Tuesday’s Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with2B Michael Stefanic and RHP Kevin Gowdy on minor league contracts.
National League
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with INF/OF Ryan Vilade on a minor league contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Waived G Elfrid Payton.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Signed F Pete Nance to a two-way contract. Waived G Lester Quinones.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended Houston LB Azeez Al-Shaair three games for repeated violations of player safety rules during a Dec. 1 game at Jacksonville. Suspended Tennessee S Julius Woods six games without pay for violating the performance-enhancing substances policy.
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Waived OLB Ronnie Perkins.
ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed RB Elijah Dotson to the practice squad. Released K Riley Patterson and LB Tyreek Maddox-Williams from the practice squad.
BUFFALO BILLS — Release WR Deon Cain from the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed OLB Thomas Incoom, RB Emani Bailey and TE Dominique Dafney to the practice squad. Released DB Alex Cook and WR Sam Pinckney. Placed RB Dillon Johnson and TE Stephen Sullivan on the practice squad injured reserve.
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed RB Demetric Felton to the practice squad. Released OL Austen Pleasants.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Re-signed QB Bailey Zappe to the active roster.
DENVER BRONCOS — Waived WR Josh Reynolds.
DETROIT LIONS — Re-signed WR Maurice Alexander to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed LB Liam Anderson to the practice squad.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed P Matt Haack, LS Tucker Addington and QB John Wolford to the practice squad. Released G Jerome Carvin, DE Joe Gaziano and DB Tyler Hall from the practice squad.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Elevated RB Sincere McCormick to the active roster. Placed WR DJ Turner on injured reserve.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed RB John Kelly to the practice squad.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Designated K Will Reichard and LS Andrew DePaola to return to practice. Waived LS Jake McQuaide. Released RB Myles Gaskin from the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released OL Michael Jordan from the practice squad. Signed DE Truman Jones to the practice squad.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed DB Millard Bradford and G Sincere Haynesworth to the practice squad. Released RB Jacob Kibodi from the practice squad.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released WR John Ross from the practice squad. Signed FB Khari Blasingame to a contract.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Claimed RB Israel Abanikanda off waivers from the New York Jets. Signed WR Ronnie Bell to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed DT Quinton Bohanna and C Mike Novitsky to the practice squad. Released TE N’Keal Harry.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed S Kaevon Merriweather to the active roster from Detroit’s practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS — Reassigned C Justin Hryckowian to Texas (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Placed RW Patrick Kane on injured reserve. Promoted D William Lagesson from Grand Rapids (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled D Jacob Moverare, C Samuel Helenius and LW Andre Lee from Ontario (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled F Liam Ohgran and G Jesper Wallstedt from Iowa (AHL). Placed C Jakub Lauko RW Mats Zuccarello and D Jonas Brodin on injured reserve.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Reassigned F Mike Hardman to Utica (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned Chad Ruhwedel to Hartford (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS — Promoted D Nikolas Matinpalo from Belleville (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Reassigned Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
WINNIPEG JETS — Placed LW Nikolaj Ehlers on injured reserve. Recalled C Brad Lambert from Manitoba (AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MINNESOTA UNITED — Signed F Tani Oluwaseyi to a contract extension.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Signed D Mamadou Fofana to a three-year contract.
COLLEGE
MICHIGAN — Fired offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell.