BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Agreed to terms with OF Andruw Jones on a one-year contract.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Rupe and OF Buck Coats on minor league contracts. Traded INF Tug Hulett to Boston for a player to be named or cash considerations.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Announced UT Shelley Duncan refused outright assignment to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) and elected free agency.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with SS John McDonald on a two-year contract. Named Anthony Iapoce roving minor league hitting coach, Rich Miller roving minor league outfield/baserunning coach, Pete Walker roving minor league pitching coach, Dan Rohn manager of Las Vegas (PCL), Luis Rivera manager of New Hampshire (EL), Sal Fasano manager of Lansing (MWL), Clayton McCullough manager of Dunedin (FSL), Ralph Dickenson coach of New Hampshire, John Tamargo Jr. hitting coach of Lansing, Kenny Graham hitting coach of Auburn (NYP), Hap Hudson minor league training and rehab coordinator and Mike Frostad major league assistant trainer.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS—Named Bob Rossi professional scout. Assigned RHP Brad James outright to Round Rock (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Claimed RHP Radhames Liz off waivers from Baltimore.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Waived F Ryan Bowen.
NBA Development League
RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS—Cut G Henry Dugat and F Haminn Quaintance.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Claimed LB Matt Roth off waivers from Miami.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Placed CB Maurice Leggett on injured reserve.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Placed DE C.J. Ah You on injured reserve. Signed TE Eric Butler from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Activated C Eric Staal from injured reserve.
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled F David Desharnais from Hamilton (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled F Ryan Keller from Binghamton (AHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Returned RW David Laliberte on loan from Adirondack (AHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES—Activated D Ed Jovanovski and D Zbynek Michalek from injured reserve. Re-assigned D Shaun Heshka to San Antonio (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Recalled F Benn Ferriero, F Steven Zalewski and D Joe Callahan from Worcester (AHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D Mike Lundin from Norfolk (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Recalled D Karl Alzner from Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Signed F Ryan Murphy.
MANITOBA MOOSE—Released F John Lammers. Recalled D Taylor Ellington from Victoria (ECHL).
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS—Loaned F Maxime Gratchev to Binghamton (AHL).
KALAMAZOO WINGS—Announced D Louis Liotti has been reassigned to Worcester (AHL) and F Rick Cleaver has been returned from Hershey (AHL).
READING ROYALS—Announced F Robert Slaney and F Greg Scott have been assigned from Toronto (AHL) and F Gavin Morgan has been loaned to Hershey (AHL).
LACROSSE
CALGARY ROUGHNECKS—Signed F Josh Sanderson to a three-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
SEATTLE SOUNDERS—Waived M Michael Fucito, D Evan Brown and D Lamar Neagle.
Women's Professional Soccer
WASHINGTON FREEDOM—Renamed the Washington Freedom (W-league) to the Freedom Futures.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS—Named Eric Wood assistant athletics director for student-athlete development.
UCLA—Reinstated F Nikola Dragovic to the men's basketball team after a two-game suspension.