Moves
Baseball
BLUE JAYS -- Activated P Roy Halladay from 15-day DL. Optioned P Jesse Litsch to Double-A New Hampshire.
DIAMONDBACKS -- Agreed to four-year contract with P Max Scherzer.
INDIANS -- Recalled OF Franklin Gutierrez from Triple-A Buffalo. Optioned P Mike Koplove to Buffalo.
PADRES -- Agreed to contract with P Jeremy McBryde. Claimed OF Hiram Bocachica off waivers from Athletics.
Basketball
BOBCATS -- Named Rod Higgins GM.
GRIZZLIES -- Named Marc Iavaroni coach.
PACERS -- Named Jim O'Brien coach.
AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION -- Granted expansion team to Baltimore to begin play in 2007-08 season and announced that nickname will be Bay Lions.
BAY LIONS (ABA) -- Named Kirk Mitchell coach and director of operations.
Colleges
ARMY -- Named Tim Volkmann assistant director of athletic communications.
BRADLEY -- Named Steve Merfeld men's basketball assistant coach.
DUQUESNE -- Named Blaine Patterson and Tasha Butts women's basketball assistant coaches.
EASTERN MICHIGAN -- Named Doug Dowdy associate athletic director and Dave Donnelly men's basketball assistant coach.
PRINCETON -- Named Courtney Banghart women's basketball coach.
Hockey
CANADIENS -- Acquired F Ryan Russell from Rangers for 2007 seventh-round draft pick and signed him to three-year contract. Signed F Janne Lahti to one-year contract.
CAPITALS -- Signed D Sami Lepisto to two-year contract.
HURRICANES -- Re-signed G Cam Ward to three-year contract.
LIGHTNING -- Named Mike Sullivan assistant coach. Signed G Riku Helenius and C Chris Lawrence to three-year contracts.
Soccer
IGNITION (MISL) -- Agreed to terms with coach Mark Pulisic on two-year contract extension through 2008-09.