BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WHITE SOX: Activated OF Darin Erstad from 15-day DL. Fired senior director of amateur scouting Duane Shaffer.
Baltimore: Placed SS Miguel Tejada on 15-day DL. Recalled OF Jon Knott from Norfolk (IL).
Boston: Placed RHP Curt Schilling on 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19. Recalled OF David Murphy from Pawtucket (IL).
Detroit: Activated LHP Kenny Rogers from 60-day DL. Traded LHP Mike Maroth to St. Louis for player to be named.
Kansas City: Placed RHP Scott Elarton on 15-day DL. RHP John Thomson agreed to 1-year deal.
N.Y. Yankees: Recalled LHP Kei Igawa from Scranton Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned LHP Sean Henn to Scranton Wilkes-Barre.
Seattle: Placed RHP Cha Seung Baek on 15-day DL, retroactive to June 17. Recalled LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith from Tacoma (PCL).
Tampa Bay: Transferred OF Rocco Baldelli from 15- to 60-day DL. Optioned OF Elijah Dukes to Durham (IL). Purchased contract of OF Dustan Mohr from Durham.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Optioned RHP Sean Gallagher to Iowa (PCL). Activated INF Aramis Ramirez from 15-day DL.
Cincinnati: C Devin Mesoraco agreed to terms and sent to Sarasota (GCL).
Milwaukee: LHP Dan Merklinger and RHP Wes Etheridge agreed to terms.
Philadelphia: Signed 1B Matthew Rizzotti.
Pittsburgh: Claimed 1B-C Josh Phelps off waivers from N.Y. Yankees.
San Diego: Placed RHP Doug Brocail on 15-day DL, retroactive June 21. Recalled LHP Royce Ring from Portland (PCL).
St. Louis: Put LHP Tyler Johnson on 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSN.
Memphis: Named Johnny Davis, Gordon Chiesa and David Joerger assistant coaches.
Philadelphia: F Shavlik Randolph exercised player option.
Sacramento: Exercised options on F Francisco Garcia and G Quincy Douby. Made qualifying offers to G Ronnie Price and F Justin Williams.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Kansas City: RB Kolby Smith agreed to 3-year deal.
Tampa Bay: Signed S Tanard Jackson. Released FB Jon Goldsberry, WR Efrem Hill, TE C.J. Leak and CB Chaz Williams.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Acquired D Andrei Zyuzin and D Steve Marr from Calgary for D Adrian Aucoin and 2007 7th-round pick.
Atlanta: Signed D Steve McCarthy and LW Brad Larsen. Acquired C Chris Thorburn from Pittsburgh for 2007 3rd-round pick.
Colorado: Re-signed F Tyler Arnason for 2 years.
Florida: Acquired G Tomas Vokoun from Nashville for 2007 2nd-round pick, 2008 1st-round pick, and conditional 2007 or 2008 pick.
Ottawa: Re-signed C Dean McAmmond to multiyear deal.
Pittsburgh: F Gary Roberts and F Mark Recchi agreed to 1-year deals.
San Jose: Traded G Vesa Toskala and F Mark Bell to Toronto for 2007 1st-round pick, 2007 2nd-round pick and 2009 4th-round pick.
TENNIS
Int’l Tennis Federation : Re-elected Francesco Ricci Bitti president.
COLLEGE
Big 12: Named Dan Beebe interim commissioner.
Florida: Athletic director Jeremy Foley agreed to 11-year contract.
