Friday, May 2, 2008

Baseball

MLBSuspended New York Yankees minor league LHP Angel Reyes (NYP) for 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.

American League



BALTIMORE ORIOLESAnnounced RHP Greg Aquino has cleared waivers and accepted his assignment to Norfolk (IL).

DETROIT TIGERSActivated RHP Francisco Cruceta from the restricted list.

LOS ANGELES ANGELSPurchased the contract of RHP Nick Adenhart from Salt Lake (PCL). Placed INF Maicer Izturis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 28. Transferred RHP Kelvim Escobar from the 15- to 60-day DL.

National League

CHICAGO CUBSActivated OF Alfonso Soriano from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Matt Murton to Iowa (PCL).

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MILAWUKEE BREWERSExtended the contracts of Rick Schlesinger, executive vice president-business operations, and Bob Quinn, executive vice president-finance and administration, for five years.

American Association

EL PASO DIABLOSReleased RHP Adam Pointer.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGSReleased RHP Nick Pauza, LHP TJ Hendricks, RHP Tim Vasquez and INF Trey Hendricks. Signed C JB Tucker.

SHREVEPORT SPORTSSigned OF/C Tyler Reves.

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Can-Am League

NASHUA PRIDESigned OF Jerod Edmondson.

NEW JERSEY JACKALSSigned INF/OF Ramon Nivar.

OTTAWA RAPIDZSigned RHP Noel Baca, C Kyle Geiger and RHP Cibney Bello.

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Northern League

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKSAgreed to terms with C David Castillo.

JOLIET JACKHAMMERSAgreed to terms with OF Cory Harris, INF Patrick O’Sullivan and RHP Kevin Altman.

KANSAS CITY T-BONESAgreed to terms with OF Kevin Mahar.

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Basketball

WNBA

SACRAMENTO MONARCHSWaived F Janie Mitchell.

Football

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NFL

BUFFALO BILLSClaimed QB Matt Baker off waivers from Miami.

CLEVELAND BROWNSClaimed S Steve Cargile off waivers from Denver. Signed LB Jermaine Dias, DB Jerrid Gaines, DB Justin Harrison, QB Craig Hormann, TE Kolomona Kapanui, DB Gerard Lawson, OL James Lee, WR Lance Leggett, DL Chase Ortiz, OL Robert Powell, K Jason Reda, DL Brian Schaefering, DB Darnell Terrell, RB Travis Thomas and OL Eric Young.

DETROIT LIONSSigned RB Artose Pinner to a one-year contract.

MIAMI DOLPHINSSigned WR Davone Bess, LB Titus Brown, C Mike Byrne, K Dan Carpenter, WR Jayson Foster, T Dan Gore, T Daren Heerspink, CB Aaron Lane, WR Selwyn Lymon, TE Matthew Mulligan, LB Kelly Poppinga, WR Marcel Reece, DT Kory Robertson and WR Justin Wynn.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTSAgreed to terms with WR Todd Blythe, OL Jason Boone, OL Nate McManus, OL Akim Millington, OL Kevin Tuminello, LB JoLonn Dunbar, LB Luke Sanders, DE Jeremy Geathers, RB Lynell Hamilton, QB T.C. Ostrander, P Waylon Prather, S David Roach, S Rocky Schwartz, C Ryan Senser and FB Olaniyi Sobomehin.

NEW YORK GIANTSSigned G Andrew Bain, G Camell Stewart, C Glenn ’Digger’ Bujnoch, OT Dylan Thiry, DT Joshua Muse and DT Ogemdi Nwagbuo. Released DB Andrew Shanle and TE Marcus Freeman.

Canadian Football League

CFLAnnounced an arbitrator overturned a pending one game suspension of B.C. OL Jason Jimenez.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERSSigned WR Romby Bryant, DB Jovon Johnson and RB Jacques-Olivier Lumbala.

Hockey

AHL

CHICAGO WOLVESSigned G Craig Kowalski.

Colleges

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCENamed Patrick Britz commissioner.

DELAWARE STATESigned Al Lavan, football coach, to a contract extension through the 2012 season.

IUPUIAnnounced junior basketball G George Hill will enter the NBA draft.

NEW JERSEY CITYPromoted women’s assistant volleyball coach, Kelly Wengerter, to women’s volleyball coach.

NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMAAnnounced the resignation of Joe Phillips, baseball coach.

NORTHWESTERN STATEPromoted Trina Frierson to women’s associate head basketball coach, effective June 1.

PURDUENamed Elliot Bloom supervisor of men’s basketball operations.

UNLVNamed Kenith Pope running backs coach.

WASHINGTON STATEAgreed to terms with Tony Bennett, men’s basketball coach, on a contract extension through the 2015 season.

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