BASEBALL
MLB: Suspended Milwaukee minor league RHP Jeremy Jeffress (West Virginia-SAL) 50 games for violating baseball’s minor league drug rules.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Recalled RHP Jon Leicester from Norfolk (IL). Designated RHP Rob Bell for assignment.
Detroit: Optioned LHP Andrew Miller to Lakeland (FSL). Recalled RHP Virgil Vasquez from Toledo (IL). Acquired LHP Clay Rapada from Cubs to complete earlier trade and assigned him to Toledo.
Texas: Exercised 2009 option on manager Ron Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Traded OF Buck Coats to Cincinnati for player to be named.
Houston: Activated RHP Chris Sampson from 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Travis Driskill to Round Rock (PCL).
St. Louis: Sent RHP Chris Lambert to Detroit to complete earlier trade.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Boston: Added Tom Thibodeau to coaching staff.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
New England: Signed P Chris Hanson. Released P Danny Baugher.
Washington: Re-signed RB Dee Brown. Placed RB Derrick Blaylock on IR.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Dallas: Re-signed LW Jussi Jokinen for 2 years.
COLLEGE
California: Named David Durden men’s swimming and diving coach.
Central Michigan: Named Sami Baugh assistant softball coach.
Chestnut Hill: Reclassifying its membership from NCAA Division III to NCAA Division II and will join the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
DePaul: Signed women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno to extension through 2011-2012.
Notre Dame: Named Josh Berlo assistant athletics director.
Winthrop: Named Tim Kaine director of men’s basketball operations.
