MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB: Suspended Tampa Bay minor league LHP James Houser (Montgomery-SL) 50 games for testing positive for drug of abuse.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
WHITE SOX: OF Jermaine Dye signed 2-year contract extension through 2009.
Boston: Purchased contract of OF Bobby Kielty from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned OF Jacoby Ellsbury to Pawtucket.
Kansas City: SS Mike Moustakas agreed to terms and was assigned to Idaho Falls (Pioneer).
Oakland: Recalled OF Dee Brown from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned LHP Dan Meyer to Sacramento.
Texas: Activated RHP Kameron Loe from 15-day DL. Placed RHP Willie Eyre on 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 17.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona: Recalled RHP Yosmeiro Petit from Tucson (PCL). Optioned RHP Jailen Peguero to Tucson.
Cincinnati: Recalled RHP Elizardo Ramirez from Louisville (IL).
New York: Placed C Ramon Castro on 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 13. Recalled C Sandy Alomar Jr. from New Orleans (PCL).
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Jacksonville: Released QB Tim Couch. Signed DT Seth Payne and DE Tyler King. Placed G-OT Stockar McDougle on IR.
New England: Re-signed QB Vinny Testaverde. Released S Artrell Hawkins, CB Gemara Williams and LB Kyle Bissinger.
