TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American league
BOSTON: Announced they have exercised manager Alex Cora’s club option for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
L.A. ANGELS: Agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Loup on a two-year contract with a club option for the 2024 season.
N.Y. YANKEES: Traded INF/OF Tyler Wade to the L.A. ANGELS in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
TEXAS: Acquired OFs Bill McKinney and Zach Reks from L.A. DODGERS for cash considerations.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS: Acquired OF Harold Ramirez from Cleveland for cash considerations.
MILWAUKEE: Acquired RHP J.C. Mejia from Cleveland in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. SAN FRANCISCO: Traded RHP Jay Jackson to Atlanta in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Agreed to terms with RHP Anthony DeSclafani on a three-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA: Suspended Detroit C Isaiah Stewart two games without pay for escalating an on-court altercation against L.A. LAKERS F LeBron James in a game on Nov. 21. Suspended L.A. LAKERS F LeBron James one game without pay for his role in the incident.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE ARIZONA: Waived LS Beau Brinkley and RB Tavien Feaster.
ATLANTA: Placed P Dustin Colquitt on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
BALTIMORE: Designated LB Malik Harrison to return from injured reserve to practice. Waived G/DT Kahlil Mckenzie. CLEVELAND: Activated C Nick Harris from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
DALLAS: Placed WR T.J. Vasher on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Placed practice squad WR Robert Foster on the reserve/ COVID-19 list.
DENVER: Placed LT Garrett Bolles on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Designated OLB Bradley Chubb to return from injured reserve to practice. Signed WR Courtland
Sutton to a four-year contract extension through 2025.
GREEN BAY: Released S Will Redmond. INDIANAPOLIS: Signed DB Brian Poole to the practice squad. Released DB Thakarius Keyes from the practice squad. JACKSONVILLE: Placed WR Jamal Agnew on injured reserve.
LAS VEGAS: Placed practice squad DB Jordan Brown on the reserve/COVID19 list.
L.A. CHARGERS: Placed DL Linval Joseph on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
N.Y. GIANTS: Activated LT Andrew Thomas from injured reserve. Signed LB Trent Harris to the active roster from the practice squad. Promoted WR Pharoh Cooper, TE Chris Myarick and DB Steven Parker from the practice squad to the active roster.
PHILADELPHIA: Signed LB T.J. Edwards to a one-year extension.
TAMPA BAY: Activated CB Sean Murphy-Bunting and LS Zach Trimmer from injured reserve. Promoted WR Breshad Perriman from the practice squad to the active roster.
TENNESSEE: Placed LB Joe JOnes on the reserve.COVID-19 list.
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE EDMONTON ELKS: Terminated the contracts of president and CEO Chris Presson, general manager and vice president of football operations Brock Sunderland and head coach Jaime Elizondo.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ANAHEIM: Reassigned G Roman Durny from Tulsa (ECHL) to San Diego (AHL). BOSTON: Reassigned D Victor Berglund to Providence (AHL) from Maine (ECHL). CAROLINA: Released D Eric Gelinas. CHICAGO: Recalled D Wyatt Kalynuk from Rockford (AHL).
LOS ANGELES: Returned D Sean Durzi to Ontario (AHL).
MINNESOTA: Released F Ivan Lodnia.
N.Y. RANGERS: Recalled D Libor Hajek from Hartford (AHL).
OTTAWA: Loaned C Clark Bishop to Belleville (AHL).
SAN JOSE: Recalled F Scott Reedy from San Jose (AHL).
VANCOUVER: Returned D Travis Hamonic to Abbotsford (AHL).
VEGAS: Reassigned G Jiri Patera to Fort Wayne (ECHL) from Henderson (AHL). WASHINGTON: Returned F Garrett Pilon to Hershey (AHL). Recalled F Brett Leason from Hershey.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE CHICAGO: Recalled C Stephen Harper from Fort Wayne (ECHL).
HENDERSON: Returned C Tyler Busch to Fort Wayne (ECHL).
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS: Released C Matt Bradley from player tryout contract (PTO).
SAN JOSE: Returned F Joseph Garreffaa to Orlando (ECHL). Recalled F Steenn Pasichnuk from Orlando (ECHL).
EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE ALLEN: Released G Colin Smith as an emergency backup goalie (EBUG). CINCINNATI: Suspended D Colton Waltz and removed from roster.
FORT WAYNE: Released F Taylor Ross and G Sean Bonar.
GREENVILLE: Acquired F Anthony Rinaldi and placed on reserve. Placed F Brett Kemp on injured reserve.
IDAHO: Released D Jake Cass.
INDY: Released D Adam Parsells. Signed F Keegan Iverson and placed on reserve. Activated D Kirill Chayka from reserve. IOWA HEARTLANDERS: Activated F Cole Golka from reserve.
MAINE: Activated D Nate Kallen from reserve. Placed D Jason Horvath on reserve.
ORLANDO: Traded G Stefanos Lekkas to Wheeling.
READING: Released F Brendan van Riemsdyk.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Signed D Hank Sorensen.
WORCESTER: Signed D Robert Roche and placed on reserve.
SOCCER
National Soccer League WASHINGTON, D.C.: Acquired D Gaoussou Samake from ASEC Mimosas in the Ivory Coast on a two-year contract through 2023 with options in 2024-25, pending receipt of his P-1 visa and international transfer certificate (ITC).
National Women’s Soccer League SAN DIEGO WAVE FC:
Acquired the rights to D Abby Dahlkemper from Houston following the conclusion of the 2021 season.