MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland: 3B coach Tony DeFrancesco has been reassigned within minor league system and contract of strength and conditioning coach Clarence Cockrell will not be renewed.
Toronto: Named Mike Basso manager, Dave LaRoche pitching coach, Ken Joyce hitting coach and Jon Woodworth trainer for Las Vegas (PCL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Exercised ’09 option on RHP Rich Harden.
Milwaukee: RHP Joe Bateman, LHP Lindsay Gulin, LHP Sam Narron and LHP Chris Narveson agreed to minor league contracts.
Houston: Assigned RHP Dave Borkowski, RHP Jack Cassel, RHP Ryan Hosuton and INF Jose Castillo outright to Round Rock (PCL).
San Diego: Sent INF Craig Stansberry, RHP Tim Stauffer and RHP Kevin Cameron outright to Portland (PCL).
San Fran.: Promted Jim Moorehead to senior director of media relations and Maria Jacinto to senior director of broadcast services.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
Cleveland: Released C Lance Allred.
L.A. Lakers: Waived G Dwayne Mitchell.
Sacramento: Waived C Zhang Kai.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Denied N.Y. Jets S Eric Smith’s appeal of 1-game suspension and fine for helmet-to-helmet hit on Arizona WR Anquan Boldin.
New Orl.: Placed K Martin Gramatica and FB Olaniyi Sobomehin on IR. Re-signed K Taylor Mehlhaff. Waived TE Buck Ortega. Signed DE Jeff Charleston, DT Montavious Stanley and TE Sean Ryan. Released S David Roach and LB William Kershaw from practice roster. Signed CB Darrell Hunter and LB Pago Togafau to practice roster.
N.Y. Giants: Lifted suspension of WR Plaxico Burress and returned him to active roster. Waived WR Taye Biddle. Terminated practice squad contract of WR John Broussard.
St. Louis: Released WR Eddie Kennison, then re-signed him.
Tennessee: Released QB Preston Parsons from practice squad. Signed DL Charles Bennett to practice squad.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NHL: Suspended Blackhawks LW Ben Eager for 3 games without pay for swinging his stick at Dallas LW Sean Avery during Oct. 2 game.
BLACKHAWKS: Claimed D Doug Janik off waivers from Dallas, then traded him back to Dallas for conditional draft pick.
Anaheim: Recalled G David LeNeveu from Iowa (AHL).
Buffalo: Placed F Paul Gaustad on IR.
Carolina: Placed RW Scott Walker on injured list and RW Justin Williams on non-roster injured list.
Columbus: Placed LW Raffi Torres on injured list, retroactive to Sept. 29.
Minnesota: Placed D Kurtis Foster and D John Scott on injured reserve.
N.Y. Islanders: Claimed C Nate Thompson off waivers from Boston.
Phoenix: Placed D Jonas Ahnelov on injured list.
San Jose: Re-signed LW Tomas Plihal and D Alexei Semenov.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
New England: Placed G Doug Warren on season-ending injury list.
COLLEGES
Auburn: Fired offensive coor. Tony Franklin.
East Carolina: Suspended WR Jamar Bryant indefinitely for undisclosed violation of team policy.
BASKETBALL ORAL COMMITMENT
NORTH FLORIDA: Mike Black, Fenwick, G.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
