Deals
BASEBALL
National League
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Will Harris on a three-year contract.
International League
SYRACUSE METS — Named Brian Schneider manager.
Frontier League
FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed SS Austin Wobrock.
NEW YORK BOULDERS — Signed 1B Christopher Salvey.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed INF Jamey Smart.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BROOKLYN NETS — Waived G-F David Nwaba.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed CB Rashard Causey to a futures contract.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed CB Marcus Sherels. Placed CB Mike Hughes on IR.
Canadian Football League
MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Fired president and chief executive officer Patrick Boivin. Named CFL COO David Goldstein the interim president and chief executive officer.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL — Suspended Dallas Stars F Corey Perry for five games, without pay, for elbowing Nashville Predators D Ryan Ellis on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Suspended Los Angeles Kings D Kurtis MacDermid for two games without pay for an illegal check to the head on Jan. 2.
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned C Sam Carrick, RW Daniel Sprong and D Chris Wideman to San Diego (AHL).
BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled F Scott Wilson the Rochester (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Signed F Ilya Kovalchuk to a one-year contract.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled D Alexandre Carrier from Milwaukee (AHL), D Adam Smith from Florida (ECHL) and D Scott Savage from Maine (ECHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled D Sebastian Aho from Bridgeport (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
ATLANTA UNITED — Announced the resignation of goalkeeper coach Aron Hyde to become goalkeeper coach with the U.S. Men’s National Team.
THOROUGHBRED RACING
BREEDERS’ CUP — Named John Keitt chief operating officer and Rogers Beasley chief strategy officer.
COLLEGE
CALIFORNIA — Named Bill Musgrave offensive coordinator.
GEORGIA — RB DÁndre Swift announced he will enter the NFL draft.
MICHIGAN — C Cesar Ruiz announced he will enter the NFL draft.
NEBRSKA — Dismissed RB Maurice Washington.
