AUTO RACING

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Schedule and standings

Feb. 11 — x-Advance Auto Parts Clash, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Brad Keselowski)

Feb. 15 — x-Can-Am Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Ryan Blaney)

Feb. 15 — x-Can-Am Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Chase Elliott)

Feb. 18 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Austin Dillon)

Feb. 25 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Hampton, Ga. (Kevin Harvick)

March 4 — Penzoil 400, Las Vegas (Kevin Harvick)

March 11 — TicketGuardian 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Kevin Harvick)

March 18 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Martin Truex Jr.)

March 25 — STP 500, Martinsville, Va. (Clint Bowyer)

April 8 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Kyle Busch)

April 15 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Kyle Busch)

April 21 — Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch)

April 29 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. (Joey Logano)

May 6 — AAA 400 Drive for Autism, Dover, Del. (Kevin Harvick)

May 12 — KC Masterpiece 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Kevin Harvick)

May 19 — x-NASCAR All-Star Open, Concord, N.C. (AJ Allmendinger)

May 19 — x-NASCAR All-Star Race, Concord, N.C. (Kevin Harvick)

May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Kyle Busch)

June 3 — Pocono 400, Lond Pond, Pa. (Martin Truex Jr.)

June 10 — FireKeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Clint Bowyer)

June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

July 1 — Overton’s 400, Joliet, Ill.

July 7 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.

July 14 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.

July 22 — New Hampshire 301, Loudon

July 29 — Gander Outdoors 400, Long Pond, Pa.

Aug. 5 — GoBowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Aug. 12 — Consumers Energy 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 18 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 2 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.

Sept. 9 — Big Machine Brickyard 400, Indianapolis

Sept. 16 — South Point 400, Las Vegas

Sept. 22 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 30 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 7 — Cup Series Race at Dover, Dover, Del.

Oct. 14 — 1000Bulbs.com 500, Talladega, Ala.

Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.

Oct. 28 — First Data 500, Martinsville, Va.

Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth

Nov. 11 — Can-Am 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 18 — Ford Ecoboost 400, Homestead, Fla.

x-non-points race

Points Leaders

Through June 10

1. Kyle Busch, 664

2. Kevin Harvick, 589

3. Joey Logano, 566

5. Brad Keselowski, 514

6. Clint Bowyer, 510

4. Martin Truex Jr., 506

7. Kurt Busch, 493

8. Denny Hamlin, 468

9. Ryan Blaney, 457

10. Kyle Larson, 443

11. Aric Almirola, 433

12. Jimmie Johnson, 377

13. Chase Elliott, 362

14. Erik Jones, 346

15. Alex Bowman, 331

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 327

17. Paul Menard, 327

18. Austin Dillon, 292

19. Jamie McMurray, 283

20. William Byron, 277

NASCAR XFINITY Schedule and standings

Feb. 17 — POWERSHARES QQQ 300, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tyler Reddick)

Feb. 24 — Rinnai 500, Hampton, Ga. (Kevin Harvick)

March 3 — Boyd Gaming 300, Las Vegas (Kyle Larson)

March 10 — DC Solar 200, Avondale, Ariz. (Brad Keselowski)

March 17 — Roseanne 300, Fontana, Calif. (Joey Logano)

April 7 — My Bariatric Solutions 300, Fort Worth, Texas (Ryan Blaney)

April 14 — Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, Bristol, Tenn. (Ryan Preece)

April 20 — ToyotaCare 250, Richmond, Va. (Christopher Bell)

April 28 — Sparks Energy 300, Talladega, Ala. (Spencer Gallagher)

May 5 — OneMain Financial 200, Dover, Del. (Justin Allgaier)

May 26 — Alsco 300, Concord, N.C. (Brad Keselowski)

June 2 — Pocono Green 250, Long Pond, Pa. (Kyle Busch)

June 9 — LTi Printing 250, Brooklyn, Mich. (Austin Dillon)

June 17 — American Ethanol 250, Newton, Iowa (Justin Allgaier)

June 30 — Overton’s 300, Joliet, Ill.

July 6 — Coca-Cola Firecracker 250, Daytona Beach, Fla.

July 13 — Alsco 300, Sparta, Ky.

