BASEBALL

BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Released LHP Mike Holtz.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Signed RHP Chris Tillman.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS--Optioned RHP Mike Burns to Louisville of the IL.
NEW YORK METS--Signed INF Ritchie Price, C Jason Jacobs, RHP Timothy Stronach, RHP Richard Sparks, C Bradley Roper-Hubbert, INF James Newman, RHP Edgar Ramirez and RHP Joshua Stinson.
American Association
ST. PAUL SAINTS--Signed OF Chaz Lytle.
Can-Am League
BROCKTON ROX--Traded RHP Jason Wylie to New Jersey for RHP John Kelly.
NEW HAVEN COUNTY CUTTERS--Released INF Eric Cirella.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS--Released INF Jose Gutierrez.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES--Signed UT Justin Colbert, UT Matt Bransfield and C Alex Derhak. Released 3B Alex Stewart, INF Gary Gilbert, C Trave Hopkins and LHP E.J. Basta; Announced the retirement of INF Ryan Sullivan.
RIVER CITY RASCALS--Released OF Kirk McConnell.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS--Released C Cory VonTungeln.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS--Signed RHP Guadalupe Trevino. Released INF Casey Gordon.
Golden Baseball League
FULLERTON FLYERS--Signed INF Gabriel Mayorga. Announced the retirement of 3B John Banach.
RENO SILVER SOX--Signed RHP Carlos Chavez and CF Richard Giannotti. Released LHP Mike Spiegel.
SAN DIEGO SURF DAWGS--Released C Kevin Reinking.
YUMA SCORPIONS--Agreed to terms with OF Kalen Norton. Released 1B-OF Richard Quihuis-Bell.
Northern League
KANSAS CITY T-BONES--Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Wichert.
FOOTBALL
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS--Released P-K Duncan O'Mahoney.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed G Cristobal Huet to a two-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS--Signed RW Brad Tapper.
PHOENIX COYOTES--Traded D Paul Mara and a 2007 or 2008 third-round draft pick to Boston for D Nick Boynton and a 2007 fourth-round draft pick.
ECHL
FLORIDA EVERBLADES--Signed D Steve Czech to a one-year contract.
IDAHO STEELHEADS--Signed D Blake Forsyth and C Greg Rallo.
COLLEGE
AKRON--Named Ebony Pegues women's assistant basketball coach.
HOFSTRA--Signed Jack Hayes, athletic director, to a three-year contract extension through the 2011-12 academic year.
LEHMAN--Named John Quirk baseball coach.
MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH--Named Louise Goodrum interim athletic director.
MOUNT OLIVE--Named LaToya Greene assistant athletics director and senior woman administrator.
PENNSYLVANIA--Named Ambrose Crenshaw and Chad O'Brien women's assistant volleyball coaches.
ST. BONAVENTURE--Named Sarah Cartmill women's assistant basketball coach.
ST. MICHAELS--Named Matthew Faulkner sports information intern.
VIRGINIA--Named Brandon Duncan assistant softball coach.
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