Baseball
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB: Fined Dodgers RHP Hiroki Kuroda $7,500, OF Manny Ramirez $2,500, Phillies OF Shane Victorino $2,500, Dodgers 1B coach Mariano Duncan $1,000, 3B coach Larry Bowa $500, Phillies LHP J.C. Romero $1,000, 1B coach Davey Lopes $1,000 for fracas during NLCS Game 3.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City: Named John Gibbons bench coach and Kevin Seitzer hit coach. 3B coach Luis Silverio accepted special assistant to player development position.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: Named Jamie Dismuke manager, Todd Benzinger hit coach and Rigo Beltran pitch coach at Dayton (MWL).
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Philadelphia: Exercised 3rd-year options on F Jason Smith and F Thaddeus Young.
Phoenix: Waived F Trey Johnson.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Suspended BEARS G Terrence Metcalf 4 games for violating NFL’s steroids policy.
Detroit: Put S Gerald Alexander on IR.
Minnesota: Signed LB Dontarrious Thomas.
St. Louis: Put RB Brian Leonard on IR. Re-signed CB Fakhir Brown.
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
New Orleans: Team will cease operations.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Blackhawks: Recalled D Aaron Johnson from Rockford (AHL).
Los Angeles: Put D Jack Johnson on IR.
Philadelphia: Acquired D Andrew Alberts from Boston for F Ned Lukacevic, draft pick.
College
Clemson: Football coach Tommy Bowden resigned. Named Dabo Swinney as interim.
