BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston: Recalled RHP Marcus McBeth from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Junichi Tazawa to the Red Sox (GCL). Acquired OF Joey Gathright from Baltimore for player to be named or cash.
Minnesota: LHP Ron Mahay agreed to terms. Designated RHP R.A. Dickey for assignment. Recalled C Jose Morales from Rochester (IL).
Seattle: Put 1B Russell Branyan on 15-day DL. Activated RHP Chris Jakubauskas from Tacoma (PCL).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: Recalled LHP Matt Maloney from Louisville (IL). Optioned INF Kevin Barker to Louisville.
Florida: Optioned RHP Chris Volstad and INF Gaby Sanchez to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled RHP Luis Ayala and RHP Tim Wood from New Orleans.
San Diego: Recalled LHP Wade LeBlanc from Portland (PCL). Placed OF Kyle Blanks on 15-day DL.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Cincinnati: Released CB Jamar Fletcher. Waived WR Greg Orton and DT Pernell Phillips.
Houston: Put LB Cato June on injured reserve. Signed CB Cletis Gordon.
Miami: Waived WR Anthony Armstrong, K Connor Barth and NT Louis Ellis. Put FB Joe Kowalewski on waived-injured list.
Oakland: Signed LB Chris O’Neill. Released LB Napoleon Harris.
San Francisco: Announced retirement of OT Marvel Smith.
Tampa Bay: Released DE Jarriett Buie, DB DeAngelo Willingham and G Julius Wilson. Put WR Kelly Campbell on waived-injured list.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
San Jose: Acquired C Patrick White and D Daniel Rahimi from Vancouver for D Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich.
COLLEGES
UNLV: Promoted Andy Grossman to assistant athletics director for media relations and communications and Mark Wallington to director of media relations.
