Thursday's Sports Transactions

BASEBALL
American League

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Ivan Rodriguez special assistant to the general manager/instructor/ambassador.

National League

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Young on a minor league contract.

American Association

WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed LHP Anthony Capra. Traded RHP Josh Lowey to Somerset for cash and a player to be named.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed INF/OF Leonard Davis.

Can-Am League

ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Traded RHP Dan Jurik and a player to be named to Newark for OF Jerod Edmondson.

Frontier League

EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Named Jarett Gardner pitching coach.

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed SS Junior Arrojo to a contract extension. Signed RHP Mike Lawlor.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Signed LHP Rich Hawkins.

BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association

NBA — Named Greg Taylor senior vice president for player development.

ATLANTA HAWKS — Traded G Anthony Morrow to Dallas for G/F Dahntay Jones.

HOUSTON ROCKETS — Traded F Marcus Morris to Phoenix for a 2013 second-round draft pick. Traded F Patrick Patterson, C Cole Aldrich and G Toney Douglas to Sacramento for C Thomas Robinson, F Francisco Garcia and F Tyler Honeycutt.

MIAMI HEAT — Traded C Dexter Pittman, a 2013 second-round draft pick and cash considerations to Memphis for the draft rights to F Ricky Sanchez.

PHOENIX SUNS — Waived F Luke Zeller.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Traded G Jordan Crawford to Boston for C Jason Collins and G Leandro Barbosa.

FOOTBALL
National Football League

DETROIT LIONS — Named Terry Heffernan assistant offensive line coach.

HOCKEY
National Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned RW Matt Kennedy from Norfolk (AHL) to Fort Wayne (ECHL). Named Brian Burke part-time pro scout.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned G Scott Stajcer from Greenville (ECHL) to Connecticut (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned G Jake Allen to Peoria (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Reassigned RW Matt Pelech to Worcester (AHL).

American Hockey League

BINGHAMTON SENATORS — Assigned G Marc Cheverie to Elmira (AHL).

HERSHEY BEARS — Loaned F T.J. Syner to Reading (ECHL).

ECHL

ELMIRA JACKALS — Signed F Tyler Noseworthy.

READING ROYALS — Signed G Corey Milan.

SOCCER
North American Soccer League

NEW YORK COSMOS — Signed F Peri Marosevic and F Henry Lopez.

PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed M Michael Nanchoff. Traded the first right of refusal to M Nigel Reo-Coker to Vancouver for 2014 and 2015 second-round draft picks.