|TRANSACTIONS|
Baseball
|AMERICAN LEAGUE|
BOSTON RED SOX--Agreed to terms with RHP Anthony Carter on a minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS--Acquired RHP Alex White and RHP Alex Gillingham from Colorado for RHP Wilton Lopez and a player to be named or cash considerations.
TAMPA BAY RAYS--Named Jamie Nelson coach. Acquired SS Yunel Escobar from Miami for INF Derek Dietrich.
TEXAS RANGERS--Agreed to terms with RHP Joakim Soria on a two-year contract.|
|NATIONAL LEAGUE|
NEW YORK METS--Agreed to terms with 3B David Wright on an eight-year contract.|
Basketball
|NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS--Recalled F Kevin Jones from Canton (NBADL).|
Football
|NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE|
NFL--Suspended Washington CB Cedric Griffin four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances.
ARIZONA CARDINALS--Released TE Todd Heap. Signed TE Kory Sperry.
CAROLINA PANTHERS--Placed DE Antwan Applewhite and S Sherrod Martin on injured reserve. Released OL Jeremy Bridges. Signed RB Armond Smith and OL Thomas Austin from the practice squad and G Dominic Alford and CB Kendrick Burney to the practice squad. Signed DE Mario Addison from Washington’s practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS--Signed LB Dom DeCicco to a two-year contract and RB Harvey Unga to the practice squad. Waived/injured LB Patrick Trahan. Released QB Matt Blanchard from the practice squad.
CINCINNATI BENGALS--Placed WR Mohamed Sanu on injured reserve. Signed RB Daniel Herron from the practice squad and WR Vidal Hazelton to the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS--Placed WR Titus Young and WR Ryan Broyles on injured reserve. Released S Erik Coleman. Signed WR Kris Durham from the practice squad and WR Troy Burrell to the practice squad. Signed S Tyrell Johnson.
