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Published Friday, November 06, 2009 in Sports

Thursday’s Sports Transactions

Compiled By

The Associated Press

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX—Traded LHP Hunter Jones and LHP Jose Alvarez to Florida for OF Jeremy Hermida. Assigned RHP Fernando Cabrera, OF Joey Gathright and INF Nick Green outright to Pawtucket (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with INF/OF Mark Kotsay on a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with OF Bobby Abreu on a two-year contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Claimed RHP Yusmeiro Petit off waivers from Arizona.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Named Bill Evers minor league field coordinator, Matt Quatraro minor league hitting coordinator and Dewey Robinson minor league pitching coordinator, Matt Arnold director of pro scouting and Tateki Uchibori international scout.

TEXAS RANGERS—Named Clint Hurdle hitting coach.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Declined their 2010 contract option on INF Chad Tracy.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Belisle and LHP Randy Flores on one-year contracts. Assigned RHP Joel Peralta and INF Omar Quintanilla outright to Colorado Springs (PCL) and Peralta elected to become a free agent.

FLORIDA MARLINS—Declined 2010 contract option on 1B-OF Ross Gload.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Declined their 2010 contract option on RHP Jon Garland.

NEW YORK METS—Purchased the contract of RHP Shawn Bowman from Binghamton (EL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Claimed LHP Doug Slaten off waivers from Arizona.

USA Baseball

USA BASEBALL—Named Nate Logan director of the under-14 national team and Ashley Bratcher director, operations & women’s national team.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES—Waived F Trey Gilder.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Named Darrick Martin assistant director of player development.

NBA Development League

FRISCO—Named Nancy Lieberman coach.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Suspended Vancouver D Shane O’Brien one game for making stick contact with N.Y. Rangers F Sean Avery while both players were on their respective benches during Tuesday’s game.

BOSTON BRUINS—Signed G Tuukka Rask to a two-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season.

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Zach Boychuk from Albany (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Placed F Kristian Huselius on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 3. Added F Alexandre Picard on emergency recall from Syracuse (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS—Announced F Jesse Winchester has been returned from Binghamton (AHL) after a two-week conditioning assignment.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled D David Schlemko from San Antonio (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Placed D Rob Blake on injured reserve. Recalled D Derek Joslin from Worcester (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled F Ryan Craig from Norfolk (AHL).

American Hockey League

MANITOBA MOOSE—Released F Olivier Latendresse.

ECHL

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS—Loanged D Ethan Graham to Norfolk (AHL). Announced F Chris Chappell has been assigned from Hartford (AHL).

LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

CALGARY ROUGHNECKS—Signed D Mike Carnegie to a two-year contract.

SOCCER

National Indoor Soccer League

PHILADELPHIA KIXX—Agreed to terms with D Pat Morris.

TENNIS

USTA—Named Sarah Taylor player development coach.

COLLEGE

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE—Suspended replay official Michael Goshima one game for failing to overturn a call in a game last weekend between San Jose State and Boise State.

BOSTON COLLEGE—Promoted Carly Pariseau to Associate Athletics Director/Compliance.