Transactions

Transactions

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Assigned RHP Zach Stewart outright to Charlotte (IL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with 1B/3B Andy LaRoche on a minor league contract.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with INF Cliff Pennington on a two-year contract.

MIAMI MARLINS — Claimed RHP Sam Dyson off waivers from Toronto. Designated OF Kevin Mattison for assignment.

NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHP Shaun Marcum on a one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Designated RHP J.C. Ramirez for assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Waldrop on a minor league contract.

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed OF Cole Miles to a contract extension.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed RHP Rey Cotilla to a contract extension.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed OF Tyler Hall and OF Brian Wheeler.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Signed OF Shaun Cooper.

MIAMI HEAT — Signed F/C Chris Andersen to a second 10-day contract and F Jarvis Varnado for the remainder of the season.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Named Rich Bisaccia special teams coordinator.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Jeremy Kelley to a reserve/future contract.

NHL — Suspended N.Y. Islanders F Colin McDonald two games for boarding Pittsburgh D Ben Lovejoy during Tuesday's game.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned D Joe Sova from Charlotte (AHL) to Reading (ECHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled F Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and D Tim Erixon from Springfield (AHL). Placed LW Matt Calvert on injured reserve.

DALLAS STARS — Recalled D Jamie Oleksiak and F Antoine Roussel from Texas (AHL). Assigned RW Reilly Smith to Texas.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned RW Trevor Parkes and G Jordan Pearce from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Waived RW Cam Janssen.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Assigned D Jake Gardner to Toronto (AHL).

CONNECTICUT WHALE — Signed F Andrew Carroll to a professional tryout agreement.

HERSHEY BEARS — Recalled D Patrick Wellar from Reading (ECHL).

PROVIDENCE BRUINS — Returned F Alden Hirschfeld to South Carolina (ECHL).

D.C. UNITED — Transferred D/M Andy Najar to Anderlecht (Belgian Pro League).

NEW YORK RED BULLS — Named Robin Fraser assistant coach.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Loaned F Kei Kamara to Norwich City (English Premier League) through May 6.

TORONTO FC — Traded F Joao Plata to Real Salt Lake for a second-round draft

pick.

NCAA — Placed Southern Mississippi on four years probation with a one-year postseason ban for men's tennis.

JACKSONVILLE STATE — Named Cullen Carstens assistant golf coach.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE — Named Justin Sjovall assistant athletic director for athletic medicine.

VIRGINIA — Named Steve Fairchild offensive coordinator.