Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle: C Kenji Johjima has opted out of final 2 years of his contract.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
L.A. Clippers: Waived G Jerel McNeal and G Anthony Roberson.
Minnesota: Waived G Devin Green and G Mustafa Shakur.
Football
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL: Suspended Carolina DB Dante Wesley 1 game for a flagrant violation of player safety rules during an Oct. 18 game at Tampa Bay.
N.Y. Jets: Put NT Kris Jenkins on IR.
San Francisco: Put LB Jeff Ulbrich on IR. Signed LB Matt Wilhelm.
Hockey
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
New Jersey: Put D Cory Murphy on waivers.
N.Y. Rangers: Reassigned F Ryan Hillier to Hartford (AHL).
Tampa Bay: Recalled D Matt Smaby from Norfolk (AHL).
Washington: Sent F Keith Aucoin to Hershey (AHL).
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
WOLVES: Fired coach Don Granato and assistant coach Jason Christie.
Soccer
WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER
Sky Blue FC: Agreed to terms M Carli Lloyd.
College
ECAC: Voted Geneva, Lyndon State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Penn State-Abington, Salem International and Virginia Commonwealth into membership for the 2009-10 academic year.
Cheyney: Named Marc Harrison women’s cross country and track and field coach, and James Williams men’s cross country and track and field coach.
Southern Illinois: Dismissed G Ryan Hare from men’s basketball team for violating team rules and policies.
