BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: Recalled LHP Jon Lester from Pawtucket (IL). Designated RHP Joel Pineiro for assignment.
Detroit: Purchased the contract of INF Mike Hessman from Toledo (IL). Optioned OF Timo Perez to Toledo.
Tampa Bay: Placed RHP Jay Witasick on 15-day DL, retroactive to July 22. Optioned LHP J.P. Howell to Durham (IL). Recalled RHP Jason Hammel and RHP Juan Salas from Durham.
Texas: Optioned RHP Robinson Tejeda to Oklahoma (PCL). Recalled LHP John Rheinecker from Oklahoma.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: Activated RHP Aaron Harang from bereavement list. Sent RHP Ricky Stone outright to Louisville (IL).
Los Angeles: Sent LHP Eric Stults to Las Vegas (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Eric Hull from Las Vegas.
San Diego: Recalled LHP Justin Hampson from Portland (PCL). Sent LHP Royce Ring to Portland.
Washington: Signed INF Ronnie Belliard to 2-year contract extension.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Schaumburg: Released RHP Rob Fontana.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Detroit: F Antonio McDyess signed 2-year contract extension.
Indiana: Signed G Travis Diener.
New Jersey: Signed coach Lawrence Frank to multiyear contract extension.
New Orleans: Signed G-F Morris Peterson.
San Antonio: Waived F-G James White.
WOMEN’S NATIONAL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Seattle: Re-signed G Doneeka Lewis for 7 days.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Claimed WR Jonathan Smith off waivers from New England. Released LB Larry Edwards and WR Johnny Quinn.
Green Bay: Signed LB Desmond Bishop and K Mason Crosby.
Miami: Signed QB John Beck and C Drew Mormino to 4-year contracts. Signed DB Brian Soi.
New England: Signed DL Kareem Brown and OL Mike Elgin.
Pittsburgh: Signed S Troy Polamalu to 4-year contract extension. Promoted John Mitchell to assistant head coach.
San Diego: Agreed to terms with WR Craig Davis on 5-year contract and LB Anthony Waters, TE Legedu Naanee, LB Brandon Siler and CB Paul Oliver on 4-year contracts.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Boston: Traded G Hannu Toivonen to St. Louis for C Carl Soderberg. Re-signed F Jeff Hoggan.
Minnesota: Signed D Nick Schultz for 1-year.
N.Y. Islanders: Re-signed F Chris Simon for 1 year.
Philadelphia: Signed RW Claude Giroux. Signed G Brian Boucher to minor league contract and assigned him to Philadelphia (AHL).
Phoenix: Signed D Ryan Caldwell for 1 year.
Pittsburgh: Re-signed D Alain Nasreddine.
Vancouver: Signed F Juraj Simek.
