BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: Activated RHP Joel Pineiro from 15-day DL. Assigned 1B-OF Jeff Bailey outright to Pawtucket (IL).
Cleveland: Purchased contract of RHP Jensen Lewis from Buffalo (IL). Transferred OF David Dellucci from 15- to 60-day DL.
Detroit: Traded RHP Roman Colon to Kansas City for player to be named.
L.A. Angels: Activated RHP Justin Speier from 15-day DL. Placed RHP Chris Resop on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 9.
Oakland: Assigned RHP Julio Manon to Sacramento (PCL).
Seattle: OF Ichiro Suzuki agreed to 5-year extension through 2012.
Tampa Bay: Activated INF-OF B.J. Upton from 15-day DL. Optioned LHP J.P. Howell to Durham (IL).
Texas: Activated 1B Mark Teixeira from 15-day DL. Optioned OF Victor Diaz to Oklahoma (PCL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Optioned OF Felix Pie to Iowa (PCL). Recalled C Geovany Soto from Iowa.
Atlanta: Recalled RHP Jose Ascanio from Mississippi (SL).
Cincinnati: Acquired RHP Daniel Denham from Oakland and sent RHP Julio Manon to Oakland as player to be named to complete Jan. 22 trade. Assigned Denham to Sarasota (FSL).
Colorado: Placed LHP Brian Fuentes on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 4. Recalled INF Omar Quintanilla from Colorado Springs (PCL).
N.Y. Mets: Shifted first-base coach Howard Johnson to hitting coach. Named Rickey Henderson first-base coach.
San Diego: RHP Corey Kluber agreed to terms.
San Francisco: GM Brian Sabean agreed to 2-year extension through 2009.
FRONTIER LEAGUE
Rockford: RHP Luke Behning and SS Jono Brooks agreed to terms. Sold contract of RHP Mike Marksbury to Milwaukee (NL). Released C Cory Vanderhook and LHP Dan Ziegler.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Schaumburg: INF-OF Robert Matlock agreed to terms.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Memphis: Signed F-C Darko Milicic.
New Jersey: Signed G Vince Carter to multiyear contract.
Portland: Signed G Steve Blake.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Suspended St. Louis CB Fakhir Brown first 4 games for violating substance abuse policy.
Detroit: Signed QB J.T. O’Sullivan, LB Johnny Baldwin and CB Ramzee Robinson. Released QB Phil Horvath.
Indianapolis: Signed DE Dwight Freeney for 6 years.
Oakland: Signed OL Mario Henderson. Waived RB Curtis Brown.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Atlanta: Signed C Alexandre Giroux to multiyear contract.
New Jersey: Named Brent Sutter coach.
N.Y. Islanders: Named Gerard Gallant and John Chabot assistant coaches.
Ottawa: Re-signed D Lawrence Nycholat to multiyear contract. Signed RW Niko Dimitrakos.
Phoenix: Re-signed RW Bill Thomas and G David LeNeveu for 1 year. Signed LW Tomas Surovy for 1 year.
Pittsburgh: Signed C Jeff Taffe.
Tampa Bay: Re-signed D Paul Ranger for 3 years.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
CD Chivas USA: Waived M Mohammed Sethi.
Real Salt Lake: Acquired D Chris Wingert from Colorado for 2008 1st-round supplemental pick and 2009 2nd-round supplemental pick.
COLLEGE
Ball State: Men’s basketball coach Ronny Thompson resigned.
Dartmouth: Named Dean Christian men’s assistant basketball coach.
Florida Southern: Named Trey Heath men’s tennis coach.
Florida State: Associate athletic directors Charlie Carr and Pam Overton resigned, effective Oct. 1.
Oregon: Will reinstate baseball to athletic program for 2008-09 season and discontinue wrestling following 2007-08 season.
South Alabama: Named Nick Brochu men’s tennis coach.
