Wednesday's Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS--Agreed to terms with RHP Kirk Saarloos and RHP Greg Aquino on minor league contracts.
DETROIT TIGERS--Named Steve Pack area scout for Southern California and Southern Nevada.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS--Signed INF/OF Chone Figgins to a one-year contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES--Assigned 1B-OF Shelley Duncan outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Agreed to terms with INF Doug Bernier, INF Angel Berroa, C Kevin Cash, RHP Jason Johnson, INF Justin Leone, OF Todd Linden, RHP Sergio Mitre and OF John Rodriguez on minor league contracts. Named Dan Freed, Bill Livesey, Kevin Reese and Tom Wilson pro scouts and Bob Miske part-time pro scout.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Agreed to terms with OF-DH Jack Cust on a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS--Agreed to terms with OF Gabe Gross on a one-year contract.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES--Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Belisle, INF Luis Gonzalez, OF Dan Ortmeier, C Edwin Bellorin, LHP Cedrick Bowers, SS Jonathan Herrera, OF Scott Podsednik, C Paul Phillips and LHP Glendon Rusch on minor league contracts.
FLORIDA MARLINS--Named Edwin Rodriguez manager of New Orleans (PCL), Brandon Hyde manager of Jacksonville (SL), Tim Leiper manager of Jupiter (FSL), Darin Everson manager of Greensboro (SAL) and Andy Haines manager of Jamestown (NYP).
HOUSTON ASTROS--Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Capellan, RHP Danny Graves, RHP Chad Paronto, C Brian Esposito and C Toby Hall on minor league contracts.
American Association
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS--Traded OF Mike Conroy to Southern Maryland (Atlantic) for a player to be named.
PENSACOLA PELICANS--Signed INF Luis Guance.
Can-Am League
OTTAWA RAPIDS--Signed INF Nate Hall.
BASKETBALL
Continental Basketball Association
ALBANY PATROONS--Signed G JJ Sullinger and G Daryll Hill. Waived C Walt Waters and C Anthony Washington.
MINOT SKYROCKETS--Signed F Dominique Scales.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS--Named Brian Daboll offensive coordinator, Rob Ryan defensive coordinator and Brad Seely special teams coach.
MIAMI DOLPHINS--Signed WR Anthony Armstrong, CB Scorpio Babers, CB Will Billingsley, FB Chris Brown, DT Joe Cohen, RB Lex Hilliard and WR Todd Lowber.
Canadian Football League
MONTREAL ALOUETTES--Signed CB Blue Adams, LB Ramon Guzman, WR Frantz Hardy and DT Martavius Prince to one-year contracts.
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MAHONING VALLEY THUNDER--Announced DB Montai Bailey has been assigned to the team.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS--Recalled D Matt Lashoff and F Vladimir Sobotka from Providence (AHL). Assigned G Tuukka Rask and F Martins Karsums to Providence.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Acquired C Jason Williams from Atlanta for D Clay Wilson and a 2009 sixth-round draft pick. Assigned F Maksim Mayorov to Syracuse (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Recalled F Kevin Westgarth from Manchester (AHL). Placed F Oscar Moller on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 7.
MONTREAL CANADIENS--Assigned D Yannick Weber to Hamilton (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Recalled D Alexander Sulzer from Milwaukee (AHL). Placed D Greg de Vries on injured reserve.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS--Assigned F Andreas Nodl to Philadelphia (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS--Assigned F Torrey Mitchell to Worcester (AHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Recalled D Anton Stralman from Toronto (AHL). Assigned D Jaime Sifers to Toronto.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Recalled D Bryan Helmer from Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS--Named Ruth Lobbestael corporate sales account manager and Scott Bradfield ticket sales account executive.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
TORONTO ROCK--Traded F Ryan Benesch and D Derek Suddons to Edmonton for a 2009 first-round draft pick and a 2010 second-round draft pick.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
FC DALLAS--Signed D Steve Purdy.
LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Acquired M Mike Magee from the New York Red Bulls for a second-round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS--Named Zack Higbee associate media relations director.
ARMY--Named Greg Lott and Jayne Penn assistant track and field coaches.
LOUISIANA TECH--Named Spud Adams volunteer assistant baseball coach.
MINNESOTA STATE-MANKATO--Named Paul Willett and Mandy Krause-Rideout interim co-head women's hockey coaches for the remainder of the 2008-09 season.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE--Named Brent Vigen offensive coordinator.
NOTRE DAME--Named Frank Verducci offensive line coach.
OHIO STATE--Announced WR Brian Hartline is entering the NFL draft.
PITTSBURGH--Announced RB LeSean McCoy is entering the NFL draft.
PRESBYTERIAN--Named Harold Nichols football coach.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA--Named Brian Schneider special teams coordinator.
