BASEBALL

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Milwaukee 1B Prince Fielder for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for inappropriate and aggressive conduct during a confrontation with plate umpire Wally Bell on Aug. 12.

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Signed LHP TJ McFarland.

DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Yorman Bazardo to Toledo (IL). Purchased the contract of RHP Jair Jurrjens from Erie (EL). Agreed to terms with RHP Rick Porcello on a four-year contract and LHP Casey Crosby, SS Cale Iorg and LHP Matthew Hoffman.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Recalled RHP Edwar Ramirez and LHP Sean Henn from Scranton/Wilkes Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Jeff Karstens and RHP Jim Brower to Scranton/Wilkes Barre.

TEXAS RANGERS—Activated RHP Vicente Padilla from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Brandon McCarthy on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 11.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Placed SS Alex Gonzalez the bereavement list. Purchased the contract of INF Mark Bellhorn from Louisville (IL). Transferred INF Juan Castro from the 15- to 60-day DL.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Recalled OF Gabe Gross from Nashville (PCL). Designated RHP Chris Spurling for assignment.

NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with 3B Marinus Vernooij.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Julian Sampson and OF Cedric Johnson.

American Association

EL PASO DIABLOS—Released RHP Robbie Wachman. Signed RHP Eric Montoya.

PENSACOLA PELICANS—Signed OF Andrew Revall. Traded LHP Todd Androsko to El Paso for future considerations. Traded OF Marcos Rodriguez to New Jersey (Can-Am) to complete an earlier trade. Signed RHP Joe Orgavon.

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Released OF Derek Rundquist.

SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Signed INF Jeff Albert.

Atlantic League

NEWARK BEARS—Signed LHP Matt Smith. Released LHP Joe Rodriguez.

YORK REVOLUTION—Announced retirement of C Greg Brown.

Can-Am League

GRAYS—Signed OF Larry Van Allen. Released INF Gavin Monjaras.

NASHUA PRIDE—Signed RHP Tim Bausher.

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Released OF Tim Turner.

SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Released RHP Joe Orgavon. Signed RHP Keith Forbes and C-1B Jeremy Booth.

WORCESTER TORNADOES—Signed RHP Alex Beras. Released LHP Michael Meagher.

FOOTBALL

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed DL Kenny Hollis to a practice roster contract.

Arena Football League

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS—Signed QB Sonny Cumbie to a three-year contract extension through the 2010 season.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

OTTAWA SENATORS—Named Ron Low assistant coach and Eli Wilson goaltending coach.

American Hockey League

BINGHAMTON SENATORS—Signed Mike Busniuk, assistant coach, for the 2007-08 season.

HERSHEY BEARS—Signed D Tyler Sloan.

SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Named Stephanie Sauda marketing manager and John Neenan public relations manager.

ECHL

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS—Traded the rights to D Mathew Deschamps to Mississippi for financial considerations.

YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS—Signed F Erik Johnson.

SOCCER

Major Indoor Soccer League

NEW JERSEY IRONMEN—Agreed to terms with G Tony Meola.

COLLEGE

BIG EAST CONFERENCE—Named Chuck Sullivan director of communications.

COLLEGE OF N.J.—Named Dean Glus interim baseball coach.

CONNECTICUT—Named Brian Meisner men’s assistant hockey coach.

EASTERN MICHIGAN—Named Karen O’Brien assistant volleyball coach.

INDIANA STATE—Promoted John Sherman to assistant director of athletics for marketing and media relations, Ace Hunt to associate director of athletics media relations, Mike Williams and Kevin Jension assistant directors of athletics media relations. Named Katie Gaal athletics media relations graduate assistant.

MERCY—Announced the resignation of Dr. Kevin McGinniss, director of athletics, to become the director of athletic development at Rhode Island.

NORTH CAROLINA-ASHEVILLE—Promoted Tim Perry to associate head baseball coach and Bob Fenn to assistant baseball coach.

NORTHWESTERN STATE—Promoted pitching coach Jon Paul Davis to baseball coach.

OHIO—Announced sophomore basketball G Rachel Frederick is transferring.

PENNSYLVANIA—Named Nik DeVore men’s tennis coach.

UNLV—Named Jennifer Klein womens assistant soccer coach.