Baseball
Minnesota Twins -- Placed 1B Gene Larkin on the 15-day DL with a strain of his left Achilles' tendon, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled OF Dave McCarty from Triple-A Portland.
Colleges
Ursinus -- Named Larry Morris men's assistant basketball coach.
Football
Cincinnati Bengals -- Signed RB Eric Ball.
New Orleans Saints -- Suspended CB Reginald Jones for the first game of the season for failing to report to camp.
Track and field IAAF -- Suspended Ukrainian 400-meter runner Lyudmila Dzhigalova for four years after he failed an out-of-competition steroid test in Kiev on July 31.