BASEBALL

BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Activated OF Casey Blake from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Franklin Gutierrez to Buffalo of the IL.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Named Toby Cook vice president-public relations.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Named Ann Rodriguez director of business development of Earthquakes Soccer, LLC.
TEXAS RANGERS--Recalled OF Freddy Guzman Oklahoma of the PCL. Received cash from Milwaukee to complete an earlier trade for INF Enrique Cruz.
Midwest League
KANE COUNTY COUGARS--Announced RHP Jeff Gray has been promoted to Stockton of the California League.
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE--Released RHP Arsenio Estevez and OF Steve Baker.
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT--Released INF John Wolff. Traded RHP Jake Brooks to Sussex for a player to be named.
QUEBEC CAPITALES--Agreed to terms with LHP Kevin Beavers.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jake Brooks.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
TORONTO RAPTORS--Signed G-F Anthony Parker to a three-year contract.
UTAH JAZZ--Agreed to terms with C Jarron Collins.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Agreed to terms with LB James Anderson, OL Rashad Butler, TE Jeff King, G Will Montgomery and DE Stanley McClover.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS--Signed FB Mike Karney to a four-year contract extension.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Signed WR Jason Avant to a four-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES--Agreed to terms with G Martin Biron on a one-year contract.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Re-signed F Rene Bourque to a two-year contract, D Duncan Keith to a four-year contract and F Michael Holmqvist to a one-year contract.
DETROIT RED WINGS--Signed C Matt Hussey and D Dan Smith to one-year contracts.
OTTAWA SENATORS--Signed F Bobby Robins, D Neil Komadoski and D Neil Petruic.
PHOENIX COYOTES--Signed D Dennis Seidenberg and F Fredrik Sjostrom to two-year contracts.
American Hockey League
SPRINGFIELD FALCONS--Signed D P.J. Atherton.
Central Hockey League
YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS--Re-signed F Joey Sewell to a one-year contract.
United Hockey League
MUSKEGON FURY--Agreed to terms with RW Robin Bouchard on a two-year contract.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
CHICAGO SHAMROX--Traded F Dan Stroup, F Chris Gill and F Ryan O'Connor to Edmonton for F Mat Giles, F Jason Clark and a 2006 first-round entry draft pick.
COLLEGE
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION--Promoted Brad Gregg to assistant commissioner for operations and Brad Taylor to assistant commissioner of championships.
CLEMSON--Named Tom Stone women's assistant soccer coach. Added Stacey Hitzelberg to the athletic training staff.
COLGATE--Announced the resignation of Katrina Silva women's lacrosse coach.
GEORGE WASHINGTON--Named Jason Wilson assistant athletic director for facilities-operations, Kim Staehle softball coach, Greg Munoz men's tennis coach, Jesse Hooker assistant sports information director, Bryan Davis men's assistant soccer coach and Neel Bhattacharjee women's assistant soccer coach.
INDIANA STATE--Named Kyle Caskey and Jimmy Graves assistant football coaches.
LOUISVILLE--Signed Bobby Petrino, football coach, to a 10-year contract.
TENNESSEE-MARTIN--Promoted Chris Boone to assistant head football coach. Named Marcus Satterfield running backs coach and passing game coordinator, Randy Barnes director of football operations and David Draper men's assistant basketball coach.
WINTHROP--Named Gladys Wandera assistant volleyball coach and Mary Hock student assistant volleyball coach.
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