BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City: Optioned RHP Brian Bannister to Omaha (PCL). Activated RHP Luke Hudson DL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Recalled OF Angel Pagan from and sent OF Felix Pie to Iowa (PCL).
Cincinnati: Optioned 3B Edwin Encarnacion to and recalled IF Jeff Keppinger from Louisville (IL).
Washington: IF Josh Wilson was claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay.
MIDWEST LEAGUE
KANE COUNTY: LHP Derrick Gordon has been sent to team from extended spring training. Released RHP Joe Newby.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
SCHAUMBURG: Released LHP Kellen Raab.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Released CB Jason Webster. Claimed S Nick Turnbull off waivers from Bears.
Pittsburgh: Released LB Richard Seigler.
San Francisco: Signed LB Steve Dildine and OL Sean Estrada.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
St. Louis: Extended deals of Ray Bennett, Rick Wamsley and Brad Shaw, assistant coaches, and Scott Masters, video coach.Team has extended deals of Peoria coach Dave Baseggio and Brent Thompson, assistant coach.
Toronto: Signed F Alexei Ponikarovsky to 3-year extension.
NHL PLAYERS’ ASSOCIATION
NHLPA: Fired Ted Saskin, executive director.
LACROSSE
MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE
MACHINE: Placed D Bernard Cannon, M Matt Garibaldi, M Adam Goodwin, M Jeff Pfeffer, M Will Phillips and M Darren Sasaki-Scanlon on waivers.
COLLEGE
NCAA: Placed Temple men’s tennis on 2 years’ probation for several violations.
Bradley: Named Alvin Brooks III assistant coach. Chuck buescher, assistant coach, has retired.
Kansas: Signed Bonnie Henrickson, women’s basketball coach, through March 2011.
New Mexico State: Signed Reggie Theus men’s basketball coach.
Notre Dame: Named Lauren Brewster assistant volleyball coach.
ORAL COMMITMENT/ LETTER OF INTENT
FOOTBALL
North Central: Kane Thompson, OLB, Aledo; Wade Dugan, OL, Bremen; Andrew Borczak, DL, Elgin; Galen Norman, OL, West Aurora; Robert Champion, FB, Wauconda; Kyle Antos, OL, Wheaton Warrenville South; Aaron Russo, WR, Algonquin Jacobs.
BASEBALL
South Suburban: Tony Cingrani, LHP, Lincoln-Way Central.
