Thursday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL
American League

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP Roberto Hernandez on a minor league contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Rafael Perez on a minor league contract.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Luis Matos manager of Great Lakes (MWL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with 3B Casey McGehee on a one-year contract.

American Association

KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Sold the contract of RHP Derek Gordon to the Kansas City Royals.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Released INF Amos Ramon.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed RHPs Byron Minnich and Ray Hanson. Traded RHP Kyle Vazquez to Washington for RHP Shawn Blackwell.

WICHITA WINGNUTS — Traded INF Victor Diaz to Grand Prairie to complete an earlier trade.

Can-Am League

QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed RHP Shaun Ellis.

SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Signed C Jayson Hernandez.

Frontier League

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Traded RHP Chase Boruff to Fargo-Moorhead (AA) for a player to be named.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed INF Parks Jordan.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS — Signed OF Austin Prott and LHP Ryan Rogers.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Signed RHP Justin Collop.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed INF Aaron Payne.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Placed INF Joe De Pinto on the suspended list.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Traded 3B Jovan Rosa to Bridgeport (Atlantic) for a player to be named.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Traded RHP Shawn Blackwell to Sioux Falls (AA) for RHP Kyle Vazquez.

BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association

DETROIT PISTONS — Signed G John Lucas III to a second 10-day contract.

Women’s National Basketball Association
FOOTBALL
National Football League

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Named Tom Clements associate head coach/offense, Edgar Bennett offensive coordinator, Alex Van Pelt quarterbacks/wide receivers coach, Mike Solari assistant offensive line coach, Jerry Montgomery defensive front assistant, Ron Zook special teams coordinator and Jason Simmons assistant special teams coach.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with LB Parys Haralson and PK Shayne Graham on one-year contracts.

NEW YORK GIANTS — DB Terrell Thomas announced his retirement.

ST. LOUIS RAMS — Promoted quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti to offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Rob Boras to assistant head coach/offense.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed WR Wallace Miles.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Named Barron Miles defensive backs coach.

HOCKEY
National Hockey League

NHL — Suspended Dallas F Antoine Roussel for two games, without pay, for cross-checking Boston D Adam McQuaid during a game on Feb. 10.

ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled D Brandon Gormley and F Jordan Martinook from Portland (AHL). Assigned D Chris Summers to Portland.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled D Taylor Aronson from Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned F Viktor Ktalberg to Milwaukee.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Claimed LW Brandon McMillan off waivers from Arizona.

American Hockey League

AHL — Suspended Hamilton F Shane Bakker for two games for an interference incident in a game vs. Iowa on Feb. 10.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Signed D Mike Little. Released D Mike Cornell.

OLYMPICS

USA BOBSLED — Announced the retirement of Lauryn Williams, bobsledder.

COLLEGE

NCAA — Named Jim Schaus and Kevin White to the Div. I men<s basketball committee.

CORNELL — Named Liz Dennison women’s rowing coach.

EAST TENNESSEE STATE — Named Scott Brunett defensive line coach.

IOWA — Named assistant football coach Brian Ferentz running game coordinator. Announced LeVar Woods will shift from coaching linebackers to become tight ends coach.

KANSAS — Suspended men’s assistant basketball coach Jerrance Howard for two weeks for an arrest last summer for marijuana possession.

RANDOLPH-MACON — Named Sam Varner assistant tennis coach.

ST. ANDREWS — Announced the resignation of women’s soccer coach Rick Parlow to accept the same position at Converse College.

TCU — Suspended junior basketball G Charles Hill Jr. indefinitely for conduct issues.

VANDERBILT — Named Marc Mattioli defensive secondary coach.

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