DEALS
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with OF J.D. Martinez on a two-year contract.
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with 1B Mitch Moreland on a one-year contract.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with 3B Josh Donaldson on a two-year contract.
National League
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with 1B Brandon Belt on a one-year contract.
American Association
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released C Michael Vaughn, INF Alex Hernandez and OF Brennan Metzger.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed INF Pat McKenna.
Can-Am League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed LHP Donnie Joseph.
BASKETBALL
Women’s National Basketball Association
WNBA — Named Lisa Borders president.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW YORK GIANTS — Announced the retirement of LB Jon Beason. Released OL Will Beatty and Geoff Schwartz.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES — Placed F Zemgus Girgensons on injured reserve. Called up F Justin Bailey from Rochester (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS — Assigned G Anders Nilsson to Bakersfield (AHL). Recalled G Laurent Brossoit from Bakersfield.
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Activated F Jaden Schwartz from injured reserve.
American Hockey League
HERSHEY BEARS — Returned D Joey Leach to South Carolina (ECHL).
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled D Mason Geertsen from Fort Wayne (ECHL).
COLLEGE
INDIANA — Named Mark Hagen defensive line coach.
IOWA STATE — Dismissed WR D’Vario Montgomery. Announced RB Joshua Thomas will transfer to another school.
SYRACUSE — Named Anthony Di Fino associate athletics director for business development.
UTAH STATE — Named Julius Brown cornerbacks coach.
VANDERBILT — Named Brandon Barak baseball video coordinator, Brian Hiler baseball’s director of player development and John Mardirosian baseball equipment manager.