalled INF Danny Sandoval, OF Michael Bourn and RHP Scott Mathieson from Scranton (IL).
San Diego: Placed RHP Chan Ho Park on 15-day DL. Called up RHP Mike Thompson from Portland (PCL).
Washington: Optioned LHP Mike O’Connor to New Orleans (PCL).
FRONTIER LEAGUE
Rockford: C Eric Cavers retired; INF Chris Diblasi re-signed.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Gary: Released RHP Sazi Guthrie.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Carolina: Signed K MacKenzie Hoambrecker.
Cincinnati: DT Frostee Rucker signed 4-year deal.
Denver: OT Adam Meadows signed 3-year contract.
Detroit: LB Ernie Sims signed 5-year deal.
Houston: Signed CB Dexter McCleon.
Indianapolis: Signed DB Antoine Bethea and CB T.J. Rushing.
New Orleans: RB Reggie Bush agreed to 6-year deal.
St. Louis: CB Tye Hill agreed to multiyear deal.
San Francisco: Signed S Mark Roman. Released S Ben Emanuel.
Seattle: CB Kelly Jennings agreed to multiyear deal.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Anaheim: D Vitaly Vishnevski signed 1-year deal.
Buffalo: C Paul Gaustad signed 2-year deal.
Soccer
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
New York: Transferred F Jean Philippe Peguero to Brondby of Denmark.
College
Georgia Southern: Men’s soccer coach Kevin Chambers resigned.
