National League

CINCINNATI REDS — Fired hitting coach Turner Ward. Named Caleb Cotham assistant pitching coach and director of pitching.

National Basketball AssociationWASHINGTON WIZARDS — Named Rod Thorn senior advisor to the general manager.

National Football LeagueARIZONA CARDINALS — Re-signed WR Pharoh Cooper. Released DL Miles Brown.BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived LB Tim Williams.CHICAGO BEARS — Signed TE Bradley Sowell. Signed DL Abdullah Anderson to the practice squad.GREEN BAY PACKERS signed LB B.J. Bello to the practice squad and released LB Brady Sheldon from the practice squad. TheNEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released OL Caleb Benenoch and WR Cameron Meredith. Released LB Scooby Wright from the practice squad.NEW YORK GIANTS — Activated WR Golden Tate from the exempt list. Signed LB Josiah Tauaefa from the practice squad. Claimed DE Chris Peace off waivers from the Los Angeles Chargers. Placed LB Ryan Connelly on IR. Released WR Bennie Fowler and TJ Jones. Signed WR Da'Mari Scott and LB Devante Downs to the practice squad.TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OLB Jamal Davis II to the practice squad. Released DL Lyndon Johnson from their practice squad.WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Waived WR Robert Davis. Released CB Adonis Alexander from the practice squad.

National Hockey LeagueNHL — Suspended San Jose F Evander Kane three games for abuse of an official during a Sept. 29 preseason game at Vegas.NHLPA — Lee Stempniak announced his retirement.ARIZONA COYOTES — Claimed G Eric Comrie off waivers from Winnipeg.BUFFALO SABRES — Sent F Victor Olofsson and D Henri Jokiharju to the minors. Placed D Zach Bogosian, D Brandon Montour and D Matt Hunwick and G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on IR. Promoted F Curtis Lazar, D Jean-Sebastien Dea and D Lawrence Pilut.CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned Fs Alan Quine, Zac Rinaldo and Dillon Dube to Stockton (AHL). Released Andrew MacDonald from his PTO.CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned Fs Clark Bishop, Julien Gauthier and Brian Gibbons; D Gustav Forsling and Roland McKeown; and G Anton Forsberg to Charlotte (AHL). Placed F Max McCormick and D Trevor van Riemsdyk on non-roster IR.DETROIT RED WINGS — Placed C Chase Pearson on the non-roster IR. Assigned D Jared McIsaac to Halifax (QMJHL).EDMONTON OILERS — Assigned RW Sam Gagner and D William Lagesson to Bakersfield (ECHL).NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Assigned F Miikka Salomaki and D Steven Santini to Milwaukee (AHL).