Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland: Assigned LHP Chuck Lofgren, OF Brad Snyder, LHP Aaron Laffey, LHP Scott Lewis and C Javier Herrera to their minor league camp.
Toronto: Assigned RHP Josh Banks, RHP Ismael Ramirez and INF Sergio Santos to Syracuse of the IL and RHP Beau Kemp to their minor league camp.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
L.A. Dodgers: Released INF Damian Jackson. Optioned RHP Eric Hull, RHP Zach Hammes and LHP Mike Megrew to Las Vegas of the PCL. Assigned LHP Scott Elbert, C A.J. Ellis, SS Chin-lung Hu, C Ken Huckaby, RHP Travis Smith, 3B Fernando Tatis and RHP Dario Veras to their minor league camp.
N.Y. Mets: Assigned RHP Steve Schmoll to their minor league camp.
San Diego: Optioned LHP Sean Thompson to Portland of the PCL. Assigned LHP Erick Burke, RHP Jack Cassel, C Justin Hatcher and C Nick Hundley to their minor league camp.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Indiana: Suspended G Jamaal Tinsley for one game for conduct detrimental to the team.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NHL: Suspended N.Y. Islanders LW Chris Simon 25 games for his two-handed stick attack to the face of N.Y. Rangers C Ryan Hollweg on Thursday night.
