Sports transactions Jan. 11

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WISCONSIN — Announced C Peter Konz will enter the NFL draft.

Tuesday’s Sports

Transactions


The Associated Press


BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with LHP Wei-yin Chen on a three-year contract.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with LHP Paul Maholm on a one-year contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Announced the retirement of clubhouse manager Dennis Liborio.

NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Batista and RHP Fernando Cabrera on minor league contracts.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Released OF John Bowker.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Announced the retirement of WR Derrick Mason.

DENVER BRONCOS — Signed WR D’Andre Goodwin from the practice squad. Placed FB Spencer Larsen on injured reserve.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed G Darryl Harris.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Fired coach Hue Jackson.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed RB Tyrell Sutton to a reserve/future contract.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed FB Will Ta’ufo’ou and LB Lawrence Wilson to reserve/futures contracts.

Canadian Football League

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS — Named George Cortez coach and director of football operations. Promoted Bob O’Billovich to vice president of football operations.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned C Tim Sestito and C Jacob Josefson to Albany (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES — Claimed C Gilbert Brule off waivers from Edmonton.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CHICAGO FIRE — Announced the retirement of G Jon Conway.

Women’s Professional Soccer

SKY BLUE FC — Traded the 10th overall pick in the 2012 draft and a 2013 first-round draft pick to Atlanta for the fourth overall pick in the 2012 draft.

COLLEGE

AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION — Named Harvard coach Tim Murphy president. Elected Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, North Dakota State coach Craig Bohl, Southeast Missouri State coach Tony Samuel and California (Pa.) coach John Luckhardt to the board of trustees.

DUKE — Announced G Chloe Wells will not enroll in school for the spring semester because of a violation of an undisclosed university policy.

ARKANSAS STATE — Named J.B. Grimes offensive line coach.

EAST CAROLINA — Named Kirk Doll running backs coach and special teams coordinator and Pat Washington outside receivers coach and run game coordinator.

IOWA — Announced sophomore RB Marcus Coker has been granted a release from the football team.

KANSAS — Named Josh Eidson and Juney Barnett assistant football strength and conditioning coaches.

MANHATTAN — Named Kara Bucci women’s assistant soccer coach.

NOTRE DAME — Signed football coach Brian Kelly to a two-year contract extension through the 2016 season.

PENN STATE — Announced quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno will not return.

TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI — Named Shanna Caldwell women’s soccer coach.

UCF — Named Todd Stansbury athletic director.

WISCONSIN — Announced C Peter Konz will enter the NFL draft.