BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: INF Dustin Pedroia and 17 others agreed to 1-year deals.
Oakland: Sent LHP Jay Marshall and 5 others to minor league camp.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: LHP Bill Bray and RHP Gary Majewski agreed to 1-yr. deals.
L.A. Dodgers: Sent RHP Rick Asadoorian, RHP Fernando De La Cruz, LHP Brian Shackelford, RHP Alfredo Simon, C A.J. Ellis and C Gabriel Gutierrez to minor league camp.
Pittsburgh: Sent RHP Josh Sharpless and C Carlos Maldonado to minor league camp.
San Diego: Sent RHP Josh Geer, RHP Edwin Moreno, LHP Mike Megrew, LHP Cesar Ramos and INF Kyle Blanks to minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S NBA
Connecticut: Acquired F Barbara Turner from Houston for F Megan Mahoney.
Los Angeles: Signed G Liron Cohen and G Brisa Silva.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Baltimore: LB Brendon Ayanbadejo agreed to 4-yr. deal.
Denver: Signed LB Boss Bailey.
Jacksonville: Re-signed OL Maurice Williams.
New England: Signed CB Lewis Sanders and S Tank Williams.
N.Y. Jets: Signed FB Tony Richardson.
Philadelphia: Released LB Takeo Spikes.
St. Louis: Re-signed G Adam Goldberg. TE Anthony Becht agreed to multi-year deal.
Tennessee: Signed DE Jevon Kearse.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Buffalo: Sent F Clarke MacArthur to Rochester (AHL).
Carolina: Activated D Dennis Seidenberg from IR.
Edmonton: Recalled D Theo Peckham from Springfield (AHL).
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
D.C. United: Signed F Santino Quaranta.
COLLEGE
NCAA: Put Long Beach State on 3 years probation for major and secondary violations in its men’s basketball program.
Ashland: Ray Kowatch, wrestling coach, will not return next year.
Bloomsburg: Fired Tammy Millsaps, women’s basketball coach.
Culver-Stockton: Brad Hoyt, men’s basketball coach, and Dan Chapla, women’s basketball coach, resigned.
Iowa: Dismissed WR James Cleveland and QB Arvell Nelson from football team for violating team rules.
Minnesota State: Dean Bowyer, baseball coach, retires at end of season.
Tulane: Rick Jones, baseball coach, agreed to 3-year extension through 2015 season.
VMI: Mike Bozeman, track and field coach, retires at end of 2008 outdoor season.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DANIEL ELLMAN
