BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
L.A. Angels: Purchased contract of IF Brandon Wood from Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred OF Juan Rivera to 60-day DL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston: Put RHP Rick White on the 15-day DL. Purchased contract of LHP Stephen Randolph from Round Rock (PCL).
Philadelphia: Sent LHP Matt Smith to and recalled LHP Fabio Castro from Ottawa.
Pittsburgh: Put C Humberto Cota on 15-day DL. Recalled OF Ryan Doumit from Indianapolis (IL).
NORTHERN LEAGUE
GARY: Signed RHP Chad Blackwell, OF Bernard Caston, C Brett Wallace and RHP Stephen Obenchain.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
New Orleans: DE Charles Grant, agreed to 7-yr extension.
San Diego: RB Michael Turner signed for 1 yr.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Boston: G Hannu Toivonen agreed to 1-yr extension.
Toronto: F Boyd Devereaux re-signed for 2 yrs.
COLLEGE
Connecticut: C Hasheem Thabeet will not enter NBA draft.
Hofstra: Sophomore basketball F Chris Gadley will transfer to Canisius.
Marquette: Sophomore G Dominic James will be available for NBA draft.
Mississippi: Carol Ross, women’s basketball coach, has resigned. Named women’s asst Renee Ladner coach.
N.C. State: Elliott Avent, baseball coach, agreed to extension through 2010.
Robert Morris, Pa.: Named Mike Rice men’s basketball coach.
Villanova: Named Josh Steinbach women’s volleyball coach.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Glenbard North: Named Greg Chrisman boys soccer coach.
