NORTHERN LEAGUE
Joliet Jackhammers: Released LHP Dan Ziegler.
Schaumburg Flyers: Traded LHP Brad Mumma to Joliet for LHP David Moraga.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
Cleveland: Signed G Tarence Kinsey.
Detroit: Signed C Kwame Brown.
Philadelphia: Re-signed G Louis Williams.
ISRAELI PREMIER LEAGUE
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Signed G Carlos Arroyo to 1-year contract.
AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOC.
ABA: Awarded an expansion franchise to Cleveland to begin play in 2008-2009.
Cleveland: Team nickname will be Rockers. Named Pierre Hall president and general manager.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Activated G Chester Adams from non-football injury list.
Buffalo: Signed WR C.J. Hawthorne.
Green Bay: Placed QB Brett Favre on roster after he was reinstated by league. Placed CB Condrew Allen on injured reserve.
Houston: Signed CB Dexter Wynn. Placed DB Jimmy Williams on IR.
Jacksonville: Place FB Anthony Cotrone on waived/injured list. Re-signed TE Isaac Smolko.
N.Y. Giants: Activated LG Gerris Wilkinson from physically-unable-to-perform list.
N.Y. Jets: Activated TE Chris Baker from physically unable to perform list.
New England: Signed OL John Welbourn. Released DL Chris Norwell.
New Orleans: Signed DT Tim McGill and DT James Reed. Waived DE Marquies Gunn and WR Curtis Hamilton.
Seattle: OL Chris Gray retired. Signed DL Kevin Brown.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Buffalo: Signed RW Colton Fretter and LW Colin Murphy.
Detroit: Named Brad McCrimmon assistant coach and signed him and assistant coach Paul MacLean to 3-year contracts.
Los Angeles: Named Mark Hardy assistant coach. Promoted Jamie Kompon and Nelson Emerson to assistant coaches. Assistant coaches Mike Johnston and Dave Lewis will not return next season.
COLLEGES
Colorado: Named Tracy Tripp director of women’s basketball operations.
Georgia: Suspended LB Darius Dewberry for first two football games for causing property damage at local hospital over weekend.
Kentucky: Named DeWayne Peevy associate athletic director for media relations. CB Paul Warford has been ruled ineligible for 2008 season.
Nebraska: DL Kevin Dixon kicked off team for undisclosed violation of rules.
South Alabama: Signed baseball coach Steve Kittrell to 2-year contract extension through 2011 season.
Virginia: Dismissed CB Mike Brown from football team.
Wisconsin: RB Lance Smith dismissed from team.
BASKETBALL ORAL COMMITTMENT
Oregon State: Ahmad Starks, G, Whitney Young.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
