BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: Recalled LHP Javier Lopez from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned LHP Jon Lester to Portland (EL). INF Royce Clayton agreed to contract with Pawtucket.
Minnesota: Placed 3B Tommy Watkins on 15-day DL. Activated 3B Brian Buscher.
Seattle: Purchased contract of RHP Rick White and optioned LHP John Parrish to Tacoma (PCL).
Texas: Recalled RHP Scott Feldman from Oklahoma (PCL). C Adam Melhuse to be re-assigned.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs: Acquired OF Craig Monroe and cash considerations from Detroit for player to be named.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
NBA: Fined Seattle co-owner Aubrey McClendon $250,000 for remarks about moving the team.
San Antonio: Released G Vassilis Spanoulis; signed forward Ian Mahinmi.
Seattle: Named Scott Brooks, Mark Bryant and Ralph Lewis assistant coaches. and Brian Keefe player development assistant.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Arizona: Released QB Toby Korrodi. Signed QB Lang Campbell to 1-year contract.
Cincinnati: Signed LB Lemar Marshall to 1-year contract. Released TE Erik Jensen.
Detroit: Released KR Eddie Drummond.
Kansas City: Cut OT Ramiro Pruneda, WR Titus Ryan, CB Marcus Maxey, TE Mike Pinkard, DE Chris Harris. Terminated WR Rod Gardner’s contract.
Washington: Acquired G Pete Kendall from Jets for either a fifth-round pick in the 2008 NFL draft or a fourth-round pick in the 2009 NFL draft.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Anaheim: Named Trent Yawney as scout.
Columbus: Signed C Michael Peca for 1 year.
Dallas: Named Rob DiMaio scout.
Florida: C Stephen Weiss agreed to 6-year deal.
Los Angeles: Multiyear deal for D Drew Bagnall.
Minnesota: Signed C Serge Payer for 1 year.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
FC Dallas: Signed M Denilson de Oliveira.
COLLEGE
East Carolina: Ricky Stokes resigned his administrative position in the athletic department.
Pepperdine: Named Johnny Gray men’s and women’s assistant cross country coach.
South Carolina: Suspended sr. QB Blake Mitchell, jr. TB Bobby Wallace and soph. CB Chris Hail 1 game for missing summer school classes.
