Friday’s Sports Transactions – WTOP
MLB — Banned the Boston Red Sox from signing international amateur free agents for one year, after the team broke rules on signing bonuses last summer.
MLB — Named John Tumpane to the full-time Major League umpiring staff.
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated RHP Vance Worley and C Caleb Joseph from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Chaz Roe from Norfolk (IL). Optioned RHP Oliver Drake and C Francisco Pena to Norfolk. Placed LHP T.J. McFarland on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 29.
BOSTON RED SOX — Activated OF-INF Brock Holt from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Mike Miller to Pawtucket (IL).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed 3B Matt Davidson on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Carlos Sanchez from Charlotte (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Signed of INF Nolan Jones to a minor league contract.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Reinstated RHP Joe Smith from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Mike Morin to Salt Lake (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated DH-OF Miguel Sano from the 15-day DL. Optioned 1B-DH Byung Ho Park to Rochester (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled INF-OF Tyler Ladendorf from Nashville (PCL). Optioned LHP Dillon Overton to Nashville.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed LHP Clayton Kershaw and OF Joc Pederson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 29. Activated RHP Bud Norris. Selected the contract of OF Will Venable from Oklahoma City (PCL). Designated RHP for assignment.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed LHP Kevin Siegrist on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 30. Recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Activated RHP Paul Clemens. Selected the contract of RHP Jose Dominguez from El Paso (PCL). Placed RHP Erik Johnson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 29. Reinstated LHP Buddy Baumann from the 60-day DL and optioned him to El Paso. Transferred RHP Cesar Vargas to the 60-day DL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Dane Dunning and LHP Hayden Howard on minor league contracts.
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed RHP Conrad Wozniak and LHP Jake Eaton. Traded RHP John Kovalik to Kansas City to complete an earlier trade.
JOPLIN BLASTERS — Traded RHP Patrick Mincey to Fargo-Moorhead for cash.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed OF Robbie Kuzdale.
ST. PAUL SAINTS — Released LHP Kody Knaus.
WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed RHP Garrett Gould. Sold the contract of RHP Ryan Kussmaul to the Arizona (NL).
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Traded INF Dustin Lawley to Sussex County for OF Mike Schwartz.
ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Traded LHP Jarret Martin, OF Mike Schwartz and C Alex DeBellis to Sussex County for C Elvin Soto and future considerations.
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Traded OF Kurt Wertz, Jr. to Joliet for OF Denzel Richardson.
JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed RHP Jordan Pannell.
TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Signed INF Elijah Trail. Released RHP Ashton Perritt.
NBA — Announced free agent O.J. Mayo was dismissed and disqualified from the league for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Named Brian Shaw, Jesse Mermuys and Mark Madsen assistant coaches.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Named Adrian Griffin assistant coach. Promoted Vin Bhavnani and Royal Ivey to assistant coaches.
NFL — Suspended Baltimore TE Darren Waller the first four games of the 2016 season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.
ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed F Jamie McGinn to a three-year contract and D Kevin Connauton to a two-year contract. Signed D Jamie McBain, G Justin Peters, F Chris Mueller, D Jarred Tinordi, F Garret Ross and D Klas Dahlbeck, F Ryan White to one-year contracts.
BOSTON BRUINS — Signed C David Backes to a five-year contract. Signed F Riley Nash and G Anton Khudobin to two-year contracts and D Tommy Cross and D John-Michael Liles and Fs Tyler Randell and Tim Schallerto one-year contracts.
BUFFALO SABRES — Agreed to terms with F Kyle Okposo on a seven-year contract.
CALGARY FLAMES — Signed F Troy Brouwer to a four-year contract and G Chad Johnson to a one-year contract.
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Agreed to terms with RW Lee Stempniak on a two-year contract. Signed F Viktor Stalberg and F Andrew Miller to one-year contracts. Named Peter Andersson assistant coach, Myles Fee video coach and Bryn-Marc Conaway strength and conditioning coach for Charlotte (AHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with D Brian Campbell and Fs Sam Carrick, Spencer Abbott and Pierre-Cedric Labrie on one-year contracts. Named Will Chukerman media relations assistant.
COLORADO AVALANCHE — Signed Fs Joe Colburne, Reid Petryk, and Trent Vogelhuber to two-year contracts. Signed D Fedor Tyutin, D Ryan Stanton, D Patrick Wiercioch, G Jeremy Smith and Fs Turner Elson, Jim O<Brien, Mike Sislo and Joe Whitney to one-year contracts.
DALLAS STARS — Signed D Dan Hamhuis and D Andrew Bodnarchuk to two-year contracts and D Dustin Stevenson to one-year contracts. Re-signed F Patrick Eaves to a one-year contract.
DETROIT RED WINGS — Agreed to terms with C Frans Nielsen on a six-year contract, F Darren Helm on a five-year contract, D Alexey Marchenko and F Matt Lorito on two-year contracts, and LW Thomas Vanek, F Ben Street, F Steve Ott and G Edward Pasquale on one-year contracts.
