Sunday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press

BASEBALL

American League

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Signed INF Juan Uribe to a one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with INF Christian Colon, LHP Brian Flynn, OF Reymond Fuentes, LHP Matt Strahm, OF Paulo Orlando and INF Ramon Torres to one-year contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Spike Owen interim third base coach.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Signed RHP Rafael Soriano to a minor league contract.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL/NHLPA — Named Gerard Gallant assistant coach for Team North America in the World Cup of Hockey 2016.

BOSTON BRUINS — Placed F Zac Rinaldo on waivers.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Acquired RW Valentin Zykov and a 2016 conditional fifth-round draft pick from Los Angeles for F Kris Versteeg.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with G Mac Carruth on a one-year contract.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Placed G Reto Berra on waivers.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Placed F Rene Bourque on waivers.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Placed C Derek MacKenzie and C Dave Bolland on injured reserve.

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Placed F Jordan Nolan on injured reserve.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Placed C Mikhail Grabovski on injured reserve, retroactive to Feb. 19.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Acquired C Eric Staal from Carolina for C Aleksi Saarela and second-round draft picks in 2016 and 2017. Assigned F Marek Hrivik to Hartford (AHL).

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed F Michael Raffl to a multiyear contract extension.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Placed D David Warsofsky on waivers.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Placed F Mike Brown on waivers.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Placed G Alex Stalock on waivers. Acquired a 2016 second-round draft pick, D Connor Carrick and F Brooks Laich from Washington for F Daniel Winnik and a 2016 fifth-round draft pick from Anaheim.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Placed F Adam Cracknel on waivers.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Activated C Jay Beagle from long-term injured reserve. Placed D John Carlson on long-term injured reserve. Acquired F Ryan Bourque from the N.Y. Rangers for F Chris Brown.