TRANSACTIONS

Thursday’s Transactions

BASEBALL National League

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Signed LHP Cory Luebke to a minor league contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Hideo Nomo advisor/baseball operations.

American Association JOPLIN BLASTERS — Released INF James Bod

dicker.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Zach West

cott.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Miami C Hassan Whiteside one game for throwing an elbow and making contact with the head of San Antonio C Boban Marjanovic during a Feb. 9 game.

FOOTBALL National Football League DETROIT LIONS — Promoted Emily Griffin to vice president of marketing. NEW YORK GIANTS — Named Martin Mayhew director of football operations/special projects.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Toronto F Nazem Kadri $5,000 for making a throat-slashing gesture at Calgary D Mark Giordano during a Feb. 9 game. DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned F Joakim Andersson to Grand Rapids ( AHL). Signed D Joel Chouinard to a professional tryout.

American Hockey League GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Named Joe Mendicelli accounting assistant. STOCKTON HEAT — Recalled F Mitchell Heard from Adirondack (ECHL).

ECHL READING ROYALS — Announced G Martin Ouellette was been loaned to the team by Lehigh Valley.

SOCCER United Soccer League SAN ANTONIO FC — Signed M Danny Garcia.

COLLEGE PENN STATE BRANDYWINE — Named Jesse Zafiratos men’s soccer coach. PURDUE — Announced athletics director Morgan Burke will retire in July 2017.