BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CUBS: Optioned RHP Juan Mateo and OF Jake Fox to Iowa (PCL) and RHP Jeff Samardzija to Tennessee (SL). Assigned LHP Ed Campusano, INF Luis Figueroa and C JD Closser to minor league camp. Released RHP Shingo Takatsu.
Toronto: RHP Armando Benitez agreed to minor league contract.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Gary: OF Rob Marconi agreed to terms.
Schaum.: RHP Doug Brooks agreed to terms.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Golden State: Exercised 2008-09 option on contract of Don Nelson, coach.
Seattle: Signed G Mike Wilks to 10-day contract.
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
San Antonio: Signed C Ruth Riley for 2 years.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Arizona: WR Larry Fitzgerald agreed to 4-year contract.
Carolina: Released C Justin Hartwig.
Cleveland: Signed OL Lennie Friedman to 1-year contract.
Detroit: Signed DT Chuck Darby to 3-year deal.
Kansas City: Signed WR Devard Darling.
Miami: Signed DB Keith Davis.
New England: Re-signed S Ray Ventrone.
New Orleans: S Steve Gleason retired.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Detroit: Signed RW Dan Cleary to 5-year deal.
St. Louis: Recalled D Roman Polak from Peoria (AHL). Assigned G Ben Bishop to Peoria.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
New England: Signed F Argenis Fernandez.
COLLEGES
NCAA: Placed BYU on 3 years probation for violations in men’s volleyball program.
UCLA:Kathy Olivier, women’s basketball coach, resigned.
HIGH SCHOOLS
Timothy Christian: Boys varsity basketball coach Jeff Powers resigned.
FOOTBALL LETTER OF INTENT
ST. FRANCIS: Michael Smith, Providence, DE.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
