transactions

transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Promoted Eddie Romero to vice president, international scouting and Harrison Slutsky to coordinator, advance scouting. Named Adrian Lorenzo coordinator, international scouting; Brad Sloan special assignment scout and Alex Gimenez assistant, professional scouting.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS — Waived G Jake Anderson and Stefhon Hannah.

UTAH JAZZ — Waived Fs Jack Cooley and J.J. O’Brien.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed LB Kenny Demens on injured reserve. Signed linebacker Dwight Freeney.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed CB Shareece Wright. Signed CB-KR Asa Jackson and CB Charles James II from the practice squad. Placed CB Will Davis on injured reserve. Terminated the contract of LB Jason Babin. Waived CB Rashaan Melvin. Signed WR Daniel Brown, RB Akeem Hunt and TE Konrad Reuland to the practice squad.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed QB Josh Johnson. Released K Billy Cundiff.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed WR Nathan Palmer and DT DAnthony Smith to the practice squad. Waived QB David Fales. Terminated the practice squad contract of C Ryan Seymour.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived WR Vince Mayle.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed WR Josh Lenz to the practice squad. Released OT Edawn Coughman from the practice squad. Signed DT Brandon Dunn from Chicago’s practice squad. Waived WR Chandler Worthy.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Activated WR Martavis Bryant. Released S Ross Ventrone. Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WR Jace Davis and RB Steven Miller to the practice roster. Released RB Jeff Scott from the practice roster. Indoor Football League

SPOKANE SHOCK — Signed DBs Robert Brown and Demetruce McNeal.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES Placed D Matt Donovan on waivers. Returned D Brendan Guhle to Prince Albert (WHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned F Reid Boucher to Albany (AHL). Recalled G Yann Danis from Albany.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed D Dominik Masin to a three-year, entry-level contract. American Hockey League

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Assigned D Cody Corbett to Fort Wayne (ECHL).

ECHL

ECHL — Suspended Allen’s Mike DiPaolo three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in an Oct. 10 preseason game at Wichita.

COLLEGE

EASTERN MICHIGAN — Signed vice president and director of athletics Heather Lyke to a contract extension through the 2019-20 season.

HOWARD PAYNE — Named assistant head football coach Hunter Sims football coach, effective at the end of the semester.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Announced the retirement of football coach Steve Spurrier. Named Shawn Elliott interim football coach.

UTSA — Named Kellie Elliott as senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator.