Baseball
MLB - Suspended Los Angeles Dodgers OF Matt Kemp for four games and Colorado C Yorvit Torrealba for three games and fined them for an altercation in a game on June 3.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Sent INF Luis Hernandez outright to Norfolk (IL). Claimed OF Jeff Fiorentino off waivers from Oakland.
MINNESOTA TWINS - Placed SS Nick Punto on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Matt Macri from Rochester (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Acquired INF Kevin Melillo from Oakland for cash considerations. Assigned INF Hector Luno outright to Syracuse (IL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDS - Recalled RHP Homer Bailey from Louisville (IL). Optioned LHP Danny Herrera to Louisville.
NEW YORK METS - Purchased the contract of INF Abraham Nunez from New Orleans (PCL). Optioned INF-OF Nick Evans to Binghamton (EL).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Named Matt Chisholm senior coordinator of media relations.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS - Released LHP Paul Schmidt and RHP Jimmy Holm.
FORT WORTH CATS - Released INF Willie James.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS - Released LHP Mike Storey.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS - Released INF Jorge Rodriguez.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS - Announced that the New York Mets purchased the contract of OF-INF Brian Burgamy and assigned him to St. Lucie (FSL).
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE - Released RHP Nate Berberian.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS - Released LHP Corwin Malone.
OTTAWA RAPIDZ - Released RHP Cibney Bello.
United League
HARLINGEN WHITEWINGS - Released INF Miguel Peguero.
Football
NFL
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Released P Mike Dragosavich.
Arena Football League
ARIZONA RATTLERS - Signed DB Terrance Joseph. Waived WR-DB BJ Barre.
GEORGIA FORCE - Signed DB JoJo Polk.
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE - Waived FB Whitney Bell.
NEW ORLEANS VOODOO - Signed DL Monty Stevenson.
NEW YORK DRAGONS - Signed OL Pete Traynor.
ORLANDO PREDATORS - Signed K Dan Frantz and LB John Mohring. Waived K Todd France.
Hockey
NHL
CAROLINA HURRICANES - Announced the retirement of D Glen Wesley and named him director of defenseman development.
ST. LOUIS BLUES - Acquired the rights to D T.J. Fast from Los Angeles for a 2009 fifth round draft pick.
Lacrosse
National Lacrosse League
NLL - Fined Chicago its 2009 second-round collegiate draft pick and an undisclosed amount for having non-roster players at its 2008 training camp. Fined Chicago D Robert Smith an undisclosed amount for an illegal slash in a game June 1.
BOSTON CANNONS - Waived MF Christopher Feifs.
ROCHESTER RATTLERS - Traded MF AJ Shannon to Boston for a 2009 third-round supplemental draft pick.
Colleges
BIG EAST CONFERENCE - Announced the retirement of Michael A. Tranghese, commissioner, effective June 30, 2009.
BATES - Announced the resignation of Craig Vandersea, baseball coach and assistant football coach, effective Aug. 31.
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN - Named Mandy Burford assistant softball coach.
BRADLEY - Named NcKell Copeland women’s assistant basketball coach.
ELON - Signed Mike Kennedy, baseball coach, to a four-year contract extension through the 2012 season.
GORDON - Named Elissa Schauer women’s volleyball coach.
GUILFORD - Named David Sands women’s assistant basketball coach.
INDIANA - Named Chad Hawley associate athletic director for compliance and Jennifer Brinegar senior assistant athletic director for recruiting and enrollment.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT - Named Michael Scholl men’s assistant basketball coach.
UNLV - Named Nikki Blue women’s assistant basketball coach.
WAGNER - Named Whitney Ffrench women’s assistant basketball coach.
WOFFORD - Named Mark Prosser and Jay McAuley men’s assistant basketball coaches.
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