BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB: Suspended Royals RF Jose Guillen and Orioles RF Jay Gibbons for the first 15 days of the 2008 season for violating drug program.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: LHP Jay Marshall was claimed off waivers by Athletics.
Kansas City: OF Jose Guillen agreed to 3-yr deal.
Texas: Acquired INF Chris Shelton from Tigers for OF Freddy Guzman.
Toronto: Released RHP Ryan Houston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Acquired RHP Tim Lahey from Rays for cash.
Arizona: IF Augie Ojeda agreed to 1-yr contract.
Pittsburgh: Released INF Jose Castillo.
San Diego: Acquired RHP Carlos Guevara from Marlins for cash.
Washington: INF Aaron Boone, OF Wily Mo Pena and OF Ryan Langerhans agreed to 1-yr deals.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Houston: Sent G Aaron Brooks to Rio Grande Valley (NBDL).
Utah: Sent G Morris Almond and C Kyrylo Fesenko to Utah (NBDL).
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Put RB Anthony Thomas on IR. Re-signed LB Leon Joe.
Carolina: Signed DE Willie Evans to practice squad.
Minnesota: Signed DE Otis Grigsby from Panthers’ practice squad.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Edmonton: Recalled F Liam Reddox from Springfield (AHL).
Montreal: Sent F Cory Urquhart from Hamilton (AHL) to Cincinnati (ECHL).
Phoenix: Acquired F Nate DiCasmirro and 2009 5th-round pick from Boston for G Alex Auld.
Pittsburgh: Sent RW Mark Recchi to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
St. Louis: Recalled G Marek Schwarz from Peoria (AHL).
COLLEGE
Baylor : Named Marci Miller Jobson women’s soccer coach.
Emporia State: Suspended David Moe, men’s basketball coach, 1 game for knocking over water cooler after being ejected during game vs. Newman.
LSU: Signed Les Miles, football coach, to extension through 2012.
Texas A&M: Suspended junior OL Yemi Babalola and freshman DE Brandon Joiner indefinitely from football team for violating team rules.
LETTERS OF INTENT
SOFTBALL
DePaul: Lauren Arceneaux, SS/CF, Algonquin; Stevie Bradich, 2B/CF, Mother McAuley; Hilary Payne, P, Plymouth, Mich.; Seana Stillson, P, River Forest.
