Transactions

Baseball

Major League Baseball

Milwaukee Brewers – Named Wil Gorman senior director of Brewers Enterprises. Arizona Diamondbacks – Traded C Johnny Estrada, RHP Claudio Vargas and RHP Greg Aquino to Milwaukee for LHP Doug Davis, LHP Dana Eveland and OF Dave Krynzel.

Football

National Football League

Carolina Panthers – Placed C Justin Hartwig on injured reserve. Signed WR Taye Biddle from the practice squad and T Sam Wilder to the practice squad. Green Bay Packers – Signed OL Tyson Walter. Placed CB Will Blackmon on injured reserve. New England Patriots – Signed CB Antwain Spann to the practice squad. Pittsburgh Steelers – Signed WR Walter Young. Released LB Marquis Cooper.

Hockey

National Hockey League

Anaheim Ducks – Recalled G Nathan Marsters from Laredo of the CHL. Atlanta Thrashers – Assigned F Jason Krog to Chicago of the AHL. Recalled C Jason Krog from Chicago of the AHL. Boston Bruins – Recalled G Philippe Sauve from Providence of the AHL. Assigned C Yan Stastny to Providence. Columbus Blue Jackets – Assigned F Alexandre Picard to Syracuse of the AHL. Dallas Stars – Assigned LW Mathias Tjarnqvist to Iowa of the AHL. Detroit Red Wings – Signed D Niklas Kronwall to a five-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season. Nashville Predators – Recalled G Karl Goehring from Milwaukee of the AHL. Assigned D Kevin Klein to Milwaukee. Vancouver Canucks – Assigned D Patrick Coulombe to Manitoba of the AHL. Recalled D Alexander Edler from Manitoba.