Thursday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with 3B Mike Moustakas on a two-year contract. NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent OF Lane Adams outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Torres on a minor league contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with LHPs Cory Luebke and Eric O’Flaherty on minor league contracts. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Hideo Nomo adviser/baseball operations. American Association JOPLIN BLASTERS — Released INF James Boddicker. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Zach

Westcott. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed RHP Ryan Zimmerman. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed RHP Mikey O’Brien. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed LHP Derrick Penilla. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed LHP Jordan Spencer to a contract extension. Signed OF Sam Fischer, C Tyler Nordgren and RHP Jon Pusateri. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed RHP Evan Boyd to a contract extension. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed OF Aaron Gates. TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Signed RHP Andrew Brockett to a contract extension. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Miami C Hassan Whiteside one game for throwing an elbow and making

contact with the head of San Antonio C Boban Marjanovic during a Feb. 9 game. PHOENIX SUNS — Assigned G Jordan McRae to Bakersfield (NBADL). Women’s National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES SPARKS — Re-signed F-C Candace Parker. FOOTBALL National Football League DETROIT LIONS — Promoted Emily Griffin to vice president of marketing. Signed LB Jerry Franklin. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Promoted defensive assistant Tim Berbenich to offensive assistant and assistant quarterbacks coach. Named Jim Hostler tight ends coach. NEW YORK GIANTS — Named Martin Mayhew director of football operations/special projects. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Re-signed S Nate Allen. HOCKEY

National Hockey League NHL — Fined Toronto F Nazem Kadri $5,000 for making a throat-slashing gesture at Calgary D Mark Giordano during a Feb. 9 game. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed D Ryan Murray to a two-year contract extension. DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned F Joakim Andersson to Grand Rapids (AHL). Signed D Joel Chouinard to a professional tryout. American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Named Joe Mendicelli accounting assistant. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Reassigned D Mason Geertsen to Fort Wayne (AHL). STOCKTON HEAT — Recalled F Mitchell Heard from Adirondack (ECHL). ECHL READING ROYALS — Announced G Martin Ouellette was been loaned to the team by Lehigh Valley (AHL).

SOCCER United Soccer League SAN ANTONIO FC — Signed M Danny Garcia. National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC — Signed F Tasha Kai. COLLEGE CALIFORNIA — Named Jack Spavital offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. PENN STATE BRANDYWINE — Named Jesse Zafiratos men’s soccer coach. PURDUE — Announced athletics director Morgan Burke will retire in July 2017. UTAH — Promoted Pablo Cano to director of football player personnel, Robert Blechen recruiting administrative assistant for football and Alema Fitisemanu to director of high school football relations. WEST VIRGINIA — Reinstated F Jonathan Holton to the men’s basketball team.

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