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Published Wednesday, November 04, 2009 in Sports

Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

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BASEBALL

American League

MINNESOTA TWINS—Assigned 3B Brian Buscher to Rochester (IL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Traded 2B Akinori Iwamura to Pittsburgh for RHP Jesse Chavez.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Claimed 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir off waivers from St. Louis. Designated LHP Bill Murphy for assignment.

National League

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Named Ron Schueler special advisor to the general manager. Promoted Bill Singer to director of professional scouting.

Frontier League

EVANSVILE OTTERS—Sold the contract of RHP Ben Paxton to Houston (NL).

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS—Signed RHP Michael Raymond.

RIVER CITY RASCALS—Signed RHP Tony Marsala.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS—Sent SS Pedro Lopez and RHP Steve Spurgeon to Edmonton (GBL) to complete an earlier trade. Signed RHP Jose Mateo.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS—Traded INF Brandon McArthur to Joliet (Northern) for RHP Michael Moore.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed DT Keilen Dykes on the practice squad-injured reserve list. Signed DT Antoine Holmes to the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Released OG Scott Kooistra. Signing OT Gerald Cadogan to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Fired general manager George Kokinis. Waived PK Billy Cundiff and DB Anthony Madison.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Claimed WR Chris Chambers off waivers from San Diego.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Signed LB James Holt from the practice squad. Signed LB Jeremy Leman to the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed CB Keith Smith to a one-year contract. Released WR Micheal Spurlock. Released TE Carson Butler from the practice squad.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released RB Edgerrin James, S C.J. Wallace and CB Travis Fisher. Signed WR Mike Hass, S Jamar Adams and CB Roy Lewis from the practice squad. Signed RB Devin Moore, CB Trae Williams and CB DeAngelo Willingham to the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed PK Connor Barth. Signed CB Mike Mickens from Dallas’ practice squad. Released PK Shane Andrus and CB Marcus McCauley.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Assigned D Jay Harrison to Albany (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled D Doug Janik from Grand Rapids (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD—Reassigned G Anton Khudobin to Houston (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Called up D Mathieu Carle from Hamilton (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled F Mikkel Boedker from San Antonio (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled C Mathieu Perreault from Hershey (AHL). Assigned C Keith Aucoin to Hershey.

American Hockey League

AHL—Suspended Adirondack D Logan Stephenson one game for his actions during Sunday’s game against Syracuse.

ADIRONDACK PHANTOMS—Announced D David Sloane has been reassigned to the team from Kalamazoo (ECHL).

ALBANY RIVER RATS—Sent F Jacob Micflikier to Florida (ECHL).

MANITOBA MOOSE—Signed F Mark McCutcheon.

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Signed F Bill Thomas.

ECHL

ECHL—Suspended Elmira F Chaz Johnson one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in an Oct. 31 game against Trenton.

HORSE RACING

GULFSTREAM PARK—Named Ken Dunn interim president and general manager. LACROSSE

National Lacrosse League

CALGARY ROUGHNECKS—Signed F Ranger to a three-year contract.

SOCCER

Major Indoor Soccer League

BALTIMORE BLAST—Signed F Lucio Gonzaga, F Rod Dyachenko, D Michael Dello-Russo, F Max Ferdinand, F Adriano Dos Santos and D Logan Alexander.

COLLEGE

ARKANSAS—Suspended G Stefan Welsh from the first men’s basketball exhibition game.

CANISIUS—Named Beth O’Boyle women’s associate head basketball coach.

COLORADO—Announced sophomore RB Darrell Scott is transferring at the end of the semester.

DUKE—Suspended G Nolan Smith for the first two regular season basketball games for playing in an unsanctioned summer league.

FLORIDA STATE—Announced the retirement of defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews at the end of the season.

MINNESOTA—Suspended F Royce White and G Devron Bostick indefinitely from the men’s basketball team for breaking team rules.

PRESBYTERIAN—Announced the resignation of athletic director Bee Carlton, effective Feb. 1, 2010. Named associate athletic director Mike Smith interim athletic director, effective Feb. 1, 2010.

SAINT MICHAEL’S—Named Ethan Fenn women’s ice hockey coach.

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