By The Associated Press

BASEBALL

American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Mitch Maier, RHP Terry Doyle, INF Drew Sutton, RHP Oscar Villareal and RHP Jose De La Torre on minor-league contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with C Geovany Soto on a one-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Claimed C Eli Whiteside off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sold the contract of RHP Brad Bergesen to Chunichi (Central League-Japan).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Promoted minor league strength and conditioning coordinator Rick Slate to director of strength and conditioning.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Marquis on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Duke on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled F Terrence Jones from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS — Released LB Kirk Morrison.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed S Sherrod Martin on injured reserve.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed LB Jacquies Smith to the practice squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Fired defensive line coach Jim Washburn. Named Tommy Brashear defensive line coach. Signed OT Matt Kopa from the New England practice squad.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed LB Donovan Richard.

TORONTO ARGONAUTS — Signed Marcus Brady offensive coordinator.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

EDMONTON OILERS — Reassigned RW Toni Rajala from Oklahoma City (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Reassigned F Jason Clark from Bridgeport (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Reassigned F Stefan Della Rovere, F Sebastian Wannstrom and D Brett Ponich from Peoria (AHL) to Evansville (ECHL).

American Hockey League

ALBANY DEVILS — Signed C Stephen Gionta.

ECHL

STOCKTON THUNDER — Loaned D Nathan Deck to Oklahoma City (AHL) on a professional tryout agreement.

Central Hockey League

CHL — Suspended Arizona F/D Kyle Hood and Rapid City D Justin Sawyer four games.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

CHICAGO FIRE — Declined options on D Gonzalo Segares, MF Corben Bone and G Jay Nolly.

D.C. UNITED — Declined options on D Mike Chabala, D Emiliano Dudar, M Stephen King and F Maicon Santos.

PORTLAND TIMBERS — Acquired allocation money and homegrown rights to D Bryan Gallego from New York for D Kosuke Kimura and a 2013 second-round draft pick. Declined contract options for M/D Lovel Palmer and D Steve Purdy.

REAL SALT LAKE — Traded F Fabian Espindola and D Jamison Olave to New York, and M Will Johnson to Portland for allocation money.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Traded M Michael Harrington to Portland for allocation money.

TORONTO FC — Traded D Aaron Maund to Real Salt Lake for F Justin Braun.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Traded M/F Atiba Harris to Colorado for an international roster spot.

USL PRO

USL PRO — Announced an expansion franchise in Sacramento, Calif. will join the league for the 2014 season.

COLLEGE

FLORIDA — Named Joker Phillips receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.

IDAHO — Named Paul Petrino football coach.

MISSOURI — Announced the resignation of offensive coordinator David Yost.

NYU — Named David Lado men’s and women’s assistant track and field coach.

REGIS — Named Rob Riley director of athletics.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Signed football coach Steve Spurrier to a two-year contract extension through 2017.

SYRACUSE — Named Cedric Solice women’s assistant basketball coach.