BASEBALL

BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB--Suspended San Francisco Giants minor league OF Abraham Nunez for 50 games for a violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Optioned RHP Leo Nunez to Omaha of the PCL. Purchased the contract of RHP Bobby Keppel from Omaha.
TEXAS RANGERS--Activated INF Ian Kinsler from the 15-day DL. Designated OF Adrian Brown for assignment.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Agreed to terms with INF Edgardo Alfonzo to a minor league contract.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS--Assigned RHP Robert Manuel to Dayton of the Midwest League.
COLORADO ROCKIES--Traded OF Tony Miller to the Toronto Blue Jays for OF Jorge Sandes and INF Juan Melo to the San Francisco Giants for future considerations. Assigned INF Tommy Whiteman to Colorado Springs of the PCL.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS--Optioned RHP Chris Demaria to Nashville of the PCL. Assigned RHP Justin Lehr outright to Nashville. Purchased the contract of RHP Joe Winkelsas from Huntsville of the SL.
NEW YORK METS--Traded RHP Robert Manuel to the Cincinnati Reds for LHP Dave Williams and cash.
International League
IL--Suspended Durham Bulls manager John Tamargo for 10 games for bumping an umpire during a May 21 game.
TOLEDO MUD HENS--Released RHP Matt Mantei.
American Association
PENSACOLA PELICANS--Released INF Beau McMillan
SIOUX CITY PELICANS--Released OF Freddy Guzman.
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE--Traded INF Brett Davis to Coastal Bend for a player to be named. Signed RHP David Pahucki.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM--Agreed to terms with LHP Justin Roelle, RHP Robert Benjamin, RHP Coogie Freedman and RHP Rick Rosell.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS--Released OF Jake Dickinson.
BASKETBALL
NBA Development League
DAKOTA WIZARDS--Named Dave Joerger coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS--Released LB Jeremy Loyd. Arena Football League
COLUMBUS DESTROYERS--Re-signed OL-DL Mike Sutton.
KANSAS CITY BRIGADE--Re-signed OL-DL Chad Pegues.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Signed C-RW Dave Bolland to a three-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Named Ray Shero general manager and signed him to a five-year contract.
ECHL
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS--Named Jenny Larke ticket sales manager and Ashley Hoffman marketing and public relations manger.
UTAH GRIZZLIES--Announced the resignation of Chuck Weber, assistant coach and assistant director of hockey operations, to become coach and director of hockey operations for Cincinnati of the ECHL.
Central Hockey League
YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS--Named Heather Sahli director of client services and Beth Starrett account executive. Promoted Steve Reynolds to senior account executive.
COLLEGE
NCAA--Penalized Oklahoma for making impermissible phone calls to men's basketball recruits.
BUFFALO--Signed Reggie Witherspoon, men's basketball coach, to a three-year contract extension.
CCNY--Named Kevin Clifford women's basketball coach.
CAMPBELL--Signed Wanda Watkins, women's basketball coach, and Robbie Laing, men's basketball coach, to multiyear contracts.
CENTRAL FLORIDA--Extended the contract of George O'Leary, football coach, through 2015.
MERCY--Named Bill Sullivan compliance coordinator.
NORTH CAROLINA--Agreed to terms with Sylvia Hatchell, women's basketball coach, on a six-year contract.
VERMONT--Named Gregg Olson men's assistant soccer coach and Danielle Sabourin women's assistant basketball coach.
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