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.

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