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.
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 ASSOCIATION
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.
FOOTBALL
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.
HOCKEY
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.
UNLV: Promoted Andy Grossman from director of media relations to assistant athletics director for media relations and communications and Mark Wallington from associate director for sports information to director of media relations.
