Sports transactions Feb. 28
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American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Vin Mazzaro on a one-year contract and C Salvador Perez on a five year contract.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with 3B Eric Chavez on a one-year contract. Placed RHP David Aardsma on the 60-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with OF Engel Beltre, OF Julio Borbon, RHP Jacob Brigham, LHP Miguel De Los Santos, RHP Neftali Feliz, RHP Wilmer Font, RHP Mark Hamburger, LHP Derek Holland, LHP Michael Kirkman, RHP Roman Mendez, RHP Justin Miller, RHP Alexi Ogando and LHP Martin Perez on one-year contracts.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Marshall on a four-year contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with INF Marwin Gonzalez on a one-year contract.
American Association
KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Signed LHP Ben Baker and OF Gus Milner.
SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS—Released RHP Dan McDaniel, RHP Aaron Cotter and RHP Matt Litzinger. Signed RHP Bo Schultz.
ST. PAUL SAINTS—Signed RHP Reid Mahon. Traded OF Sean M. Smith to Bridgeport (Atlantic) for a player to be named.
WICHITA WINGNUTS—Traded LHP Logan Hoch to Kansas City for future considerations.
WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Signed LHP Barrett Phillips, RHP Chris Kaminski, INF Danny Barbero and RHP Craig James.
Can-Am League
ROCKLAND BOULDERS—Signed INF Ryan Mollica.
WORCESTER TORNADOES—Signed RHP Bryan Leigh.
Frontier League
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS—Signed LHP Kevin Patterson and RHP Brett Scarpetta to contract extensions. Signed RHP Cody Hallahan.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed F Gerald Green to a 10-day contract.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Signed C Joel Przybilla. Waived G Armon Johnson.
Women’s National
Basketball Association
SEATTLE STORM—Signed F Tina Thompson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed LB D’Qwell Jackson to a multiyear contract extension.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Re-signed C Will Montgomery and DE Darrion Scott.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Released RB Fred Reid.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Acquired D Sebastian Erixon from Vancouver for RW Andrew Gordon. Traded D Mark Fraser to Toronto for RW Dale Mitchell.
BOSTON BRUINS—Acquired F Brian Rolston and D Mike Mottau from the New York Islanders for F Yannick Riendeau and D Marc Cantin. Acquired D Greg Zanon from Minnesota for D Steven Kampfer. Assigned F Carter Camper, D Andrew Bodnarchuk and F Max Sauve to Providence (AHL).
BUFFALO SABRES—Acquired C Cody Hodgson and D Alexander Sulzer from Vancouver for F Zack Kassian and D Marc-Andre Gragnani.
CALGARY FLAMES_Signed RW Tim Jackman to a two-year contract.
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Zach Boychuk from Charlotte (AHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Traded D-F John Scott to the New York Rangers for a 2012 fifth-round draft pick. Recalled F Andrew Shaw from Rockford (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS—Traded D Mike Commodore to Tampa Bay for a conditional 2013 seventh-round draft pick. Recalled D Brendan Smith from Grand Rapids (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS—Acquired D Nick Schultz from Minnesota for D Tom Gilbert.
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Traded F Andrei Kostitsyn to Nashville for a 2013 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2013 fifth-round draft pick. Claimed F Brad Staubitz off waivers from Minnesota. Recalled F Blake Geoffrion from Hamilton (AHL). Reassigned C Louis Leblanc to Hamilton.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Acquired C Paul Gaustad and a 2013 fourth-round draft pick from Buffalo for a 2012 first- and a 2013 fourth-round draft pick.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Activated D Mark Katic from injured reserve and loaned him to Bridgeport (AHL).
OTTAWA SEANTORS—Acquired D Matt Gilroy from Tampa Bay for D Brian Lee. Assigned G Ben Bishop to Binghamton (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Acquired F Daniel Winnik, F T.J. Galiardi and a 2013 seventh-round draft pick from Colorado for F Jamie McGinn, F Mike Connelly and F Michael Sgarbossa.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Acquired D Keith Aulie from Toronto for F Carter Ashton. Recalled F Brandon Segal from Norfolk (AHL). Reassigned F Mike Angelidis, F Trevor Smith and D Evan Oberg to Norfolk.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled F Brandon Segal from Norfolk (AHL). Assigned F Mike Andelidis, F Trevor Smith and D Evan Oberg to Norfolk.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Acquired F Sammy Pahlsson from Columbus for D Taylor Ellington and two 2012 fourth-round draft picks.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Placed C Nicklas Backstrom on the long-term injured list, retroactive to Jan. 4.
WINNIPEG JETS—Claimed D Grant Clitsome off waivers from Columbus. Traded D Johnny Oduya to Chicago for a 2013 second- and third-round draft pick.
American Hockey League
CONNECTICUT WHALE—Recalled F Jeff Prough from Greenville (ECHL).
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS—Announced G Jordan Pearce was reassigned to the team from Toledo (ECHL) and G Tom McCollum to reassigned to Toledo. Released G Dustin Carlson.
HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Reassigned D Olivier Malka to Wheeling (ECHL).
ECHL
ECHL—Suspended Colorado coach Chris Stewart one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Feb. 24 game against Ontario. Suspended Toledo coach Nick Vitucci one game and fined him an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Feb. 25 game against Wheeling. Fined Toledo’s Todd Griffith and Cincinnati’s Michael Pelech undisclosed amounts as a result of their actions in Feb. 26 game. Fined Chicago’s Devin DiDiomete an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Feb. 26 game against Florida. Fined Kalamazoo’s Riley Gill an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Feb. 26 game against Wheeling.
READING ROYALS—Announced G Jussi Rynnas has been assigned to Toronto (AHL). Released F Justin Kemmerer.
Central Hockey League
DAYTON GEMS—Suspended D Nick Duff.
MISSOURI MAVERICKS—Suspended G Levente Szuper.
EXAS BRAHMAS—Announced F Ryan Hand was activated from league suspension.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
DC UNITED—Signed G Andrew Dykstra.
MONTREAL IMPACT—Waived MF Ian Westlake.
COLLEGE
EASTERN ILLINOIS—Fired men’s basketball coach Mike Miller.
IOWA—Named Greg Davis offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.