Wednesday's Sports Transactions

BASEBALL
American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Placed OF Ryan Kalish on the 60-day DL.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Tim Collins, LHP Danny Duffy, LHP John Lamb, LHP Will Smith, RHP Kelvin Herrera, RHP Greg Holland, INF Johnny Giavotella, INF Eric Hosmer, INF Elliot Johnson, INF Mike Moustakas, OF Lorenzo Cain and OF David Lough on one-year contracts.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Traded 1B/OF Mike Carp to Boston for a player to be named or cash considerations.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Lindblom, OF Engel Beltre, OF Julio Borbon and OF Craig Gentry on one-year contracts.

National League

MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Arquimedes Caminero, RHP Jose Ceda, RHP Sam Dyson, RHP Nathan Eovaldi, LHP Brad Hand, RHP Chris Hatcher, LHP Braulio Lara, RHP A.J. Ramos and OF Marcell Ozuna on one-year contracts.

American Association

LAREDO LEMURS — Released INF Stephen Pearson.

WICHTIA WINGNUTS — Signed RHP Jon Link and C Kieran Bradford. Traded RHP Tommy Mendoza to Southern Maryland for a player to be named.

Frontier League

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Acquired INF Eric Groff and INF Anthony Scelfo from Laredo (AA) for players to be named.

JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed 1B Leighton Pangilinan.

RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed RHP Cameron Bayne. Transferred SS Matt Serna to the retired list.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Traded RHP Patrick Mincey to Grand Prairie (AA) for a player to be named.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Placed RHP Tyson Corley and RHP Stephen Sauer on the suspended list.

BASKETBALL
Women's National Basketball Association

SEATTLE STORM — Signed F/C Nakia Sanford.

FOOTBALL
National Football League

NFL — Named John Brody senior vice president of sponsorship and media sales.

HOUSTON TEXANS_Named Jeff Zgonina assistant defensive line coach and Russell Joyner director of football information systems.

HOCKEY
National Hockey League

NHL_Suspended Vancouver Canucks F Jannik Hansen for one game for a hit to the head on Chicago Blackhawks Marian Hossa.

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms with G Viktor Fasth on a two-year contract extension.

BOSTON BRUINS — Promoted F Alden Hirschfeld from South Carolina (ECHL) to Providence (AHL).

BUFFALO SABRES — Fired coach Lindy Ruff. Waived F Cody McCormick.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS_Activated RW Cam Atkinson from injured reserve. Placed F Brandon Dubinsky on the injured list. Reassigned C Nick Drazenovic to Springfield (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalleed G Jacob Markstrom from San Antonio (AHL). Promoted G Brian Foster from Cincinnati (ECHL) to San Antonio.

American Hockey League

NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Released D Sacha Guimond from his professional tryout contract.

PROVIDENCE BRUINS — Signed F Nicolas Tremblay to a professional tryout contract.

ECHL

LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS — Traded G Jody O'Neill to Gwinnett for future considerations.

SAN FRANCISCO BULLS — Traded F Ryan Galiardi to Idaho for future considerations.

MOTORSPORTS

SCCA — Named Chris Berg public relations coordinator.

SOCCER

UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION_Named Michelle French coach of women's U-20 national team.

Major League Soccer

D.C. UNITED_Selected F Carlos Ruiz in the league's allocation process.

FC DALLAS — Announced the resignation of president and chief executive officer Doug Quinn.

NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed M Jonny Steele.

PHILADELPHIA UNION — Waived M Alex Mendoza and D Damani Richards.

PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed D Mikael Silvestre.

REAL SALT LAKE — Traded M Jonny Steele to New York for a conditional supplemental draft pick.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Traded the rights to D Mikael Silvestre to Portland for a 2014 first-round supplemental draft pick and a conditional 2015 draft pick.

National Women's Soccer League

PORTLAND THORNS — Signed D Jazmyne Avant.

COLLEGE

COLORADO STATE_Named Art Valero tight ends coach.

ILLINOIS — Promoted assistant director of player personnel and relations Mike Bellamy to wide receivers coach.

KANSAS STATE — Named Andre Coleman wide receivers coach.

OLD WESTBURY — Named Dan Gallagher assistant baseball coach.