Thursday's sports transactions

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS - Recalled INF Michael Aubrey, OF Jason Dubois, INF Lou Merloni, INF Mike Rouse and OF Brad Snyder not to report. Sent RHP Jake Dittler and LHP Jason Stanford outright to Buffalo of the IL.

NEW YORK YANKEES - Reached an agreement with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons of the IL to be their Triple-A affiliate.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Activated RHP Rich Harden from the 15-day DL.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES - Exercised their option on the contract of RHP John Smoltz for the 2007 season.

CHICAGO CUBS - Agreed to terms with Tennessee of the SL on a two-year player development affiliation.

Eastern League

READING PHILLIES - Promoted Mike Robinson to director of group sales, Tim McGee to group sales manager, Tim Martino to operations/concessions assistant and Curtis Burns to client relationship manager. Named Kevin Sklenarik director of baseball operations and Andy Kauffman video director.

American Association

ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES - Traded INF Ben Thomas to St. Paul for future considerations.

Can-Am League

NEW JERSEY JACKALS - Released RHP Willy Espinal.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MILWAUKEE BUCKS - Signed F Mike Harris and G Chris McCray.

Continental Basketball Association

CBA - Announced the addition of the Utah Eagles for the 2006-07 season.

American Basketball Association

CAPE COD FRENZY - Signed G Steve Hailey.

PEORIA - Announced team nickname will be Kings.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

DETROIT LIONS - Signed S Etric Pruitt to the practice squad. Placed S Marcus Demps on the injured reserve list.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

ATLANTA THRASHERS - Assigned G Michael Garnett, F Joey Crabb, F Colin Stuart and D Scott Lehman to Chicago of the AHL.

CAROLINA HURRICANES - Assigned F Nicolas Blanchard to Chicoutimi of the QMJHL, F Stefan Chaput to Lewiston of the QMJHL, F Bobby Hughes to Kingston of the OHL and D Jakub Vojta to Ottawa of the OHL.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Signed C Derick Brassard to a three-year contract.

DALLAS STARS - Signed LW Brenden Morrow to a six-year contract extension through 2012-13.

MONTREAL CANADIENS - Assigned G Cedrick Desjardins, F Michael Lambert, F Mathieu Aubin, F Matt D'Agostini, F Eric Manlow, F Duncan Milroy, F Gregory Stewart, F Cory Urquhart, F Jimmy Bonneau, F Francis Lemieux, D Jon Gleed and D Andrew Archer to Hamilton of the AHL, F Ben Maxwell to Kootenay of the WHL, F Sergei Kostitsyn to London of the OHL and D Mathieu Carle to Acadie-Bathhurst of the QMJHL.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS - Agreed to terms with D Dan Hamhuis on a four-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS - Purchased a majority interest of Trenton of the ECHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - RW Brian Savage announced his retirement.

SAN JOSE SHARKS - Signed RW Ashton Rome to a three-year contract. Assigned C Tom Cavanagh and RW Brock Hooton to Worcester of the AHL.

American Hockey League

PORTLAND PIRATES - Named Rick Burrill athletic trainer.

PROVIDENCE BRUINS - Announced the Boston Bruins have assigned F Chris Collins, F Nate DiCasmirro, F Dennis Packard, F Wacey Rabbit, F Jeremy Reich, T.J. Trevelyan, G Mike Brown and G Jordan Sigalet to the team.

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS - Announced F Dennis Bonvie, F Joe Jensen, D Ryan Lannon, D Michal Sersen and G Andrew Penner have been assigned to the team by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

ECHL

COLUMBIA INFERNO - Traded D Corey Hessler and the rights to D Gary Gladue to Long Beach for the rights to LW Mac Faulkner.

LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS - Agreed to terms with D Jody Robinson.

VICTORIA SALMON KINGS - Agreed to terms with F Warren McCutcheon.

United Hockey League

MUSKEGON FURY - Signed D Jon Insana and G Ryan Cyr.

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

ARIZONA STING - Signed F Chris Parkin and G Mike Attwood.

COLORADO MAMMOTH - Re-signed F Mike Law to a one-year contract. Traded Scott Stapleford to Portland for a 2007 third-round draft pick.

PORTLAND LUMBERJAX - Signed F-D Derek Keenan.

COLLEGE

BALL STATE - Named Kyle Brennan director of compliance and eligibility.

BROWN - Named Dawn Loomis women's assistant ice hockey coach.

GEORGIA - Named Shawn Wilbourn assistant track and field coach.

GUILFORD - Named Jason Daniels volleyball assistant coach and Chris Johnson baseball assistant coach.

HOFSTRA - Named Danielle Piercy and Jessica O'Connell women's assistant lacrosse coaches.

ILLINOIS STATE - Named Jeff Bovee cross country coach and assistant track and field coach.

INDIANA-PURDUE-INDIANAPOLIS - Named Danah Ford women's assistant golf coach.

MANHATTAN - Named J.P. Brazel and Mike Golden men's assistant lacrosse coaches.

MINNESOTA - Extended the contract of Joel Maturi, athletics director, three years.

NOTRE DAME - Named Julie Baclene associate athletic trainer and physical therapist.

RIDER - Named Rob Pasquariello track and field and cross country coach and Bob Hamer track and field and cross country assistant coach.

RUTGERS-NEWARK - Named Christina Pozzi interim athletic trainer.

SMU - Named Mike Garland men's associate head basketball coach.

VALPARAISO - Named Tarrance Price director of men's basketball operations.

WITTENBERG - Named Pablo Russo men's and women's tennis coach. Additional Information:

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