Baseball

BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Recalled RHP Craig Hansen from Pawtucket of the IL. Optioned RHP Jermaine Van Buren to Pawtucket.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle McCulloch.
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Recalled RHP Edward Mujica from Buffalo of the IL. Purchased the contract of INF/OF Joe Inglett from Buffalo. Designated RHP Jason Johnson for assignment. Optioned RHP Jeremy Guthrie to Buffalo. Agreed to terms with INF Adam Davis.
NEW YORK YANKEES--Recalled OF Kevin Reese from Columbus of the IL. Assigned RHP Jose Veras to Columbus.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Placed OF Milton Bradley on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Doug Clark from Sacramento of the PCL. Agreed to terms with OF Matt Sulentic, RHP Andrew Bailey and LHP Derrick Gordon.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS--Acquired LHP J.P. Howell from the Kansas City Royals for OF Joey Gathright and INF Fernando Cortez. Optioned RHP Seth McClung to Durham of the IL.
TEXAS RANGERS--Placed RHP Kameron Loe on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19. Recalled OF Freddy Guzman from Oklahoma of the IL. Agreed to terms with C Chad Tracy.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Activated SS Cesar Izturis from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Willy Aybar to Las Vegas of the PCL. Transferred 3B Bill Mueller from the 15- to the 60-day DL.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Activated RHP Rick Helling from the 60-day DL. Designated RHP Allan Simpson for assignment. Sent RHP Joe Winkelsas outright to Nashville of the PCL. Purchased the contract of SS Chris Barnwell from Nashville.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Placed OF Dave Roberts on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 18. Recalled OF Ben Johnson from Portland of the PCL.
International League
BUFFALO BISONS--Recalled OF Jonathan Van Every from Akron of the EL.
PAWTUCKET RED SOX--Recalled RHP Kevin Guyette from Wilmington of the Carolina League.
SYRACUSE SKYCHIEFS--Sent RHP Russ Savickas to Lansing of the South Atlantic League. Recalled C Erik Kratz and OF Maikel Jova from New Hampshire of the EL.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS--Agreed to terms with INF Dustin B. Smith.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS--Released INF Jason Carlson.
Atlantic League
SOMERSET PATRIOTS--Signed LHP Andy Pratt and RHP Bill Sylvester.
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE--Traded C Miles Page to Worcester for a player to be named.
QUEBEC CAPITALES--Traded INF Zach Strong to Brockton for cash and a player to be named.
Northern League
NORTHERN LEAGUE--Suspended Edmonton manager Terry Bevington for eight games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in the game against Fargo-Moorhead on June 18, 2006.
CALGARY VIPERS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jay Bobel.
EDMONTON CRACKER-CATS--Acquired RHP Jim Harrison from Winnipeg for a player to be named.
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS--Released RHP Rick Hummel.
JOLIET JACKHAMMERS--Released LHP Casey Wernke.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES--Agreed to terms with RHP Donnie Smith. Traded RHP Jim Harrison to Edmonton for a player to be named.
Golden Baseball League
RENO SILVER SOX--Agreed to terms with OF Nate Fisk and INF C.J. Lang.
SAN DIEGO SURF DAWGS--Agreed to terms with 3B Victor Roldan and C Kevin Ciarrachi. Released C Kevin Reinking.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA--Fined Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $250,000 for his outbursts following Game 5 of the NBA finals.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ST. LOUIS RAMS--Named Charley Armey vice president for pro personnel, and Tony Softli vice president for player personnel.
Arena Football League
LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS--Re-signed K Eric Houle.
ORLANDO PREDATORS--Re-signed WR-DB Javarus Dudley to a two-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLORADO AVALANCHE--Re-sign C Joe Sakic.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Signed C Manny Malhotra to a three-year contract.
MONTREAL CANADIENS--Named Kirk Muller assistant coach.
Central Hockey League
YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS--Re-signed C Chris Richards.
COLLEGE
CALIFORNIA--Agreed to terms with Ben Braun, men's basketball coach, on a two-year contract extension through 2011.
EAST CAROLINA--Named Paul Troth assistant offensive football coach.
FLORIDA GULF COAST--Named Jim Herlihy to director of internal relations and Kathy Peterson associate athletic director/senior women's administrator.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL--Named Eric Campbell assistant track and field coach.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT--Named Joe Williams III director of men's basketball operations.
MINNESOTA--Named Ted Riverso women's assistant basketball coach.
NEBRASKA--Announced the resignation of Boyd Epley, creative director for the athletic department, to become director of coaching performance for the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
NORTH CAROLINA--Named Rich DeSelm men's and women's swimming and diving coach, effective 2007.
RPI--Named Shawn Kurulak men's assistant hockey coach.
TCU--Named Randy Mazey assistant baseball coach.
WASHINGTON STATE--Named Willie Jude assistant strength coach.
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