Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: Activated LHP Jon Lester from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Pawtucket (IL).
Detroit: Optioned RHP Aquilino Lopez to Toledo (IL).
Seattle: Placed RHP Chris Reitsma on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Jake Woods from Tacoma (PCL).
Tampa Bay: Recalled RHP Jason Hammel from Durham (IL). Announced RHP Jae Seo accepted his outright assignment to Durham. Released RHP Shinji Mori.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Reinstated OF Cliff Floyd from the bereavement list. Placed INF Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 7.
N.Y. Mets: Activated 1B Shawn Green from the 15-day DL.
Pittsburgh: Agreed to terms with C Juan Garcia, LHP Anthony Watson, INF Erik Huber, RHP Harrison Bishop, INF Matt Cavagnaro, RHP Taylor Cameron and RHP Gary Amato.
Washington: Agreed to terms with RHP Philip Dean, CF Mark Gildea, LHP Patrick McCoy, 1B Bill Rhinehart, SS Daniel Lyons, RHP Patrick Arnold, OF Chris Blackwood, RHP Luke Pisker, RHP Jeff Mandel, SS Jake Rogers, OF Aaron Seuss, RHP Devin Drag, RHP Randall Staudt, LHP Kai Tuomi, OF Garrett Bass and OF Jacob Dugger.
MIDWEST LEAGUE
Kane County: Announced RHP T.J. Franco and LHP Branden Dewing have been promoted to Stockton (Cal) and LHP Derek Tharpe has been assigned to the team by Stockton.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Gary Southshore Railcats: Released LHP Jared Brown.
basketball
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Los Angeles: Announced the retirement of F Chamique Holdsclaw.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Signed DE C.J. Ah You.
Carolina: Signed QB Justin Zwick.
Jacksonville: Signed G Uche Nwaneri.
New Orleans: Agreed to terms with CB Usama Young and G Andy Alleman on three-year contracts.
San Francisco: Signed DL Sam Rayburn.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Tampa Bay: Re-signed C Nick Tarnasky to three-year contract and RW Kyle Wanvig to a one-year contract.
College
Connecticut: Named Beau Archibald director of men’s basketball operations.
Florida State: Named Corey Williams men’s assistant basketball coach.
Iona: Named Shaheen Holloway men’s assistant basketball coach.
Kansas State: Named Matt Figger men’s assistant basketball coach.
Montana State: Named Rob Ash football coach.
San Diego: Named Chris Carlson men’s basketball coach.
