Baseball
BRAVES -- Placed P Octavio Dotel on 15-day DL. Recalled P Manny Acosta from Triple-A Richmond.
BREWERS -- Placed IF Tony Graffanino on 15-day DL. Recalled 2B Rickie Weeks from Triple-A Nashville. Released P Elmer Dessens.
DEVIL RAYS -- Released P Casey Fossum.
DODGERS -- Optioned P D.J. Houlton to Triple-A Las Vegas. Activated IF Mark Sweeney.
GIANTS -- Activated P Russ Ortiz from 15-day DL. Optioned P Patrick Misch to Triple-A Fresno. Recalled OF Daniel Ortmeier from Fresno.
INDIANS -- Optioned P Aaron Laffey to Triple-A Buffalo.
MARLINS -- Purchased contract of P Daniel Barone from Triple-A Albuquerque. Optioned P Mauro Zarate to Albuquerque. Sent OF Joe Borchard outright to Albuquerque.
METS -- Placed IF-OF Marlon Anderson on bereavement list. Activated OF Carlos Beltran from 15-day DL.
ORIOLES -- Recalled P Garrett Olson from Triple-A Norfolk. Optioned P Kurt Birkins to Norfolk.
PADRES -- Placed P Doug Brocail on bereavement list. Placed OF Scott Hairston on 15-day DL. Recalled P Joe Thatcher from Triple-A Portland. Purchased contract of P Jack Cassel from Portland.
PHILLIES -- Purchased contract of IF-OF Russell Branyan from Triple-A Ottawa.
RANGERS -- Recalled OF David Murphy from Triple-A Oklahoma. Placed former Orioles OF Jerry Hairston Jr. on 15-day DL.
RED SOX -- Optioned OF Brandon Moss to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Colleges
LEHIGH -- Promoted Brett Reed to men's basketball coach.
Football
JAGUARS -- Signed former Ravens K Aaron Elling. Waived WR Chris Jackson.