NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
L.A. Clippers: Signed PG Jason Williams.
Miami: Signed G-F Yakhouba Diawara.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Buffalo: Signed DE Derrick Jones. Placed LB Alvin Bowen on waived-injured list.
Carolina: Waived T Charles Spencer.
Cincinnati: Waived WR Travis Brown.
Green Bay: Traded QB Brett Favre to N.Y. Jets for conditional 2009 fourth-round draft pick.
Indianapolis: Signed LB Danny Verdun-Wheeler. Waived LB Brandon Archer.
N.Y. Jets: Released QB Chad Pennington.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
RUSH: Signed QB Russ Michna to 2-year contract extension through 2011 season.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NHL: Named Ted Lindsay, Bob Naegele, Brian Burke and Phil Housley as recipients of this year’s Lester Patrick Trophy for service to hockey in U.S..
NHL: Named John Collins chief operating officer.
Philadelphia: Named Craig Berube assistant coach.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Toronto: Named Doug Gilmour assistant coach.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: Signed RW Tommy Goebel.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
MLS: Suspended Toronto M Amado Guevara 1 game and fined him $250 for conduct that constituted red card offense of egregious nature during Aug. 3 game.
COLLEGES
NCAA: Upheld findings of unethical conduct and 2-year show cause penalty for former head football coach at Central Oklahoma.
Illinois State: Named Mark Kingston associate head baseball coach.
Kansas State: Football coach Ron Prince signed 5-year contract through 2012.
Keystone: Women’s basketball coach Carissa Ryan resigned.
Ohio State: Named Shane Wilkinson director of volleyball.
Rutgers: Named Frank Edgerly director of football recruiting operations and Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil women’s assistant basketball coach.
St. Joseph’s, Ind.: Named Brandon Turner women’s assistant basketball coach and interim women’s basketball coach.
Valparaiso: Women’s basketball recruiting coordinator Meredith Baugher resigned to become women’s assistant basketball coach at Youngstown State.
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EDITED BY DANIEL ELLMAN AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
