Moves
Baseball
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Suspended Red Sox C Jason Varitek and Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez four games and fined them undisclosed amount for inciting a bench-clearing incident July 24. Suspended Red Sox OF Gabe Kapler, Red Sox OF Trot Nixon and Yankees P Tanyon Sturtze three games and fined them undisclosed amounts for aggressive actions during incident. Fined Red Sox DH David Ortiz, Red Sox P Curt Schilling and Yankees OF Kenny Lofton for roles in incident.
ASTROS: Namd former Oriole Enos Cabell as consultant for baseball operations.
ATHLETICS: Released 1B Eric Karros.
BREWERS: Signed P Ben Stanczyk and assigned him to Single-A Helena.
INDIANS: Bought the contract of P Evan Thomas from Independent Camden Riversharks.
RANGERS: Signed P Francisco Cordero to two-year contract extension.
NEWARK BEARS (ATLANTIC LEAGUE/INDEPENDENT): Sold contract of P Brian Langen to Braves.
Basketball
BOBCATS: Signed free-agent G Corey Benjamin.
CLIPPERS: Acquired G Kerry Kittles from Nets for future second-round pick and cash considerations. Did not match offer sheet tendered to G Quentin Richardson by Suns.
HURRICANES: Re-signed RW Justin Williams to one-year contract.
MAGIC: Signed F Michael Bradley.
MAVERICKS: Signed C Pavel Podkolzin, 21st pick in draft, to three-year contract.
NETS: Signed free agents Jacque Vaughn and Rodney Buford.
SUNS: Signed G Quentin Richardson to six-year contract.
WIZARDS: Signed G Anthony Peeler, who had been with Kings.
Colleges
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: Named Pamela Smith associate commissioner and Cory Lima assistant commissioner.
DREXEL: Signed women's basketball coach Denise Dillon to multi-year contract.
FLORIDA STATE: Reinstated OL Bobby Meeks after felony charges stemming from a scuffle outside nightclub earlier this month were dropped.
GEORGIA TECH: Named Josh Holliday assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator.
MARYLAND: Named Ali Wolff-Toole and Emily Janss assistant women's soccer coaches. Named Erika Hansen assistant swimming coach.
Football
BENGALS: Signed QB Casey Bramlet to three-year contract and CB James Allen to one-year contract.
BROWNS: Signed QB Luke McCown, DL Amon Gordon, RB Adimchinobe Echemandu and S Sean Jones.
CARDINALS: Signed OL Everett Lindsay. Agreed to terms with G Nick Leckey.
CHIEFS: Placed WR LaShaun Ward on NFL Europe IR list. Waived TE Mike Pinkard.
COWBOYS: Agreed to six-year deal with RB Julius Jones.
49ERS: Signed P Andy Lee and LB Richard Seigler to three-year contracts. Waived WR Tony Johnson and WR Brian Poli-Dixon.
GIANTS: Agreed to terms with QB Eli Manning, first pick in draft, on multi-year contract.
JETS Agreed to terms with CB Derrick Strait. Announced resignation of secondary coach Doug Graber. Announced assistant coach Corwin Brown will take over as secondary coach.
PACKERS: Agreed to terms with OL Scott Wells on three-year contract. Came to terms with DT Donnell Washington. Signed DB James Taylor. Waived DE Junior Glymph, OL Joe Hayes, LB Kevin Jackson and WR Devin Lewis.
PATRIOTS: Signed DL Dwight Johnson.
RAIDERS: Signed OT Robert Gallery to seven-year contract.
RAVENS: Re-signed coach Brian Billick to multi-year contract. Signed WR Clarence Moore to three-year contract.
SAINTS: Signed LB Courtney Watson to five-year contract.
TEXANS: Waived C Jamal Powell.
VIKINGS: Signed DE Darrion Scott and OT Nat Dorsey.
Hockey
BLACKHAWKS: Re-signed D Steve Poapst and D Stephane Robidas to one-year contracts. Re-signed RW Jason Morgan. Signed LW Rene Bourque.
HURRICANES: Re-signed RW Justin Williams to one-year contract.
RED WINGS: Re-signed F Jason Williams to one-year contract. THRASHERS: Signed D Braydon Coburn, first-round pick in draft.
Soccer
UNITED STATES: Named Megan Holmes (Dulaney) to U-19 women's team.