July 21 — Lakes Region 200, Loudon, N.H.

July 28 — U.S. Cellular 250, Newton, Iowa

Aug. 4 — Zippo 200, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Aug. 11 — Mid-Ohio Challenge, Lexington, Ohio

Aug. 17 — Food City 300, Bristol, Tenn.

Aug. 25 — Johnsonville 180, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

Sept. 1 — Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200, Darlington, S.C.

Sept. 8 — Lilly Diabetes 250, Indianapolis

Sept. 15 — DC Solar 300, Las Vegas

Sept. 21 — Go Bowling 250, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 29 — Drive for the Cure 300, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 6 — Series Race at Dover, Dover, Del.

Oct. 20 — Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas City, Kan.

Nov. 3 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, Fort Worth, Texas

Nov. 10 — Series Race at ISM Raceway, Avondale, Ala.

Nov. 17 — Ford EcoBoost 300, Homestead, Fla.

Points Leaders

Through June 17

1. Elliott Sadler, 504

2. Cole Custer, 500

3. Daniel Hemric, 497

4. Tyler Reddick, 473

5. Christopher Bell, 471

6. Justin Allgaier, 453

7. Brandon Jones, 431

8. Ryan Truex, 408

9. Matt Tifft, 379

10. Ryan Reed, 354

11. Austin Cindric, 347

12. Ross Chastain, 291

13. Spencer Gallagher, 277

14. John Hunter Nemechek, 276

15. Michael Annett, 267

16. Kaz Grala, 265

17. Ryan Sieg, 265

18. Jeremy Clements, 221

19. Garrett Smithley, 213

20. Joey Gase, 209

BASEBALL

TRIPLE A

Pacific Coast League

American North W L Pct. GB

Oklahoma City (Dodgers) 41 26 .612 —

Colorado Springs (Brewers) 37 32 .536 5

Omaha (Royals) 33 37 .471 9½

Iowa (Cubs) 25 44 .362 17

American South W L Pct. GB

Memphis (Cardinals) 43 29 .597 —

New Orleans (Marlins) 35 36 .493 7½

Nashville (Athletics) 32 37 .464 9½

Round Rock (Rangers) 30 41 .423 12½

Pacific North W L Pct. GB

Fresno (Astros) 44 27 .620 —

Tacoma (Mariners) 38 34 .528 6½

Sacramento (Giants) 33 39 .458 11½

Reno (Diamondbacks) 33 39 .458 11½

Pacific South W L Pct. GB

Salt Lake (Angels) 41 31 .569 —

Albuquerque (Rockies) 36 35 .507 4½

El Paso (Padres) 35 37 .486 6

Las Vegas (Mets) 30 42 .417 11

Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Thursday’s Games

New Orleans at Memphis, 6:05 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Omaha, 6:05 p.m.

Round Rock at Nashville, 6:05 p.m.

Colorado Springs at Iowa, 6:08 p.m.

Tacoma at Salt Lake, 7:05 p.m.

Albuquerque at Fresno, 8:05 p.m.

El Paso at Sacramento, 8:05 p.m.

Reno at Las Vegas, 8:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

New Orleans at Memphis, 6:05 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Omaha, 6:05 p.m.

Round Rock at Nashville, 6:05 p.m.

Colorado Springs at Iowa, 6:08 p.m.

Tacoma at Salt Lake, 7:05 p.m.

Albuquerque at Fresno, 8:05 p.m.

El Paso at Sacramento, 8:05 p.m.

Reno at Las Vegas, 8:05 p.m.

college

College World Series

At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha

Omaha, Neb.

(Double Elimination)

Saturday, June 16

North Carolina 8, Oregon State 6

Mississippi State 1, Washington 0

Sunday, June 17

Arkansas 11, Texas 5

Texas Tech 6, Florida 3

Monday, June 18

Oregon State 14, Washington 5, Washington eliminated

Tuesday, June 19

Mississippi State 12, North Carolina 2

Florida 6, Texas 1, Texas eliminated

Wednesday, June 20

Arkansas 7, Texas Tech 4

Oregon State 11, North Carolina 6, North Carolina eliminated

Thursday, June 21

Game 10 — Florida (48-20) vs. Texas Tech (45-19), 6 p.m.

