BASEBALL

BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Claimed RHP Eduardo Sierra off waivers from the Colorado Rockies and optioned him to Birmingham of the Southern League.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Recalled RHP Runelvys Hernandez from Omaha of the PCL. Designated RHP Joe Nelson for assignment.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Placed 2B Jorge Cantu on the 15-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS--Assigned RHP R.A. Dickey outright to Oklahoma of the PCL.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Optioned RHP Mike Adams to Nashville of the PCL.
NEW YORK METS--Agreed to terms with OF Michael Tucker on a minor league contract.
PHILA. PHILLIES--Placed RHP Julio Santana on the 15-day DL. Called up RHP Clay Condrey from Scranton Wilkes-Barre of the IL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS--Optioned LHP Billy Traber to New Orleans of the PCL. Called up RHP Jason Bergmann from New Orleans. Claimed RHP Zach Day off waivers from Colorado.
International League
DURHAM BULLS--Assigned LHP Jason Cromer to Hudson Valley of the New York-Penn League. Announced RHP Edwin Jackson was assigned to the team from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
American Association
COASTAL BEND AVIATORS--Agreed to terms with LHP Derrick Van Dusen.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS--Signed 1B Keith Maxwell, C John Nathans, C Victor Valencia and C Chris Torres.
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE--Released RHP Roberto Nieves.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS--Agreed to terms with RHP Fabricio Benitez.
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT--Released LHP Liam O'Flaherty. Agreed to terms with INF Jeff Brooks and INF Dustin Bensko.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS--Agreed to terms with LHP Ted Juske.
WORCESTER TORNADOES--Released INF Marc Grutka.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES--Traded C-OF Ryan McDermond to Somerset of the Atlantic League for a player to be named.
KALAMAZOO KINGS--Agreed to terms with INF Drunante Thornburg and RHP Jeremy Griffith.
Golden Baseball League
CHICO OUTLAWS--Released INF Josh Ashton and OF Eddie Guessford.
FULLERTON FLYERS--Traded 3B Ryan Lehr to Sussex of the Can-Am League for future considerations.
RENO SILVER SOX--Agreed to terms with 3B Edgar Varela. Traded RHP Randy Waite and RHP John Segovia to Gateway of the Frontier League for future considerations.
SAN DIEGO SURF DAWGS--Agreed to terms with LHP Marcos Mendoza.
YUMA SCORPIONS--Agreed to terms with OF Javier Lopez. Traded RHP Jon Uhl to Kansas City of the Northern League to complete the earlier trade for RHP Cardoza Tucker.
BASKETBALL
American Basketball Association
ABA--Granted an expansion team to San Diego to begin play in the 2006-07 season to be known as the Wildcats.
SAN DIEGO WILDCATS--Named Michael Kennedy coach and Eric Anderson general manager.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS--Signed DT Tyoka Jackson to a two-year contract. Re-signed TE Casey FitzSimmons and DE Cory Redding to one-year contracts.
GREEN BAY PACKERS--Agreed to terms with CB Charles Woodson on a seven-year contract. Signed DT Kenderick Allen.
MINN. VIKINGS--Released RB Onterrio Smith.
Arena Football League
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE--Waived OL-DL Julius Roberts.
SAN JOSE SABERCATS--Re-signed OL-DL Dan Loney.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS--Signed LB Neil Ternovatsky and RB Jarred Winkel.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
AHL--Suspended Hartford D Dale Purinton one game for his actions in an April 25 game.
HORSE RACING
NTRA--Announced the retirement of D.G. Van Clief, Jr., commissioner and chief executive officer and president of Breeders' Cup Limited, effective by the end of the year.
TENNIS
USTA--Named Andrea Hirsch general counsel and chief legal officer.
COLLEGE
NCAA--Placed Fresno State's basketball program on four years' probation for recruiting violations and former coach Ray Lopes was given a three-year "show cause" penalty.
BOSTON COLLEGE--Named Mo Cassara men's assistant basketball coach.
CLEMSON--Promoted Will Wade to director of men's basketball operations.
FRANCIS MARION--Named Gary Edwards men's basketball coach.
GEORGE MASON--Extended the contract of Jim Larranaga, men's basketball coach, through the 2011-12 season.
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