Monday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned RHP Jake Arrieta to Norfolk (IL).

DETROIT TIGERS—Placed RHP Anibal Sanchez and C Alex Avila on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Avisail Garcia and C Bryan Holaday from Toledo (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS—Activated OF Justin Maxwell from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Jimmy Paredes to Oklahoma City (PCL). Signed RHP Andrew Thurman, LHP Jordan Mills, RHP Jorge Perez, 1B Tyler White and LHP J.D. Osborne.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with RHP Mike Ekstrom on a minor league contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Optioned INF Ryan Roberts to Durham (IL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Sent SS Jose Reyes to Dunedin (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with RHPs J.D. Underwood, Kyle Hooper, James Baune and Jacob Rhame; LHPs Jake Fisher and Michael Johnson; C Kyle Farmer, OF Henry Yates SS Brandon Trinkwon, SS Dillon Moyer on minor league contracts.

MIAMI MARLINS—Agreed to terms with RHPs CJ Robinson and Max Garner, SS J.T. Riddle, OF Ryan Aper and 1B Scott Carcaise on minor league contracts.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Signed RHP Devin Williams, SS Tucker Neuhaus, RHP Barrett Astin, RHP Taylor Williams and RHP John Uhen to minor league contracts.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Activated LHP John Lannan from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Jeremy Horst on the 15-day DL.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with SS Michael Schulze and RHP Artie Reyes on minor league contracts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jacob Johansen, 3B Drew Ward, RHP Austin Voth, 3B-C Cody Gunter, 1B Jimmy Yezzo, LHP David Napoli, RHP Jake Joyce, SS Brennan Middleton, SS David Masters, CF William Ballou, LHP Cory Bafidis, LHP Niko Spezial, LHP Justin Thomas, SS Cody Dent, RF Garrett Gordon, RHP Matt DeRosier, LHP Travis Ott, LHP Joey Webb, RHP Michael Sylvestri, RHP Ryan Ullman, SS Willie Medina, LHP Jake Walsh on one-year contracts.

American Association

GARY SBASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DENVER NUGGETS—Named Tim Connelly general manager.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Named Bob Bender and Nick Van Exel assistant coaches.

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Named Pete D’Alessandro general manager.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

DETROIT LIONS—Signed TE Matt Veldman. Released TE Dominique Curry.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Released LB Desmond Bishop.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed RB George Winn.

NEW YORK JETS—Released LS Travis Tripucka.

Canadian Football League

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Release DB Eric Samuels. Signed DB Cary Harris.

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS—Released RB Daryl Stephenson, Announced the retirement of FB Isaac Dell.

TORONTO ARGONAUTS—Released CB Pacino Horne, K-P Anthony Alix, WR Quincy Hurst and WR Djems Kouame.

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS—Released QB Levi Brown. Placed OL Patrick Neufeld and LB Mike McCullough on the nine-game injured list.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Released DL Andre Caroll and OL Mark Dewit.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DALLAS STARS—Signed G Cristopher Nilstorp to a one year contract. Named Tom Holy senior director of communications.

MINNESOTA WILD—Re-signed D Marco Scandella to a two-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Signed D Joe Piskula to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

GEORGE WASHINGTON—Named Bill Ferrara women’s assistant basketball coach.

ILLINOIS—Announced sophomore QB Wes Lunt is transferring from Oklahoma State.,