Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City: INF Wilson Betemit agreed to minor league deal. Named Mitch Webster midwest regional scouting supervisor.
Texas: Vice president of community development Norm Lyons has retired.
Toronto: Named Gary Rajsich professional crosschecker, Brandon Mozley regional crosschecker, Brian Parker professional scout and Dan Cox area scout. Promoted Tom Burns, Dan Cholowsky and Matt Briggs to regional crosscheckers.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta: RHP Tim Hudson agreed to 3-year deal.
Wash.: Named Jim Riggleman manager.
MIDWEST LEAGUE
Dayton: Named Ken Griffey Sr. hit coach.
Basketball
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New Orleans: Fired coach Byron Scott; replaced by Jeff Bower.
Toronto: Released G Quincy Douby.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
NHL: Reinstated Ducks owner Henry Samueli from indefinite suspension on June 24, 2008. Suspended Vancouver F Darcy Hordichuk 1 game for being assessed an instigator penalty in Nov. 10 game against St. Louis. Fined Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault $10,000 for instigator penalty incident.
Blackhawks: Put C Dave Bolland on IR.
Atlanta: Recalled RW Spencer Machacek from Wolves (AHL).
Buffalo: Sent G Jhonas Enroth to Portland (AHL).
Detroit: Recalled G Daniel Larsson from Grand Rapids (AHL). Released G Sebastien Centomo.
Nashville: Reassigned F Dave Scatchard to Milwaukee (AHL).
Pittsburgh: Recalled D Ben Lovejoy from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Toronto: Put D Mike Komisarek on IR. Recalled D Carl Gunnarsson from and sent F Jay Rosehill to Toronto (AHL).
College
Arizona: Promoted assistant Lisa Oyen to women’s soccer coach.