EDMONTON OILERS — Signed LW Milan Lucic to a seven-year contract and G Jonas Gustavsson to a one-year contract.
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Signed D Aaron Ekblad to an eight-year contract, G James Reimer to a five-year contract and Fs Colton Sceviour and Jonathan Marchessault to two-year contracts.
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Agreed to terms with G goaltender Jeff Zatkoff on a two-year contract and D Zach Trotman, C Michael Latta and D Tom Gilbert on one-year contracts.
MINNESOTA WILD — Agreed to terms with C Eric Staal on a three-year contract and LW Chris Stewart, G Alex Stalock, D Victor Bartley and F Pat Cannone on one-year contracts.
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Agreed to terms with D Zach Redmond on a two-year contract. Signed Fs Alexander Radulov and Daniel Carr and G Al Montoya to one-year contracts.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed D Yannick Weber and D Matt Irwin to one-year contracts.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed D Ben Lovejoy to a three-year contract and D Karl Stollery to a one-year contract. Re-signed RW Devante Smith-Pelly and D Jon Merrill to two-year contracts and F Beau Bennett, D Andrew MacWilliam, RW Carter Camper and C Vernon Fiddler to one-year contracts.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to terms with F Andrew Ladd on a seven-year contract and Fs Jason Chimera and Shane Prince on two-year contracts.
NEW YORK RANGERS — Named Jeff Beukeboom assistant coach. Agreed to terms with D Michael Grabner on a two-year contact and D Michael Paliotta, F Nathan Gerbe and D Adam Clendening on one-year contracts.
OTTAWA SEANTORS — Signed D Michael Kostka, Fs Phil Varone, Casey Bailey, Friday Max McCormick and Chad Nehring to one-year contracts.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed F Dale Weise to a four-year contract and Fs Boyd Gordon, Andy Miele, Greg Carey and D Will O’Neill to one-year contracts.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Signed general manager Jim Rutherford to a three-year contract through the 2018-19 season. Signed F Tom Sestito, D Steve Olesky and D Stuart Percy to one-year contracts.
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed G Jake Allen to a four-year contact extension. Signed F David Perron and G Carter Hutton to two-year contracts.
SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed D David Schlemko and F Mikkel Boedker to four-year contracts.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed D Victor Hedman to an eight-year contract extension and G Andrei Vasilevskiy to a three-year contract extension. Signed Fs Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Jeremy Morin, Gabriel Dumont and Michael Bournival to one-year contracts. Signed F Dennis Yan to a three-year, entry-level contract.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Signed F Matt Martin to a four-year contract.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed F Loui Eriksson to a six-year contract.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Signed G Joe Cannata, F Brett Connolly, D Darren Dietz and Fs Christian Thomas and Tom Wilson to one-year contracts.
WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms C Shawn Matthias on a two-year contract and F Quinton Howden and D Brian Strait on one-year contracts.
IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with G Branden Komm.
READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with F Justin Crandall.
MLS — Fined FC Dallas President Dan Hunt an undisclosed amount for public criticism of the officials in relation to the FC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City match on June 19.
PORTLAND TIMBERS — Loaned M Dairon Asprilla to Millonarios F.C. (Colombia) through June 30, 2017.
USL — Announced the addition of the Nashville franchise, to begin play in 2018.
NWSL — Suspended Seattle F Merritt Mathias one game for major game misconduct and unsportsmanlike conduct during a June 25 match against FC Kansas City.
SKY BLUE FC — Signed F Catherine Zimmerman. Waived G Erin Nayler.
NCAA — Placed Jackson State men’s tennis team has been placed on probation for one year and fined the school $5,000 with a public reprimand and censure after the coach allowed an ineligible player to compete under an eligible player’s name. The former coach Scott Pennington received a two-year show-cause penalty through June 30, 2018.
FLORIDA STATE — Promoted athletic director Stan Wilcox to vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics and signed him to a contract extension through June 30, 2020.
FORDHAM — Promoted Rodney Crawford to men’s associate head basketball coach, Tim Cary to assistant head football coach, Greg Marmaros to assistant athletic director for football operations, Clare Berenato to director of women’s basketball administration and special assistant to the head coach and Lisa Ginder assistant swimming coach.
IOWA — Named Courtney Eldridge men’s basketball video coordinator.
MICHIGAN — Announced men’s freshman basketball G Charles Matthews has transferred from Kentucky.
POST (CONN.) — Named Michelle Giardina women’s bowling coach.
SAM HOUSTON STATE — Named Jimmy Smith and Chuck Taylor men’s basketball assistant coaches.
WEST VIRGINIA — Announced redshirt sophomore OL Ray Raulerson has transferred from Tennessee.
YALE — Named Amanda Boulier women’s assistant ice hockey coach.