Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs: Signed RHP Matt Harrington from Fort Worth. (American Association)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle: Named John McLaren bench coach
Toronto: Sent outright pitcher Josh Towers and outfielder John-Ford Griffin to Syracuse (IL); pitcher Pete Walker and infielder Kevin Barker have become free agents after declining their outright assignments.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Detroit: Waived F Rick Rickert and G Rob Griffin.
Houston: Waived F Matt Haryasz.
New Jersey: Waived F Brandon Bowman.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Bears: Placed S Mike Brown on IR; signed S Tyler Everett to practice squad; released LB Brandon Hoyte from practice squad.
Carolina: CB Reggie Howard has left the team for personal reasons.
Cincinnati: Waived RB Quincy Wilson.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Rush: Signed DB Trey Bell and QB Brett Dietz.
Grand Rapids: Signed DL Jerry Turner. Released OL-DL Mike Lawson.
New York: Signed OL-DL Tyler King, WR Rich Parson and OL Joel Rodriguez.
Orlando: Signed QB Jake Eaton.
Tampa Bay: Signed WR John Capel.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Atlanta: Assigned RW Adam Smyth to Muskegon (UHL).
Buffalo: Assigned G Adam Berkhoel to Dayton (ECHL).
Carolina: Placed C Keith Aucoin on IR. Recalled C Dave Gove from Albany (AHL).
Columbus: Recalled RW Brent Walton from Dayton (ECHL)
Detroit: Recalled C Valtteri Filppula from Grand Rapids (AHL)
Philadelphia: Assigned C Petr Nedved and LW Niko Dimitrakos to Philadelphia (AHL); recalled LW Ben Eager, RW Stefan Ruzicka and D Alexandre Picard from Philadelphia.
NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE
Machine: Aquired F Kevin Leville from Arizona for 2008 pick.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Kansas City: Named Robb Heineman interim president.
COLLEGE
Loyola: Named Ryan Carroll head strength and conditioning coach and Erik Weiler director of facilities
Texas Tech: Bob Knight, men’s basketball coach, agreed to extension through 2012.
