Baseball
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB: Suspended Oakland minor league C Raul Padron for first 50 games of 2008 season for testing positive for performance-enhancing substance under baseball’s minor league drug program.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: Named Kevin Boles manager, Billy McMillon hitting coach and Bob Kipper pitching coach for Greenville (SAL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: Named Michael E. Anderson public relations manager for business operations..
Houston: Named Luis Pujols manager for Corpus Christi (Texas).
Milwaukee: Designated OF Kevin Mench for assignment. RHP Eric Gagne agreed to 1-year deal.
San Diego: LHP Randy Wolf agreed to 1-year deal.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
JOLIET: Named Wally Backman field manager.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Sacramento: Signed G-F Dahntay Jones. Waived C Darryl Watkins.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Signed DT Babatunde Oshinowo from practice squad. Put DT Antonio Garay and DT Anthony Adams on IR.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Sent F Colin Fraser to Rockford (AHL).
Anaheim: Recalled D Bruno St. Jacques from Portland (AHL), signing him for 1 year.
Detroit: Promoted Ken Holland to executive vice-president and Jim Nill to vice-president and assistant general manager. Named Steve Violetta vice president of business affairs.
Los Angeles: Recalled F Jeff Giuliano from Manchester (AHL). Assigned F Gabe Gauthier to Manchester.
Nashville: Recalled G Pekka Rinne from Milwaukee (AHL).
Philadelphia: Traded D Jussi Timonen to Dallas for 2009 conditional entry draft pick.
Phoenix: Recalled D Keith Yandle from San Antonio (AHL).
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Norfolk: Recalled F Zbynek Hrdel from Mississippi (ECHL). Loaned F Brett Angel to Mississippi.
Soccer
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
MLS: Named Nelson Rodriguez senior VP of strategic business development and William Wilson executive VP of international business and special events.
College
Florida State: Bobby Bowden, football coach, agreed to 1-year deal.
Louisville: Suspended F Derrick Caracter from men’s basketball team indefinitely for curfew violation.
Penn State: Named Kermit Buggs safeties coach.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Marist: Named Pat Dunne football coach.
