Baseball Angels: Activated OF Jose Nieves. Optioned P...

Baseball

Angels: Activated OF Jose Nieves. Optioned P Mark Lukasiewicz to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Brewers: Placed former Orioles P Jimmy Haynes on 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 24, with strained left oblique muscle. Activated OF Geoff Jenkins.

Dodgers: Sent P Jeff Williams to Triple-A Las Vegas.

Pirates: Activated P Mike Lincoln. Optioned P Bronson Arroyo to Triple-A Nashville.

Red Sox: Assigned P Rolando Arrojo to Single-A Sarasota. Transferred P Sun Woo Kim to Triple-A Pawtucket.

Basketball

Lakers: Signed free-agent G Isaac Fontaine. Named Irving Thomas scout.

College

NCAA: Suspended Kentucky WR Brad Pyatt and LB Jamal White from football team for recruiting and academic violations.

Boston College: Extended contract of AD Gene DeFilippo through 2005-06.

Indiana: Named ex-NBA player Ben McDonald men's assistant basketball coach.

Iowa: Backup QB Jon Beutjer quit football team.

Hockey

Rangers: Agreed to terms with LW Steve McKenna.