Baseball
ASTROS -- Activated P Rick White from 15-day DL. Optioned OF Chris Burke to Triple-A Round Rock.
ATHLETICS -- Agreed to five-year contract through 2011 with OF Nick Swisher.
BLUE JAYS -- Placed P Roy Halladay on 15-day DL.
CUBS -- 1B-3B Phil Nevin retired.
DIAMONDBACKS -- Placed IF Alberto Callaspo on restricted list without pay. Called up IF Donnie Sadler from Triple-A Tucson.
MARINERS -- Placed P Jeff Weaver on 15-day DL. Recalled P Ryan Rowland-Smith from Triple-A Tacoma.
MARLINS -- Placed P Henry Owens on 15-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Purchased contract of OF John Gall from Triple-A Albuquerque.
NATIONALS -- Granted hitting coach Mitchell Page leave of absence. Named Lenny Harris interim hitting coach.
ORIOLES -- Triple-A Norfolk sent C Eli Whiteside to Double-A Bowie. Norfolk recalled OF Matt Cepicky from Bowie.
RED SOX -- Recalled P Javier Lopez from Triple-A Pawtucket. Optioned P Devern Hansack to Pawtucket.
ROYALS -- Placed C Jason LaRue on 15-day DL. Recalled C Paul Phillips from Triple-A Omaha. Transferred former Orioles P John Bale from 15-day DL to 60-day DL.
TWINS -- Activated OF Lew Ford from 15-day DL. Placed OF Josh Rabe on 15-day DL, retroactive to Thursday.
Basketball
MAVERICKS -- Exercised 2007-08 option on C DeSagana Diop.
Colleges
GEORGIA -- Named Kim Hairston women's basketball assistant coach.
ILLINOIS -- Named Jolette Law women's basketball coach.
MICHIGAN STATE -- Named Shane Clipfell women's basketball assistant coach.
SEATTLE -- Trustees voted unanimously to apply to return to Division I athletics as independent.
Football
BENGALS -- Signed former Ravens LB Ed Hartwell to one-year contract.
EAGLES -- Released DT Sam Rayburn.
PATRIOTS -- Re-signed CB Gemara Williams.
Baseball
Minor leagues
Yesterday Bowie 10, New Hampshire 3 Delmarva 7, Hickory 2 West Virginia 11, Hagerstown 10 Charlotte 7, Norfolk 1 Myrtle Beach 3, Frederick 1 Today Delmarva at Hagerstown, 6:35 p.m. Frederick at Myrtle Beach, 7:05 p.m. New Hampshire at Bowie, 7:05 p.m. Norfolk at Charlotte, 7:15 p.m.
Colleges
Softball
MEAC Tournament Morgan State 6, Norfolk State 3