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ATHLETICS U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY - Announced distance runner Andrew Carnes has accepted a two-year period of ineligibility for purchase, possession and use of synthetic erythropoietin, retroactive to Oct. 25, 2013.

BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS - Optioned LHP Kevin Chapman to Oklahoma City (PCL). Selected the contract of LHP Raul Valdes from Oklahoma City.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Placed OF Jarrod Dyson on the bereavement list. Recalled OF Jimmy Paredes from Omaha (PCL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS - Optioned LHP Jose Alvarez to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Josh Wall from Salt Lake.

MINNESOTA TWINS - Sent SS Jason Bartlett to Fort Myers (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

Recalled INF Eduardo Nunez from Rochester (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES - Optioned RHP Shane Greene to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Doolittle on a five-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS - Placed RHP Tanner Scheppers on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of LHP Aaron Poreda from Round Rock (PCL). Designated INF Andy Parrino for assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS - Recalled OF Anthony Gose from Buffalo (IL).

National League ATLANTA BRAVES - Sent RHP Gavin Floyd to Mississippi (SL) and LHP Mike Minor to Gwinnett (IL) for rehab assignments.

CHICAGO CUBS - Optioned LHP Zac Rosscup to Iowa (PCL).

NEW YORK METS - Traded 1B Ike Davis to Pittsburgh for RHP Zack Thornton and a playerto be named.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Named Drew Cloud executive vice president/chief sales and marketing officer.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS - Sent OF Denard Span to Hagerstown (SAL) for a rehab assignment. Optioned RHP Blake Treinen to Syracuse (IL). Recalled LHP Xavier Cedeno from Syracuse.

American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS - Signed RHP Drew Bowlin.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS - Traded LHP Connor Whalen to Lake Erie and INF Chase Tucker to the Frontier Greys (Frontier) for players to be named.

LAREDO LEMURS - Released C Brian Peterson. Traded INF Mike Provencher to Quebec (Can-Am) for a player to be named.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS - Signed LHP Trery Barham and RHP Zach Varce.

ST. PAUL SAINTS - Signed 1B Angelo Songco WICHITA WINGNUTS - Traded C John Bowden to Southern Maryland (Atlantic) for future considerations.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS - Signed RHP Ty Kelley. Traded OF Chris Valencia to St. Paul (AA) for a player to be named.

Eastern League TRENTON THUNDER - Called up LHP Matt Tracy from Staten Island (NY-P). Assigned RHP Joel De La Cruz to Staten Island.

Frontier League FRONTIER GREYS - Signed RHP Clint Wright.

JOLIET SLAMMERS - Signed C Tyler Roberts.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS - Signed RHP Kayvon Bahramzadeh and INF Denver Chavez.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS - Signed OF George Barber.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS - Released RHP Brian Oliver.

FOOTBALL NFL NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - Re-signed WR Robert Meachem to a one-year contract.

HOCKEY NHL NHL - Fined Chicago coach Joel Quenneville $25,000 for inappropriate conduct during Thursday’s game.

American Hockey League CHICAGO WOLVES - Assigned F Eric Kattelus and F Yannick Veilleux to Kalamazoo (ECHL).

HAMILTON BULLDOGS - Released D Jonathan Narbonne from his tryout agreement.

IOWA WILD - Returned G Joel Martin to Kalamazoo (ECHL).

PORTLAND PIRATES - Returned D Sam Klassen to Greenville (ECHL).

UTAH GRIZZLIES - Released G Pete Gibb as emergency backup. Signed G Sam Marotta to an amateur tryout agreement.

UTICA COMETS - Returned F Ray Kaunisto to Kalamazoo (ECHL).

ECHL STOCKTON THUNDER - Added F Alan Quine to the roster.

COLLEGE CLEMSON - Named Kelly Audia women’s assistant volleyball coach and recruiting coordinator.

DUKE - Announced sophomore F Rodney Hood will enter the NBA draft. Promoted men’s assistant basketball coach Jef Capel to associate head coach and men’s basketball special assistant Jon Scheyer to assistant coach.

GEORGIA TECH - Named Mamadou N’Diaye men’s assistant basketball coach.