BASEBALL

BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Named Paul Lessard athletic trainer, Jim Rowe sports medicine coordinator and Scott Waugh rehab coordinator.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Named Mike Berger and Jim D'Aloia professional scouts.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES--Agreed to terms with OF Jason Bay on a four-year contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Purchased the contracts of C George Kottaras and RHP Jared Wells from Mobile of the Southern League. Assigned 1B-OF Jon Knott outright to Portland of the PCL.
SAN FRAN. GIANTS--Purchased the contracts of RHP Kelyn Acosta from Augusta of the South Atlantic League, LHP Jesus Reina and C Eliezer Alfonzo from Fresno of the PCL and LHP Jon Coutlangus, OF Nate Schierholtz and INF Travis Ishikawa from San Jose of California League and added them to 40-man roster.
Eastern League
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS--Announced Stu Cliburn, pitching coach, was promoted to Rochester of the IL. Named Gary Lucas pitching coach.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
L. A. CLIPPERS--Signed G Howard Eisley.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Waived C Todd Marchant. Recalled F Alexandre Picard and F Ben Simon from Syracuse of the AHL. Assigned F Jaroslav Balastik and F Mike Rupp to Syracuse.
MINNESOTA WILD--Recalled D Kurtis Foster from Houston of the AHL. Placed D Andrei Zyuzin on injured reserve.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Assigned G Marc-Andre Fleury to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.
ST. LOUIS BLUES--Placed D Eric Brewer on injured reserve.
ECHL
IDAHO STEELHEADS--Announced C D'Arcy McConvey has been recalled to Iowa of the AHL.
PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS--Signed F Peter Trovato and F Brad Wanchulak.
CHL
COLORADO EAGLES--Signed G Jeff Blair.
FORT WORTH BRAHMAS--Signed RW Beau McLaughlin.
LUBBOCK COTTON KINGS--Signed D Ryan Moren.
MEMPHIS RIVERKINGS--Signed LW Paul McBrien.
TULSA OILERS--Signed D Darren Shakotko.
WICHITA THUNDER--Waived LW Reid Goolsby.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
CALGARY ROUGHNECKS--Signed G Matt Morehouse to a two-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
REAL SALT LAKE--Acquired D Douglas Sequeira and M Christian Jimenez from Chivas USA for D Brian Dunseth. Acquired the rights to M Diego Walsh from Kansas City for a 2007 third-round supplemental draft pick. Announced the retirement of D Brian Kamler to become the team's director of soccer development.
Major Indoor Soccer League
BALTIMORE BLAST--Acquired F Ibrahim Kante from California for D Adilson DeLima. Traded Mike Apple to St. Louis for future considerations and Marcos Chantel to St. Louis for the rights to D Michael Lookingland.
COLLEGE
NCAA--Placed Georgia Tech on probation for two years for allowing academically ineligible student-athletes to compete in football, men's and women's track & amp; field and women's swimming between the 1998-99 and 2004-05 academic years.
MISERICORDIA--Named Melissa DeCesaris and Albie Biggs women's assistant basketball coaches and Andre Little men's assistant basketball coach.