Friday, June 22

Game 11 — Mississippi State (39-27) vs. Oregon State (51-11-1), 1 p.m.

Game 12 — Arkansas (46-19) vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 23

x-Game 13 — Mississippi State vs. Game 9 winner, 1 or 6 p.m.

x-Game 14 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m.

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday, June 25: Pairings TBD, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 26: Pairings TBD, 5 p.m.

x-Wednesday, June 27: Pairings TBD, 5 p.m.

BASKETBALL

NBA Draft Order

Draft: June 21

At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

FIRST ROUND

1. Phoenix

2. Sacramento

3. Atlanta

4. Memphis

5. Dallas

6. Orlando

7. Chicago

8. Cleveland (from Brooklyn via Boston)

9. New York

10. Philadelphia (from LA Lakers via Phoenix)

11. Charlotte

12. LA Clippers (from Detroit)

13. LA Clippers

14. Denver

15. Washington

16. Phoenix (from Miami)

17. Milwaukee

18. San Antonio

19. Atlanta (from Minnesota)

20. Minnesota (from Oklahoma City via Utah)

21. Utah

22. Chicago (from New Orleans)

23. Indiana

24. Portland

25. LA Lakers (from Cleveland)

26. Philadelphia

27. Boston

28. Golden State

29. Brooklyn (from Toronto)

30. Atlanta (from Houston via LA Clippers)

SECOND ROUND

31. Phoenix

32. Memphis

33. Dallas

34. Atlanta

35. Orlando

36. New York (from Chicago via Oklahoma City)

37. Sacramento

38. Philadelphia (from Brooklyn)

39. Philadelphia (from New York)

40. Brooklyn (from LA Lakers via Toronto via Orlando)

41. Orlando (from Charlotte via Phoenix via Memphis)

42. Detroit

43. Denver (from LA Clippers via New York via Philadelphia)

44. Washington

45. Brooklyn (from Milwaukee)

46. Houston (from Miami via Memphis)

47. LA Lakers (from Denver via Chicago via Utah)

48. Minnesota

49. San Antonio

50. Indiana

51. New Orleans

52. Utah

53. Oklahoma City

54. Dallas (from Portland via Denver)

55. Charlotte (from Cleveland via Brooklyn via Philadelphia)

56. Philadelphia

57. Oklahoma City (from Boston)

58. Denver (from Golden State)

59. Phoenix (from Toronto)

60. Philadelphia (from Houston)

NBA Draft Number 1 Selections

2017 — Markelle Fultz, G, Philadelphia (Washington)

2016 — Ben Simmons, F, Philadelphia (LSU)

2015 — Karl-Anthony Towns, C, Minnesota (Kentucky)

2014 — Andrew Wiggins, G, Cleveland (Kansas)

2013 — Anthony Bennett, F, Cleveland (UNLV)

2012 — Anthony Davis, F, New Orleans (Kentucky)

2011 — Kyrie Irving, G, Cleveland (Duke)

2010 — John Wall, G, Washington (Kentucky)

2009 — Blake Griffin, F, Los Angeles Clippers (Oklahoma)

2008 — Derrick Rose, G, Chicago (Memphis)

2007 — Greg Oden, C, Portland (Ohio State)

2006 — Andrea Bargnani, F, Toronto (Benetton Treviso, Italy)

2005 — Andrew Bogut, C, Milwaukee (Utah)

2004 — Dwight Howard, F, Orlando (Southwest Atlantic Christian Academy, Atlanta)

2003 — LeBron James, G, Cleveland (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS, Akron, Ohio)

2002 — Yao Ming, C, Houston (China)

2001 — Kwame Brown, F-C, Washington (Glynn Academy HS)

2000 — Kenyon Martin, F, New Jersey (Cincinnati)

1999 — Elton Brand, F, Chicago (Duke)

1998 — Michael Olowokandi, C, L.A. Clippers (Pacific)

1997 — Tim Duncan, C, San Antonio (Wake Forest)

1996 — Allen Iverson, G, Philadelphia (Georgetown)

1995 — Joe Smith, C, Golden State (Maryland)

1994 — Glenn Robinson, F, Milwaukee (Purdue)

1993 — Chris Webber, F, Orlando (Michigan)

