BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with RHP John Lackey on a five-year contract and OF Mike Cameron on a two-year contract.

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with INF Ramon Santiago on a two-year contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with OF Shane Costa on a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with DH Hideki Matsui on a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Neil Allen pitching coach of Charlotte (IL); Bill Moloney pitching coach of Montgomery (SL); Michael Johns manager of Princeton (Appalachian); Brady Williams manager, Manny Castillo coach and Scott Thurston trainer of Bowling Green (MWL); Jared Sandberg manager, Jack Giese pitching coach, Reinaldo Ruiz coach and Andrew Hauser trainer of Hudson Valley (NYP); Michael Johns manager and Wuarnner Rincones coach and Nick Medina trainer of Princeton (Appalachian); and Dan DeMent and Hector Torres coaches for the Rays (GCL).

TEXAS RANGERS—Announced INF Esteban German and LHP Clay Rapada cleared waivers and were assigned outright to Oklahoma City (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHP Geoff Geary and INF Ray Olmedo on minor league contracts.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with C John Buck on a one-year contract and RHP Lance Broadway on a minor league contract.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONBACKS—Named Rico Brogna manager and Dan Carlson pitching coach of Mobile (SL); Audo Vicente manager and Erik Sabel pitching coach of Rawhide (Cal); Wellington Cepeda pitching coach of South Bend (MWL); Doug Drabek pitching coach of Yakima (NWL); and Hector de la Cruz manager and Gil Heredia pitching coach of Missoula (Pioneer).

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with LHP Edgar Ferreira on a minor league contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with RHP LaTroy Hawkins on a two-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Traded LHP Cliff Lee to Seattle for RHP Phillipe Aumont, RHP Juan Ramirez and OF Tyson Gillies.

American Association

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Signed INF Joe Anthonsen.

BASKETBALL

Women's National Basketball Association

LOS ANGELES SPARKS—Named Lindsay Amstutz vice president and chief marketing officer.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed S Matt Ware on injured reserve. Signed PK Mike Nugent.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Re-signed DT Shaun Smith. Waived WR Maurice Purify.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed OL Jason Capizzi, DL Jonathan Lewis and DB Matteral Richardson to the practice squad. Released DL Adam Hoppel and DB Michael Grant from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS—Signed OT Dan Gay to the practice squad.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Placed G Jacob Bell on injured reserve. Claimed OT Ryan McKee off waivers from the N.Y. Jets. Signed OT Eric Young from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Patrick Dwyer and D Bryan Rodney from Albany (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD—Recalled D Clayton Stoner from Houston (AHL). Reassigned G Anton Khudobin and D Jaime Sifers to Houston.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled D Bobby Sanguinetti from Hartford (AHL).

American Hockey League

AHL—Suspended Binghamton RW Jeremy Yablonski 10 games for receiving a game misconduct for physical abuse of an official during Saturday's game against Syracuse. Suspended Providence D Scott Fletcher one game for a match penalty during Sunday's game against Manchester

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

LOS ANGELES GALAXY—Signed F Landon Donovan to a four-year contract.

TENNIS

INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION—Lifted the one-year suspensions of Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse, who were banned from competition for failing to report their whereabouts three times, in violation of the World Anti-Doping Agency drug-testing policy.

COLLEGE

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CINCINNATI—Named Butch Jones football coach.

ILLINOIS—Announced junior WR Arrelious Benn will enter the NFL draft. Named Jeff Brohm quarterbacks coach and Greg Nord tight ends coach.

LOUISIANA-MONROE—Named Todd Berry football coach.

SAN JOSE STATE—Named Mike MacIntyre football coach.

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