BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
N.Y. Yankees: RHP Colter Bean elected free agency.
Oakland: Claimed RHP Jose Garcia off waivers from Florida.
Tampa Bay: Named Dave Martinez bench coach. Tom Foley, third-base coach, Steve Henderson, hitting coach, George Hendrick, firs-base coach and Bobby Ramos, bullpen coach, agreed to 2-year deals.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Named John Schuerholz president and Frank Wren executive vice president and general manager.
Cincinnati: INF Mark Bellhorn, OF Jason Ellison and RHP Kirk Saarloos have cleared wiavers, refused an outright assignment and elected free agency.
Florida: Sent C Paul Hoover, OF Todd Linden and INF Jason Wood outright to Albuquerque (PCL). Announced RHP Jose Garcia was claimed off waivers by Oakland.
Houston: Claimed OF Reggie Abercrombie off waivers from Florida.
Philadelphia: Designated RHP Kane Davis for assignment. Declined to exercise options on C Rod Barajas and INF Abraham Nunez.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
L.A. Clippers: Released F Marcus Douthit.
Orlando: Released G Torrell Martin.
Washington: Released G Willie Deane and G Jamon Gordon.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Reassigned senior VP Bob Pulford as VP of Wirtz Corp. Sent D Niklas Hjalmarsson to Rockford (AHL).
Atlanta: Recalled F Darren Haydar from Wolves (AHL). Traded LW Pierre Parenteau to N.Y. Rangers for conditional 2008 pick.
Dallas: Activated D Niklas Grossman, RW Vojtech Polak and C Aaron Gagnon from IR and assigned them to Iowa (AHL).
Ottawa: Sent G Ray Emery to Binghamton (AHL).
Vancouver: Sent F Ryan Shannon to Manitoba (AHL).
COLLEGE
Ball State: Senior C Micah Rollin and senior G Jarelle Redden have been dismissed from men’s basketball team for undisclosed violations of team policy.
Delaware: Named Brian Sprinkle women’s assistant soccer coach.
Georgia: Suspended G Mike Mercer for 15 games, F Takais Brown for 9 and C Albert Jackson for 6 for violations of athletic association policy.
Weber State: Suspended QB Cameron Higgins, S Marvin Walker and G Alex Tupulua for one game for violating team rules.
