BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Charlotte: Signed G Shannon Brown to 1-year contract.
Detroit: Signed F Walter Sharpe.
L.A. Clippers: Acquired F Steve Novak from Houston in exchange for option to exchange second-round picks in 2011 NBA draft.
New York: Named Kenny Atkinson assistant coach.
AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
ABA: Awarded expansion team to Jackson, Miss., to begin play in 2008-09 season; team will be called Mississippi Blues.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Jacksonville: Waived DE Theo Horrocks. Signed DT Tywain Myles.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Montreal: Signed D Chad Anderson to 1-year contract.
Phoenix: Signed F Adam Perry.
Washington: Signed C David Steckel to 1-year contract.
SOCCER
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Columbus: Acquired rights to F Pat Noonan from New England for cash considerations and 2009 first-round draft pick.
New York: Signed D Gabriel Cichero.
AUTO RACING
Hall of Fame Racing: Released Sprint Cup driver J.J. Yeley; Brad Coleman will take over No. 96 Toyota beginning Aug. 17 in Michigan.
Dale Earnhardt Inc: Martin Truex Jr. agreed to extension through 2009.
IndyCar Series: Signed deal with Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. through 2011.
COLLEGES
Kansas: Signed men’s basketball coach Bill Self to 10-year contract.
UNLV: Named Alan Cox women’s assistant soccer coach and Jim Wain women’s volunteer assistant soccer coach.
Virginia: Named Jason Vigilante track and field and cross-country coach.
ORAL COMMITMENT
FOOTBALL
Arizona: Jake Baratz, OL, Naperville North
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