BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland: Sent RHP Connor Robertson outright to Sacramento (PCL). Named Tony DeFrancesco 3B coach.
Seattle: Activated Mark Lowe from 15-day DL.
Tampa Bay: Claimed OF Chris Snelling off waivers from Oakland. Released RHP Jay Witasick.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta: Claimed RHP Chris Resop off waivers from Angels. Designated RHP Chad Paronto for assignment.
St. Louis: Released LHP Mike Maroth.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Atlanta: Waived F Antywane Robinson, F Steven Smith and G Jamaal Tatum.
Indiana: Waived C Lukasz Obrzut and C Courtney Sims.
L.A. Clippers: Waived F Kimani Ffriend, F Yaroslav Korolev and G Guillermo Diaz.
Minnesota: Released C John Edwards.
New Jersey: Waived G Eddie Gill.
New Orleans: Waived G Trey Johnson.
New York: Waived G Jared Jordan, G Demetris Nichols and G Walker Russell.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Jacksonville: Signed QB Todd Bouman for 1 yr.
Minnesota: P Chris Kluwe signed for 6 years.
N.Y. Jets: Released WR Chris Davis from and signed WR David Clowney to practice squad.
Tennessee: DT Corey Simon retired.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Buffalo: Recalled D Mike Weber from Rochester (AHL).
Detroit: Recalled G Jimmy Howard from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Minnesota: Signed D Brent Burns for 4 years.
N.Y. Rangers: Sent D Thomas Pock to Hartford (AHL).
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
AHL: Suspended Hartford F Lauri Korpikoski 1 game for actions during Oct. 21 game.
SOCCER
U.S. Soccer: Named Wilmer Cabrera coach for under-17 men’s national team. Extended the contract of Thomas Rongen, coach for the under-20 men’s national team, through 2009 FIFA World Cup.
COLLEGE
NCAA: Placed Arkansas on probation for 3 years, ordered them to vacate men’s track and field records, including 2 national championships, reduced number of men’s track and field scholarships and placed former coach on 2-year show-cause order for violations of NCAA recruiting rules.
ORAL COMMITMENTS
BASKETBALL
Texas A&M Corpus Christi: Jawan Nelson, C, Bloom.
Lewis: Chris McClellan, G, Wheeling.
