BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Acquired OF Adam Stern from Boston for player to be named or cash.
Cleveland: Exercised 2007 options on RHP Jake Westbrook and UT Casey Blake. Declined option on 3B Aaron Boone.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Fired bench coach Pat Corrales. Named Chino Cadahia bench coach, Brian Snitker third base coach and Eddie Perez bullpen coach.
Florida: Fired manager Joe Girardi. Named Fredi Gonzalez manager.
Philadelphia: Fired first base coach Marc Bombard, third base coach Bill Dancy and bench coach Gary Varsho. Extended contracts of pitching coach Rich Dubee, hitting coach Milt Thompson, bullpen coach Ramon Henderson, and catching instructor Mick Billmeyer.
Washington: Released RHP Brian Lawrence, RHP Pedro Astacio, RHP Felix Rodriguez, RHP Zach Day, RHP Ryan Drese and LHP Joey Eischen.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Golden State: Exercised options on F Ike Diogu and F Andris Biedrins.
Sacramento: Signed F Maurice Taylor.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Baltimore: Placed G Edwin Mulitalo on injured reserve. Signed G Ikechuku Ndukwe.
Cincinnati: Signed OT Alan Reuber. Released G Kyle Takavitz.
Cleveland: Signed DB Jereme Perry from practice squad. Waived NT Babatunde Oshinowo.
Green Bay: Released CB Ahmad Carroll.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Los Angeles: Placed C Alyn McCauley and D Richard Petiot on injured reserve. Claimed RW George Parros off waivers from Colorado.
New Jersey: Placed F Alexander Mogilny on long-term injury list. Signed RW Brian Gionta to a three-year contract. Signed D Paul Martin, D David Hale, G Scott Clemmensen and C Erik Rasmussen to a one-year contracts.
Washington: Placed LW Matt Pettinger on IR.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
WOLVES: C Alex Bourret, D Voris Balabik, F Jason Krog, F Kyle Wanvig and D Mark Popovic assigned from Atlanta (NHL).
COLLEGE
West Virginia: Suspended sophomore WR Jeremy Bruce indefinitely.
ORAL COMMITMENT
FOOTBALL
Illinois: Nathan Massey, QB/DB, Washington D.C. (Dunbar)
