BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Place LHP Adam Loewen on 15-day DL. Purchased contract of RHP Todd Williams from Norfolk (IL).
L.A. Angels: Placed OF Garret Anderson on 15-day DL, retroactive to April 28. Recalled OF Tommy Murphy from Salt Lake (PCL).
Oakland: Placed DH Mike Piazza on 15-day DL, retroactive to May 3. Purchased contract of OF Jack Cust from Sacramento (PCL). Transferred RHP Esteban Loaiza from 15-to 60-day DL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida: Optioned RHP Anibal Sanchez to Albuquerque (PCL). Activated RHP Jorge Julio from 15-day DL.
Milwaukee: Traded C J.D. Closser to Oakland for OF Charles Thomas. Assigned Thomas to Nashville (PCL).
Philadelphia: Placed RHP Tom Gordon on 15-day DL, retroactive to May 2. Called up RHP Yoel Hernandez from Ottawa (IL).
San Diego: Placed RHP Clay Hensley on 15-day DL, retroactive to May 3. Recalled LHP Justin Hampson from Portland (PCL).
San Francisco: Recalled RHP Scott Munter from Fresno (PCL). Designated 1B Lance Niekro for assignment.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Charlotte (Sox): Recalled LHP Carlos Vasquez from Birmingham (SL).
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Arizona: Signed WR-KR Ahmad Merritt for 1 year.
Cleveland: Terminated contract of G Joe Andruzzi.
Detroit: Released G Zach Piller.
New Orleans: Signed P Chris Hanson for 1 year.
Tampa Bay: Signed TE Matt Herian and QB Zac Taylor.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Detroit: Re-signed F Kirk Maltby for 3 years.
Nashville: Exercised 2007-08 option on coach Barry Trotz.
Washington: Signed D Patrick McNeill.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Toronto: Traded MF Paulo Nagamura to Chivas for 2008 1st-round pick.
COLLEGE
Grand Valley State: Named Janel Burgess women’s basketball coach.
Longwood: Women’s basketball coach Pamela Bass resigned to become coach at Colgate.
Michigan State: Named Mark Montgomery men’s associate basketball coach and Mike Garland men’s assistant basketball coach.
