Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Miami: Waived F Stephane Lasme.
Oklahoma City: Announced the team nickname will be Thunder.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Baltimore: Placed QB Kyle Boller on injured reserve.
Cincinnati: Signed CB Geoffrey Pope and OT Dennis Roland to practice squad.
Dallas: Signed S Keith Davis.
Indianapolis: Signed OL Michael Toudouze, OL Tala Esera and OL Dane Uperesa, DB Brandon Foster, DB Jamie Silva, QB Josh Betts, WR Sam Giguere and RB Chad Simpson to practice squad.
Miami: Signed WR Anthony Armstrong and LB Rob Ninkovich to practice squad.
Oakland: Signed FB Luke Lawton. Waived-injured LB Robert Thomas. Signed DL Derrick Gray to practice squad. Released P Glenn Pakulak from practice squad.
Pittsburgh: Signed TE Sean McHugh.
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Winnipeg: Signed QB Timmy Chang. Released K Mark Myers.
Hockey
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Wolves: Signed RW Jeff Hamilton; named Jason Christie assistant coach.
Soccer
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Kansas City: Acquired F Herculez Gomez from Colorado for fourth-round pick in 2009 SuperDraft, a 2009 first-round selection in supplemental draft and cash.
College
Cincinnati: Said QB Ben Mauk has lost his final appeal to NCAA for more eligibility.
Guilford: Named Tom Palombo athletic director.
Kent State: Named Jaden Uken director of basketball operations.
Princeton: Named Kevin Unterstein men’s assistant lacrosse coach.
Rutgers: Named Danny Nee director of player development for men’s basketball.
Boxing
IBF/IBO: Announced heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver will fight Chad Dawson Oct. 11 in Los Angeles.
