BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: RHP Chris Ray on 15-day DL; recalled RHP Cory Doyne from Norfolk (IL).
Boston: Said RHP Joel Pineiro accepted assignment to Pawtucket (EL).
Detroit: Recalled LHP Tim Byrdak from 15-day DL; put RHP Fernando Rodney on DL.
Kansas City: Released RHP Scott Elarton.
Minnesota: Sent OF Darnell McDonald to Rochester (IL).
New York: Traveling secretary David Szen on leave of absence during tax probe.
Oakland: Placed SS Bobby Crosby on 15-day DL. Recalled INF Donnie Murphy from Sacramento (PCL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee: Acquire RHP Scott Linebrink from San Diego for minor league RHP Will Inman, LHPs Steve Garrison and Joe Thatcher. Activated OF Bill Hall from 15-day DL; optioned OF Tony Gwynn Jr. to Nashville (PCL).
San Diego: OF Terrmel Sledge to and RHP Clay Hensley up from Portland (PCL).
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Joliet: Agreed to terms with RHP Lonnie Patterson and OF Matthew Mazurek.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: LB Lance Briggs agreed to 1-year contract for $7.2 million. Signed DE Dan Bazuin to 4-year deal.
Arizona: Signed DT Alan Branch to a four-year contract.
Buffalo: Signed LB Paul Posluszny for 4 years and RB Dwayne Wright. Released WR Aaron Brown and CB Duane Coleman.
Carolina: Released S Jessie Daniels and CB Garnell Wilds.
Dallas: Signed WR Isaiah Stanback, G Doug Free, K Nick Folk, FB Deon Anderson, DBs Courtney Brown and Alan Ball.
Minnesota: Agreed to terms with CB Marcus McCauley.
N.Y. Giants: Placed S Jason Bell on injured reserve.
N.Y. Jets: Signed LB David Harris to 4-year contract.
Oakland: Signed RB Michael Bush. Released DB Jarrod Cooper and DB Darnell Bing.
Philadelphia: Signed QB Kevin Kolb to 4-year contract.
San Francisco: Signed RB Thomas Clayton.
Tampa Bay: Signed LB Quincy Black. Claimed OL Enoka Lucas off waivers from Houston. Released QB Zac Taylor and G Anthony Wollschlager.
Tennessee: Agreed to terms with WR Eric Moulds.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Signed F Patrick Kane to 3-year contract.
Atlanta: Re-signed C Jim Slater to 2-year contract.
Nashville: Name Jeff Kealty chief amateur scout.
New Jersey: Named Larry Robinson, John MacLean, Tommy Albelin assistant coaches.
Philadelphia: Re-signed LW Riley Cote and LE Boyd Kane.
St. Louis: Re-signed F Lee Stempniak to multiyear contract.
Tampa Bay: Re-signed D Doug Janik to 1-year contract.
Washington: C Brooks Laich awarded 1-year $725,000 contract by arbitrator.
SOCCER
Hannover, Germany: Signed MF Sal Zizzo off U.S Under-20 team to 3-year contract.
COLLEGE
Arkansas State: Said it plans to retire its Indian mascot.
Army: Named Matt Reid assistant baseball coach.
Duke: Named Brad Berndt associate athletic director.
Miami: Named Robbie Tenenbaum women’s rowing coach.
Rhode Island: Named Thorr D. Bjorn director of athletics.
St. Louis: Named Sean Harrington director of basketball operations.
Valparaiso: Got softball commitment from IF Jenna Campos, Prospect High School
Virginia Tech: Granted PG Nigel Munson his release from scholarship.
SAILING
America’s Cup: Champion Alinghi said 2009 event will be held in Valencia, Spain.
