Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
White Sox: Named Luis Hernandez director of public relations.
Minnesota: RHP Brad Radke retired.
Texas: Signed RHP Eric Gagne for 1 year.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Signed RHP Jason Marquis for 3 years.
N.Y. Mets: Signed RHP Clint Nageotte, RHP Jorge Vasquez, RHP Lino Urdaneta, LHP William Collazo, OF Raymond Ambres to minor league contracts.
Philadelphia: Signed OF Jayson Werth for 1 year.
San Francisco: Signed 1B Ryan Klesko for 1 year.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Joliet: Acquired OF Anthony Monegan and a player to be named from Sioux Falls (American Association) for RHP Kevin Cheppenko.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Charlotte: Recalled C Ryan Hollins from Fort Worth (NBDL).
Philadelphia: Traded G Allen Iverson and F Ivan McFarlin to Denver for G Andre Miller, F Joe Smith and two 2007 first-round picks.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Suspended DT Tank Johnson for for Sunday’s game against Detroit for conduct detrimental to the team.
NFL: Suspended Detroit assistant coach Joe Cullen for Sunday’s game against Chicago for conduct detrimental to the league.
Arizona: Placed TE Adam Bergen on IR. Signed FB John Bronson from the practice squad.
Minnesota: Signed WR Martin Nance. Placed DT Spencer Johnson on IR. Signed OL Jimmy Martin to practice squad.
N.Y. Giants: Placed RB Derrick Ward on IR. Signed RB James Sims from practice squad. Placed DB Gerrick McPhearson on practice squad. Released DT Sir Henry Anderson from practice squad. Signed R.J. Cobbs to practice squad.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Anaheim: Signed G Jean-Philippe Levasseur for 3 years.
N.Y. Rangers: Recalled F Ryan Callahan from and assigned D Sandis Ozolinsh to Hartford (AHL).
Phoenix: Claimed C Joel Perrault off waivers from St. Louis.
San Jose: Recalled G Dimitri Patzold from Worcester (AHL).
St. Louis: Recalled RW David Backes from Peoria (AHL).
College
Florida Int’l: Named Mario Cristobal football coach.
Georgia: Promoted quarterbacks coach Mike Bobo to offensive coordinator.
UNLV: Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Noah Brindise resigned.
ORAL COMMITMENTS
FOOTBALL
Illinois: Jack Cornell, OL, Quincy Notre Dame
New Mexico: Justin Hickman, LB, Hubbard
