Published Thursday, February 04, 2010
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
Compiled By
The Associated Press
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Announced RHP Dennis Sarfate has cleared waivers and been assigned outright to Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms with C Gustavo Molina and RHP Joe Nelson on minor league contracts. Promoted Eddie Romero to assistant director of its Latin American operations and Gus Quattlebaum to assistant director of amateur scouting.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with 1B Casey Kotchman on a one-year contract. Assigned 1B Tommy Everidge outright to Tacoma (PCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Claimed RHP Mike Ekstrom off waivers from San Diego. Agreed to terms with C Alvin Colina and LHP Heath Phillips on minor league contracts.
National League
FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms with RHP Seth McClung on a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Ortiz and INF Alfredo Amezaga on minor league contracts.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Announced RHP Chris Smith accepted outright assignment to Nashville (PCL). Claimed RHP Marco Estrada off waivers from Washington. Designated RHP Tim Dillard for assignment.
American Association
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS—Signed LHP Aaron Cunningham.
Can-Am League
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Traded INF Chris Kelly to Chico (Golden) for cash.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM—Signed LHP Will Palmer.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed OF Ryan Crespi.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS—Signed 3B Andrew Davis to a contract extension.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS—Acquired OF Asif Shah from Chico (Golden) for future considerations.
OAKLAND COUNTY CRUISERS—Signed OF Kyle Maunus.
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS—Sold the contract of SS Matt Gaski to the Minnesota Twins.
Northern League
FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Traded RHP Yosandy Ibanez to York (Atlantic) for a player to be named. Agreed to terms with LHP Adam Tollefson and LHP Jeremy Hauer.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Agreed to terms with INF Jeff Beachum.
United League
AMARILLO DILLAS—Traded INF Eric Brown to Normal (Frontier) for a player to be named.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Named Dick Jauron senior assistant/defensive backs coach.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Assigned D Nick Boynton to Manitoba (AHL).
BOSTON BRUINS—Reassigned F Matt Marquardt from Reading (ECHL) to Providence (AHL).
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Activated D Joe Corvo. Placed F Tuomo Ruutu on injured reserve.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Activated C Dave Bolland from injured reserve. Recalled G Joe Fallon from Rockford (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Fired coach Ken Hitchcock. Named assistant coach Claude Noel interim coach.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled D Alexander Sulzer from Milwaukee (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed D Jared Cowen.
American Hockey League
ABBOTSFORD HEAT—Returned F Ben Gordon to Reading (ECHL).
ALBANY RIVER RATS—Signed F Yannick Tifu.
NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Signed F Matt Fornataro.
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled G Joel Gistedt from Las Vegas (ECHL).
ECHL
CHARLOTTE CHECKERS—Acquired F Matt Stefanishion from Alaska to complete an earlier trade.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
CALGARY ROUGHNECKS—Acquired G Mike Poulin from Boston for a 2011 first-round draft pick. Traded the rights to G Chris Levis to Colorado for a 2011 second-round draft pick.
COLORADO MAMMOTH—Signed F Chris Gill.
OLYMPICS
USOC—Named Patrick Sandusky chief communications officer.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS—Traded F Adam Cristman to D.C. United for the use of an international roster spot until the end of 2011.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Named Stephen Myles assistant coach.
COLLEGE
NCAA—Named Art Hyland men’s basketball rules committee secretary-rules editor.
EAST CAROLINA—Named Brandon Jones, offensive line coach; Clay McGuire, running backs coach; Dennis Simmons, outside receivers coach; and Marc Yellock, defensive tackles coach.
HARDING—Named Brian Stewart offensive line coach.
HIGH POINT—Named Jared Micklos director of compliance.
OTTERBEIN—Named Joe Nemith III co-defensive coordinator.
SYRACUSE—Named Mike Miller men’s assistant soccer coach.
TENNESSEE—Named Justin Wilcox defensive coordinator.
