Sports transactions Feb. 7

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LOUISVILLE—Promoted Shawn Watson to offensive coordinator. Named Sherrone Moore tight ends coach, and offensive line coach Dave Borberly running game coordinator.

Monday’s Sports Transactions

The Associated Press

 

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB—Suspended Seattle minor league C Christian Carmichael (Clinton-MWL) 50 games for testing positive for Methylhexaneamine.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Traded RHP Jeremy Guthrie to Colorado for RHP Jason Hammel and RHP Matt Lindstrom. Designated LHP Clay Rapada for assignment.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Camp and LHP Hong-Chih Kuo to one-year contracts. Designated OF Mike Wilson and C Chris Gimenez for assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with LHP Joe Beimel and 1B-OF Conor Jackson to minor league contracts.

National League

COLORADO ROCKIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Guthrie on a one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with INF Alex Cora on a minor league contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with OF Rick Ankiel and INF/OF Mark Teahen on minor-league contracts.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA—Suspended Minnesota F Kevin Love two games for driving his foot into the upper body and face of Houston’s Luis Scola as Scola was lying on the floor during a Feb. 4 game. Suspended Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown one game and fined him $25,000 for making contact with a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection during a Feb. 4 game at Utah.

CHICAGO SKY—Signed C Ruth Riley.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Waived G Mychel Thompson.

Women’s National

Basketball Association

SEATTLE STORM—Signed C Ann Wauters.

CYCLING

COURT OF ARBITRATION—Stripped Alberto Contador of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned him for two years after rejecting his appeal of a positive test for clenbuterol.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Named Brian Daboll offensive coordinator.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Named Jason Tarver defensive coordinator.

GOLF

LPGA—Named Leslie Greis chairwoman of the board of directors.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Fined Colorado F Chuck Kobasew $2,500 for tripping Vancouver D Dan Hamhuis after Hamhuis touched the puck on an icing call in a Feb. 4 game.

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Reassigned F Riley Nash to Charlotte (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD—Signed D Nate Prosser to a two-year contract extension.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Assigned RW Ryan White to Hamilton (AHL) for conditioning. Returned RW Aaron Palushaj to Hamilton.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Recalled D Aaron Ness from Bridgeport (AHL) on an emergency basis.

COLLEGE

PAC-12 CONFERENCE—Extended the contract of commissioner Larry Scott through 2016.

ALABAMA—Suspended junior basketball F Tony Mitchell indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.

LOUISVILLE—Promoted Shawn Watson to offensive coordinator. Named Sherrone Moore tight ends coach, and offensive line coach Dave Borberly running game coordinator.