1992 — Shaquille O’Neal, C, Orlando (LSU)

1991 — Larry Johnson, F, Charlotte (UNLV)

1990 — Derrick Coleman, F, New Jersey (Syracuse)

1989 — Pervis Ellison, C, Sacramento (Louisville)

1988 — Danny Manning, F, L.A. Clippers (Kansas)

1987 — David Robinson, C, San Antonio (Navy)

1986 — Brad Daugherty, C, Cleveland (North Carolina)

1985 — Patrick Ewing, C, New York (Georgetown)

1984 — Akeem Olajuwon, C, Houston (Houston)

1983 — Ralph Sampson, C, Houston (Virginia)

1982 — James Worthy, F, L.A. Lakers (North Carolina)

1981 — Mark Aguirre, F, Dallas (DePaul)

1980 — Joe Barry Carroll, C, Golden State (Purdue)

1979 — Earvin Johnson, G, L.A. Lakers (Michigan State)

1978 — Mychal Thompson, C, Portland (Minnesota)

1977 — Kent Benson, C, Milwaukee (Indiana)

1976 — John Lucas, G, Houston (Maryland)

1975 — David Thompson, G, Atlanta (N.C. State)

1974 — Bill Walton, C, Portland (UCLA)

1973 — Doug Collins, G, Philadelphia (Illinois State)

1972 — LaRue Martin, C, Portland (Loyola of Chicago)

1971 — Austin Carr, G, Cleveland (Notre Dame)

1970 — Bob Lanier, C, Detroit (St. Bonaventure)

1969 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, C, Milwaukee (UCLA)

1968 — Elvin Hayes, C, Houston (Houston)

1967 — Jimmy Walker, G, Detroit (Providence)

1966 — Cazzie Russell, F, New York (Michigan)

soccer

World Cup Glance

FIRST ROUND

GROUP A

W T L GF GA Pts

x-Russia 2 0 0 8 1 6

x-Uruguay 2 0 0 2 0 6

Egypt 0 0 2 1 4 0

Saudi Arabia 0 0 2 0 6 0

x-advanced to second round

Thursday, June 14

At Moscow

Russia 5, Saudi Arabia 0

Friday, June 15

At Yekaterinburg, Russia

Uruguay 1, Egypt 0

Tuesday, June 19

At St. Petersburg, Russia

Russia 3, Egypt 1

Wednesday, June 20

At Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Uruguay 1, Saudi Arabia 0

Monday, June 25

At Samara, Russia

Uruguay vs. Russia, 8 a.m.

At Volgograd, Russia

Saudi Arabia vs. Egypt, 8 a.m.

GROUP B

W T L GF GA Pts

Portugal 1 1 0 4 3 4

Spain 1 1 0 4 3 4

Iran 1 0 1 1 1 3

Morocco 0 0 2 0 2 0

Friday, June 15

At St. Petersburg, Russia

Iran 1, Morocco 0

At Sochi, Russia

Portugal 3, Spain 3

Wednesday, June 20

At Moscow

Portugal 1, Morocco 0

At Kazan, Russia

Spain 1, Iran 0

Monday, June 25

At Kalinigrad, Russia

Spain vs. Morocco, noon

At Saransk, Russia

Iran vs. Portugal, noon

GROUP C

W T L GF GA Pts

France 1 0 0 2 1 3

Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 3

Australia 0 0 1 1 2 0

Peru 0 0 1 0 1 0

Saturday, June 16

At Kazan, Russia

France 2, Australia 1

At Saransk, Russia

Denmark 1, Peru 0

Thursday, June 21

At Samara, Russia

Denmark vs. Australia, 6 a.m.

At Yekaterinburg, Russia

France at Peru, 9 a.m.

Tuesday, June 26

At Sochi, Russia

Australia vs. Peru, 8 a.m.

At Moscow

Denmark vs. France, 8 a.m.

GROUP D

W T L GF GA Pts

Croatia 1 0 0 2 0 3

Argentina 0 1 0 1 1 1

Iceland 0 1 0 1 1 1

Nigeria 0 0 1 0 2 0

Saturday, June 16

At Moscow

Argentina 1, Iceland 1

At Kalinigrad, Russia

Croatia 2, