BASEBALL

BASEBALL

American League

TEXAS RANGERS—Recalled RHP Scott Feldman from Oklahoma (PCL). Placed RHP Vicente Padilla on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 22.

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with LF-1B Matt LaPorta.

NEW YORK METS—Signed INF Tyler Vaughn and INF Jose Alvarez.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Activated RHP John Wasdin from the 15-day DL.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Purchased the contract of INF D’Angelo Jimenez from Columbus (IL).

Midwest League

QUAD CITIES SWING—Announced 1B Tim Dorn has been assigned to the team.

American Association

COASTAL BEND AVIATORS—Signed RHP Juan Jimenez.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed LHP John Kaminski.

PENSACOLA PELICANS—Signed RHP Jarrod Matthews. Released LHP Matthew Creighton.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Released C Zach Goldberg, C Mike Richardson and RHP Ryan Dupic.

Can-Am League

BROCKTON ROX—Signed INF Steve Wyland.

NORTH SHORE SPIRIT—Traded C Wally Rosa to Atlantic City for a player to be named later. Signed INF Robert Tewksbary.

QUEBEC CAPITALES—Released RHP Mathieu Demontigny and Tom Curkovic.

Northern League

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Released LHP Cole Stipovich.

KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Released C Jeremy McIntire.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Released RHP Greg Bicknell.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DETROIT PISTONS—Announced G Chauncey Billups has opted out of the final year of his contract, making him an unrestricted free agent.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS—Released DT Tank Johnson. Arena Football League

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE—Fired Sparky McEwen, coach.

HOCKEY

Central Hockey League

YOUNGSTOWN STEELHOUNDS—Re-signed D Jeff Alcombrack to a one-year contract.

HORSE RACING

NTRA—Named Vicki Baumgardner chief financial officer.

SWIMMING

USA SWIMMING—Named Karen Linhart media specialist.

COLLEGE

CHARLOTTE—Named Donald Edwards director of women’s basketball operations.

COLGATE—Named Andrea Gross, Colleen Kelly and Michele Van Gorp women’s assistant basketball coaches and John Field assistant strength and conditioning coach.

GEORGIA TECH—Named Dean Buchan assistant athletic director for media relations.

MERCHANT MARINE—Named Cassie Arroyo senior woman administrator-softball coach.

PRINCETON—Promoted Erin McDermott to senior women’s administrator.

RICE—Named Brent Scott men’s assistant basketball coach.

SIENA—Named Ellen Howe women’s water polo coach.

SOUTH FLORIDA—Promoted Jeff Osterman to women’s associate head basketball coach.

SMU—Named Lauren Longbotham women’s tennis coach.