BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB: Suspended Kansas City RHP Jacob Rodriguez 50 games for failing to take drug test.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle: RHP Chris Reitsma agreed to minor league deal.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis: 1B Josh Phelps agreed to minor league deal.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
JOLIET: Traded INF Bobby Mosby to River City (Frontier) for a player to be named.
SCHAUMBURG: Signed 1B-OF Peanut Williams and OF Jermaine Allensworth.
BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S NBA
Los Angeles: Named Larry Smith ast. coach.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Signed D Brent Sopel to 3-year extension.
Carolina: Recalled F Keith Aucoin and F Brandon Nolan from Albany (AHL).
Columbus: Recalled C Derick Brassard from Syracuse (AHL).
Florida: Acquired D Magnus Johansson from Blackhawks for 2009 seventh-round pick.
Minnesota: Bob Naegele’s majority stake in the team will be sold to Craig Leipold.
Vancouver: Claimed C Kris Beech off waivers from Columbus.
Washington: Assigned G Brent Johnson to Hershey (AHL). Signed LW Alex Ovechkin to 13-year extension.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Los Angeles: Traded G Joe Cannon to San Jose for allocation money.
COLLEGE
Augustana: Stacey Ruff, women’s volleyball coach, has resigned.
Byu: Promoted secondary coach Jaime Hill to defensive coordinator.
Clemson: Junior DE Phillip Merling will make himself available for NFL draft.
Holy Cross: Meg Galligan, field hockey coach, has resigned.
Illinois: Junior RB Rashard Mendenhall will make himself available for NFL draft.
Lafayette: Signed Frank Tavani, football coach, to 2-year extension through 2014.
Oklahoma: Junior WR Malcolm Kelly will make himself available for NFL draft.
Urbana: Named Brian Matesic assistant head football coach and co-defensive coordinator.
Vanderbilt: Junior WR Earl Bennett will make himself available for NFL draft.
