Wednesday's Sports Transactions

Wednesday's Sports Transactions
By The Associated Press
BASEBALL
American League
TEXAS RANGERS--Assigned RHP R.A. Dickey outright to Oklahoma of the PCL.
National League
WASHINGTON NATIONALS--Optioned LHP Billy Traber to New Orleans of the PCL. Called up RHP Jason Bergmann from New Orleans. Claimed RHP Zach Day off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
American Association
COASTAL BEND AVIATORS--Agreed to terms with LHP Derrick Van Dusen.
Atlantic League
NEWARK BEARS--Signed 1B Keith Maxwell, C John Nathans, C Victor Valencia and C Chris Torres.
Can-Am League
NASHUA PRIDE--Released RHP Roberto Nieves.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS--Agreed to terms with RHP Fabricio Benitez.
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT--Released LHP Liam O'Flaherty. Agreed to terms with INF Jeff Brooks and INF Dustin Bensko.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS--Agreed to terms with LHP Ted Juske.
WORCESTER TORNADOES--Released INF Marc Grutka.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES--Traded C/OF Ryan McDermond to Somerset of the Atlantic League for a player to be named.
KALAMAZOO KINGS--Agreed to terms with INF Drunante Thornburg and RHP Jeremy Griffith.
HORSE RACING
NTRA--Announced the retirement of D.G. Van Clief, Jr., commissioner and chief executive officer and president of Breeders' Cup Limited, effective by the end of the year.
COLLEGE
BOSTON COLLEGE--Named Mo Cassara men's assistant basketball coach.
LIMESTONE--Fired Chris Hasbrouck, men's lacrosse coach. Named Chris Phenicie men's interim lacrosse coach.
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