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UPDATE

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP Brock Huntzinger and OF Kade Keowen. Assigned Huntzinger to the Red Sox (GCL) and Keowen to Lowell (NYP).

MINNESOTA TWINS—Recalled RHP Matt Garza from Rochester (IL).

National League

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Acquired OF Milton Bradley and cash from Oakland for RHP Andrew Brown. Designated LHP Sean Thompson for assignment.

American Association

LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Agreed to terms with RHP Johnny Thompson.

PENSACOLA PELICANS—Released INF Jamie Miller.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Agreed to terms with INF Orlando Miller.

ST. PAUL SAINTS—Agreed to terms with LHP Marcus McKenzie.

Can-Am League

GRAYS—Released INF Mayke Cabrera.

NEW JERSEY JACKALS—Traded OF Napoleon Calzado to Pensacola (AA) for RHP Hunter Davis.

NORTH SHORE SPIRIT—Released INF Robert Tewksbary.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Waived G Brevin Knight.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL—Announced NFL Europa has folded.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed FB Jason Snelling to a four-year contract and RB Sha-Ron Edwards.

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed CB Chris Thompson, WR Justin Jenkins and WR Felton Huggins.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed WR Tramain Hall and WR Aaron Hosack to two-year contracts.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

LOS ANGELES KINGS—Singed D Jaroslav Modry to a one-year contract. Re-signed F Jeff Giuliano to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

BRANDEIS—Named Scott Foulis women’s assistant basketball coach.

C.W. POST—Announced men’s and women’s track and field will no longer be varsity programs, effective for the 2007-08 year.

NEW MEXICO STATE—Named Marvin Menzies men’s basketball coach.

PENNSYLVANIA—Announced the resignation of Mark Riley, men’s tennis coach.

SAN DIEGO—Named Andy Fee associate director of athletics for facilities and operations and Matt Parr assistant director of facilities and operations.

SW BAPTIST—Announced the resignation of Jack Peavey, football coach. Named Keith Allen interim football coach.

AP SPORTLIGHT

Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA

By The Associated Press

June 30

1916 — Amateur Chick Evans Jr. wins the U.S. Open with a record 286 total.

1929 — Bobby Jones beats Al Espinosa by 23 strokes in a 36-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open.

1962 — Murle Lindstrom wins the U.S. Women’s Open by two strokes over Jo Anne Prentice and Ruth Jessen.

1978 — Willie McCovey becomes the 12th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs.

1991 — Wimbledon breaks 114 years of tradition by playing on the middle Sunday of the tournament, a move forced by a huge backlog of matches caused by rain earlier in the week.