BASEBALL
MLB: Minor league P Jonady Nunez from L.A. Dodgers has received 50-game suspension after violating Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland: Acquired RHP Yohan Pino from Minnesota to complete Aug. 7 trade for RHP Carl Pavano and assigned Pino to Columbus (IL).
Minnesota: Acquired RHP Jon Rauch from Arizona for player to be named. Assigned RHP Philip Humber outright to Rochester (IL).
Oakland: Recalled OF Eric Patterson from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned INF Tommy Everidge to Sacramento.
Tampa Bay: Traded LHP Scott Kazmir to L.A. Angels for LHP Alex Torres, 3B Matt Sweeney and player to be named later.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona: Called up C John Hester from Reno (PCL).
Houston: Placed RHP Alberto Arias on 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Wilton Lopez from Corpus Christi (Texas).
San Francisco: Optioned RHP Joe Martinez to Fresno (PCL). Called up RHP Alex Hinshaw from Fresno.
Washington: Placed CF Nyjer Morgan on 15-day DL. Purchased contract INF Pete Orr from Syracuse (IL). Transferred RHP Jordan Zimmermann to 60-day DL.
BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOC.
NBA: Suspended Denver G J.R. Smith 7 games without pay for pleading guilty to reckless driving and Phoenix F Jason Richardson 2 games without pay for pleading guilty to driving under influence.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS: Placed DT Dusty Dvoracek on injured reserve.
Denver: Suspended WR Brandon Marshall for unspecified detrimental conduct.
N.Y. Jets: Claimed P Glenn Pakulak off waivers from New Orleans. Waived P Ken Parrish and LB Josh Mauga.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Tampa Bay: Re-signed D Matt Lashoff to 2-year contract.
Vancouver: Acquired D Christian Ehrhoff and D Brad Lukowich from San Jose for D Daniel Rahimi and F Patrick White. Signed D Mathieu Schneider to 1-year contract.
COLLEGES
Pittsburgh: Suspended F Gilbert Brown from basketball team for fall semester for academic reasons.
