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Friday's sports transactions

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BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Optioned RHP Daniel Cabrera and RHP Sendy Rleal to Ottawa of the IL. Recalled LHP Adam Loewen and RHP Eddy Rodriguez from Ottawa.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Returned RHP Chris Booker to the Washington Nationals via Rule 6 of the Rule 5 draft.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS - Placed RHP Kelvim Escobar on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 7. Recalled INF Howie Kendrick from Salt Lake of the PCL.

SEATTLE MARINERS - Recalled CF Adam Jones from Tacoma of the PCL.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS - Placed RHP Mark Prior on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 5. Recalled INF Ryan Theriot from Iowa of the PCL.

CINCINNATI REDS - Designated RHP Esteban Yan for assignment. Optioned INF William Bergolla to Louisville of the IL. Placed RHP Matt Belisle on the 15-day DL. Claimed OF Brandon Watson off waivers from Washington and optioned him to Louisville. Released OF Quinton McCracken.

HOUSTON ASTROS - Announced a two-year extension to their player development contract with Lexington of the South Atlantic League.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLES - Activated C Mike Lieberthal from the 15-day DL.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Recalled OF Todd Linden from Fresno of the PCL. Optioned OF Jason Ellison to Fresno.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Agreed to terms with OF Luis Matos. Designated OF Marlon Byrd for assignment.

International League

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS - Recalled OF Bronson Sardinha from Trenton of the EL.

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS - Sent RHP Jason Roach and INF Taber Lee to Altoona of the EL.

PAWTUCKET RED SOX - Recalled RHP Jason Johnson from Wilmington of the Carolina League and RHP Terry Large from Lowell of the New York-Penn League.

ROCHESTER RED WINGS - Agreed to terms with INF Erubeil Durazo. Recalled RHP Matt Garza from New Britain of the EL.

Atlantic League

NEWARK BEARS - Agreed to terms with OF Matt Brunson and OF Anthony Sanders.

Frontier League

CHILLICOTHE PAINTS - Released OF Ryan Kane.

EVANSVILLE OTTERS - Released 3B Geoff Milsom.

FLORENCE FREEDOM - Agreed to terms with C Ryan Hanson.

KALAMAZOO KINGS - Agreed to terms with INF-OF Jared Johnson.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS - Released 2B Ryan Taylor and RHP Pat Kohorst.

Golden Baseball League

CHICO OUTLAWS - Agreed to terms with 1B Timothy Draper.

FULLERTON FLYERS - Agreed to terms with 3B Hector Zamora. Announced the retirement of OF Chad Chop.

Northern League

KANSAS CITY T-BONES - Agreed to terms with INF Darryl Lawhorn.

SCHAUMBURG FLYERS - Agreed to terms with INF Justin Hendrickson.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS - Acquired F-C P.J. Brown and G J.R. Smith from New Orleans for F-C Tyson Chandler.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS - Waived G Will Bynum.

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS - Traded G Kirk Snyder to Houston for cash and a conditional 2008 second-round draft pick.

TORONTO RAPTORS - Signed F Chris Bosh to a three-year contract extension.

Women's National Basketball Association

HOUSTON COMETS - Signed F-C Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.

Continental Basketball Association

CBA - Announced the addition of five teams for the 2006-07 season, including the Florida Pit Bulls, Indiana Alleycats and Southern California Legends.

American Basketball Association

ABA - Granted an expansion team to Albany, Ga. to begin play in the 2006-07 season.

COLUMBIA ROTTWEILERS - Named Kevin Butler coach.

NEWARK EXPRESS - Named Ron Moore coach.

SOUTHERN GEORGIA 36ERS - Named Wayne Rollins general manager.

WACO WRANGLERS - Signed G Mario Kinsey.

NBA Development League

ANAHEIM ARSENAL - Named Garrett Anderson public relations manager.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS - Signed OT Jason Peters to a contract extension.

CLEVELAND BROWNS - Signed FB Lawrence Vickers and S Justin Hamilton.

GREEN BAY PACKERS - Signed CB Will Blackmon.

HOUSTON TEXANS - Waived LB Fred Brock, LB Terry Pierce and RT Todd Wade.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - Agreed to terms with Marques Colston to a three-year contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - Signed FB David Kirtman to a multiyear contract.

Canadian Football League

TORONTO ARGONAUTS - Signed K Noel Prefontaine to a contract extension through the 2008 season.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS - Signed RW Shawn Thornton and RW Pierre Parenteau to one-year contracts.

BUFFALO SABRES - Agreed to terms with D Andrej Sekera on a three-year contract.

CAROLINA HURRICANES - Agreed to terms with D Derrick Walser and G Craig Kowalski on one-year contracts.

DALLAS STARS - Agreed to terms with RW Junior Lessard on a one-year contract.

EDMONTON OILERS - Signed C Shawn Horcoff to a three-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS - Agreed to terms with G Alex Auld and C Stephen Weiss on one-year contracts.

MINNESOTA WILD - Re-signed RW Matt Foy and D Erik Reitz.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Signed G Jordan Parise.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - Re-signed D Joni Pitkanen to a one-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Named Chuck Fletcher assistant general manager and Ed Johnston senior adviser for hockey operations.

SAN JOSE SHARKS - Signed F Joe Pavelski, F Graham Mink, G Taylor Dakers and D Scott Ferguson. Re-signed D Rob Davison, F Scott Parker and G Dimitri Patzold.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - Re-signed LW Mitch Fritz.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS - Acquired LW Taylor Pyatt from Buffalo for a 2007 fourth-round draft pick.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Re-signed G Frederic Cassivi.

American Hockey League

HARTFORD WOLF PACK - Named J.J. Daigneault assistant coach.

HERSHEY BEARS - Signed RW Chad Wiseman and C-LW Alexandre Giroux.

ECHL

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS - Agreed to terms with D Kirk DeWaele.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

CALGARY ROUGHNECKS - Acquired F Shawn Cable from Portland for a third-round draft pick.

MINNESOTA SWARM - Acquired D Eric Pacey and D Jon Sullivan from New York for 2006 first- and third-round entry draft picks.

SOCCER

U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION - Announced the contract of Bruce Arena, men's soccer coach, will not be renewed when it expires at the end of the year.

Major League Soccer

MLS - Reduced the two-game suspension of New England M Clint Dempsey to one game.

COLLEGE

NCAA - Placed Kentucky Wesleyan on three years probation and vacated all contests in which 45 student-athletes competed while improperly certified as eligible.

CAMPBELL - Named Steve Armas men's assistant soccer coach and Darryl LaBarrie men's assistant basketball coach.

CLEMSON - Announced G Troy Mathis is leaving the basketball team.

ELON - Named Catherine Walker to director of compliance.

HARVARD - Named Erica Walsh women's soccer coach.

ILLINOIS STATE - Named Tracy Patkunas director of sales.

OREGON STATE - Signed Pat Casey, baseball coach, to a 10-year contract.

PITTSBURGH - Named Kara Sax director of women's basketball operations.

ROSE-HULMAN - Announced the resignation of Tony Hill, women's basketball coach, effective July 26.

ST. ANDREW'S - Named James Robertson men's and women's golf coach.

SIENA - Named Matt Jones men's assistant soccer coach.

VMI - Named Jeff Shirk men's lacrosse coach.

WEST VIRGINIA - Announced Mike Seabolt, men's soccer coach, will not return next season.