BASEBALL

COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Named Cal Ripken, Jr. special adviser to the commissioner on youth programs and outreach.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Traded LHP Wade Miley and RHP Jonathan Aro to Seattle for RHP Carson Smith and LHP Roenis Elias.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Designated LHP Jayson Aquino for assignment. Claimed OF Joey Butler off waivers from Tampa Bay.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young on a two-year contract.


National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Claimed RHP Danny Reynolds off waivers from the L.A. Angels and OF Daniel Fields from Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Named Derek Johnson pitching coach, Pat Murphy bench coach, Carlos Subero first base/infield coach and Jason Lane coach.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with OF Danny Ortiz, INF Cole Figueroa, LHP Robert Zarate and RHPs Curtis Partch, Wilfredo Boscan and Deolis Guerra on minor league contracts.

Atlantic League

SUGAR LAND SKEETERS — Named Jay Miller president.


Frontier League

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed RHPs Austin Delmotte and Tony Vocca to contract extensions. Signed RHP Steve Chapter and OF Andre Mercurio.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed RHP Derek Cape to a contract extension.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed RHPs Edward Cruz and John Kimborowicz.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed RHPs Cam Giannini and Thomas Nance to contract extensions. Signed C Corey Bass and RHP Clay Chapman.


BASKETBALL National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS — Recalled F Cameron Bairstow from Austin (NBADL).

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed OL Joel Bitonio on injured reserve. Claimed OL Gabe Ikard off waivers from Buffalo.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Named Jerry Colangelo chairman of basketball operations.

FOOTBALL National Football League

NFL — Suspended Baltimore TE Nick Boyle four games for violating the league policy on performance enhancing substances.


LOS ANGELES RAMS — Fired offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released CB Cary Williams.

Arena Football League

ORLANDO PREDATORS — Agreed to terms with OL Adam Shead.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed OL Matthias Goossen to a contract extension.


HOCKEY National Hockey League

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Reassigned F Tanner Kero to Rockford (AHL). Recalled F Dennis Rasmussen from Rockford.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned G Jake Paterson from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled F Joel Lowry from Manchester (ECHL) to Ontario (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled D Dalton Thrower from Brampton (ECHL) to St. John’s (AHL).


NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned G Cedrick Desjardins from Hartford (AHL) to Manchester (ECHL).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Recalled D Maxim Lamarche from Reading (ECHL) to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

American Hockey League

ALBANY DEVILS — Released G Doug Carr from a professional tryout agreement.

BAKERSFIELD CONDORS — Recalled G Ty Rimmer from Norfolk (ECHL).


LAKE ERIE MONSTERS — Returned F Derek DeBlois to South Carolina (ECHL).

ECHL

ADIRONDACK THUNDER — Released F Garrett Ladd.

EVANSVILLE ICEMEN — Added G Brent Troyan as emergency backup.

INDY FUEL — Released F Walker Wintoneak.


MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Released G Steve Mastalerz from an amateur tryout agreement.

NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Announced the retirement of F Nicolas Blanchard.

SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Released F Louis Belisle.

TOLEDO WALLEYE — Added G Josh Unice as emergency backup.


SOCCER Major League Soccer

COLUMBUS CREW — Exercised options on Ds Harrison Afful, Chad Barson, Sergio Campbell, Waylon Francis, Chris Klute and Michael Parkhurst; Ms Romain Gall, Hector Jimenez, Justin Meram and Wil Trapp; and G Brad Stuver. Declined options on D Emanuel Pogatetz and M Kristinn Steindorsson.

D.C. UNITED — Traded M Chris Pontius to Philadelphia for general and targeted allocation money. Exercised options on Fs Fabian Espindola and Conor Doyle, Ms Miguel Aguilar and Jared Jeffrey and Ds Sean Franklin, Steven Birnbaum, Taylor Kemp, Chris Korb and Luke Mishu. Declined options on F Jairo Arrieta and M Michael Farfan. Waived F/M Facundo Coria.

LA GALAXY — Declined options on F Edson Buddle and Charlie Rugg, Ms Mika Vayrynen and Kenney Walker, D Tommy Meyer and Gs Brian Perk, Donovan Ricketts and Andrew Wolverton.

PHILADELPHIA UNION — Traded Ms Cristian Maidana and Andrew Wenger to Houston for a first-round draft pick and general and targeted allocation money.


SEATTLE SOUNDER — Traded M Lamar Neagle to D.C. United for general and targeted allocation money.

COLLEGE

FAYETTEVILLE STATE — Fired football coach Lawrence Kershaw.

KENTUCKY STATE — Named John L. Smith football coach.

PENN STATE — Suspended Penn State men’s hockey F Eric Scheid one game.


RUTGERS — Named Chris Ash football coach.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Named Will Muschamp football coach and signed him to a five-year contract.

TEMPLE — Agreed to terms with football coach Matt Rhule on a six-year contract.