Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
By The Associated Press
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS—Agreed to terms with
RHP Joel Zumaya on a one-year contract.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with
LHP Oliver Perez on a minor league contract.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP
Yu Darvish on a six-year contract.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with
LHP Jamie Moyer on a minor league contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with OF
Jack Cust on a one-year contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with
LHP R.J. Swindle, C Koyie Hill and INF Eugenio
Velez on minor league contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Agreed to terms
with LHP Brian Burres, RHP Jake Dunning, RHP
Justin Fitzgerald, RHP Austin Fleet and RHP
Stephen Harrold on minor league contracts.
American Association
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Traded C
Mike Valadez to Schaumburg (Frontier) for a
player to be named at the conclusion of the
2012 season.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Signed RHP Nick
Schumacher.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM— Released OF Juan
Valdes.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Traded RHP Derrick
Miramontes to Wichita ( AA) for RHP Tim
Brown. Traded OF Joe Agreste to Laredo (AA)
for a player to be named. Signed 1B Jerod
Yakubik.
JOLIET SLAMMERS—Signed C Ryan Ferguson.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS—Traded RHP Paul
Daniels to Florence for RHP Tim Holmes.
North American League
SAN ANGELO COLTS—Sold the rights to INF
Landon Camp to the Miami Marlins.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Named Zydrunas
Ilgauskas special assistant to the general manager. NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed F Larry Owens.
Waived F Dennis Horner. Assigned F Jordan
Williams to Springfield (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS— Named Nolan
Cromwell senior offensive assistant.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Named Marlon
McCree assistant secondary coach.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS— Signed G John
Malecki, TE Jamie McCoy, OT Chris Scott, OT
Trevis Turner, DT Corbin Bryant, QB Jerrod
Johnson, DL Mike Blanc, DT Kade Weston, CB
Marshall McFadden and DB Antonio Smith to
reserve/future contracts.
TENNESSEE TITANS—Promoted general manager Mike Reinfeldt to senior executive vice
president and chief operating officer, and vice
president of player personnel Ruston Webster
to general manager, and Lake Dawson to vice
president of player personnel.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Released KR Jason
Armstead, DB Jykine Bradley, OL Chris Patrick
and DL Joe Sykes. Signed CB Michael Ricks.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES— Recalled F Zac
Dalpe from Charlotte (AHL). Reassigned F Brett
Sutter to Charlotte.
FLORIDA PANTHERS—Acquired C Jonathan
Matsumoto and LW Mattias Lindstrom from
Carolina for RW Evgenii Dadonov and C A.J.
Jenks.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Reassigned F Chris
Mueller to Milwaukee (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed G Brian Elliott to a
two-year contract extension.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Recalled D Chris
Tanev from Chicago (AHL).
American Hockey League
BINGHAMTON SENATORS—Returned D Mike
Ratchuk to Elmira (ECHL).
SYRACUSE CRUNCH—Recalled F Josh Brittain
and D Nick Schaus from Elmira (ECHL).
Central Hockey League
WICHITA THUNDER—Signed G Scott Darling.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHICAGO FIRE—Signed M Pavel Pardo to a
two-year contract.
D.C. UNITED—Signed F Maicon Santos.
FC DALLAS—Loaned D Jackson Goncalves to
Cruzeiro (Brazilian First Division) for one year.
LOS ANGELES GALAXY—Re-signed F David
Beckham to a two-year contract.
NEW YORK RED BULLS—Signed D Stephen
Keel.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS—Signed F Cordell Cato.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY—Signed M Michael
Thomas and D Seth Sinovic.
TENNIS
USTA—Named D.A. Abrams chief diversity and
inclusion officer.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA—Named Doug Nussmeier offensive
coordinator and Lance Thompson outside linebackers coach.
HIGH POINT— Named Staci Passafiume
women’s assistant lacrosse coach.
HOFSTRA—Announced the resignation of baseball coach Patrick Anderson.
ILLINOIS—Named Tim Banks defensive coordinator. Announced FB Jay Prosch is transferring
to Auburn.
MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR—Promoted Jeff Shinn
to offensive coordinator.
SANTA CLARA—Named Matt Lyles assistant
volleyball coach.
SYRACUSE— Named Neel Bhattacharjee
women’s assistant soccer coach.
TARLETON STATE—Promoted receivers coach
Justin Carrigan to offensive coordinator.
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN—Named Jiovanna
Martinez men’s and women’s graduate assistant
track and field coach.
UTAH—Dismissed G Josh Watkins from the
men’s basketball team for an undisclosed team
rules violation.
WASHINGTON—Named Eric Kiesau offensive
coordinator.
WASHINGTON & LEE—Promoted assistant
head coach and offensive coordinator Scott
Abell to head football coach.