=== Sports Transactions from The Sports Network ===

                     === Saturday, December 29, 2012 ===


=== BASKETBALL ===

Brooklyn Nets - Waived forward Josh Childress.


=== FOOTBALL ===

Detroit Lions - Placed defensive tackle Sammie Hill on injured reserve;
signed defensive lineman Jimmy Saddler-McQueen to the active roster from the
practice squad.

Kansas City Chiefs - Placed wide receiver Terrance Copper on injured reserve;
signed wide receiver Junior Hemingway to the active roster from the practice
squad.

New Orleans Saints - Agreed in principle with head coach Sean Payton on a
multi-year contract extension; placed running back Pierre Thomas on injured
reserve; signed cornerback A.J. Davis from the practice squad.

Pittsburgh Steelers - Placed wide receiver Mike Wallace, offensive tackle Mike
Adams and cornerback Curtis Brown on injured reserve; promoted wide receiver
David Gilreath and nose tackle Alameda Ta'amu to the active roster from the
practice squad; claimed defensive tackle Hebron Fangupo off waivers from the
Seattle Seahawks.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Activated cornerback Eric Wright from the reserve list;
waived cornerback LeQuan Lewis.