BASEBALL

BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX--Optioned INF Alejandro Machado to Pawtucket of the IL. Assigned OF Ron Calloway and RHP Jimmy Serrano to their minor league camp.
DETROIT TIGERS--Optioned LHP Wilfredo Ledezma to Toledo of the IL. Assigned RHP Chad Durbin, RHP Lee Gardner, RHP Kevin Hodge, C Brian Peterson, C Max St. Pierre, INF Josh Phelps, OF Ryan Ludwick and OF Reggie Taylor to their minor league camp.
SEATTLE MARINERS--Optioned OF Shin-Soo Choo to Tacoma of the PCL.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS--Assigned RHP Jason Standridge outright to Louisville of the IL.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Optioned OF Andre Ethier to Las Vegas of the PCL. Reassigned RHP Takashi Saito to their minor league camp.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS--Returned Rule 5 draftee RHP Juan Mateo to the Chicago Cubs.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS--Named Ed Tapscott CEO and Peter Smul COO of the team and the WNBA's Charlotte Sting.
DENVER NUGGETS--Signed G Howard Eisley for the remainder of the season.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Re-signed C Seth McKinney to a two-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS--Re-signed G Willie Green.
NBA Development League
ARKANSAS RIMROCKERS-Reacquired C James Lang.
FAYETTEVILLE PATRIOTS-Signed G Justin Johnson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS--Announced the retirement of CB Jerry Azumah.
COWBOYS--Signed PK Mike Vanderjagt.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS--Signed QB Mike McMahon and to a two-year contract and S Tank Williams to a one-year contract.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS--Signed QB Steven Jyles.
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS--Signed OL Greg Randall.
Arena Football League
LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS--Released WR-LB Maurice Bryant and WR-DB Dameon Porter.
PHILADELPHIA SOUL--Traded WR-LB Aaron Boone and OL-DL Cyron Brown to Philadelphia for OS Steve Smith.
UTAH BLAZE--Waived DS Sullivan Beard and OL-DL Bernard Holsey.
HOCKEY
Central Hockey League
CHL--Suspended Laredo RW James Hiebert for five games as a result of his actions in March 21 game at Rio Grande Valley. Suspended Youngstown D Kris Mallette for two games and Fort Worth LW Chris Bain indefinitely as a result of their actions March 22.
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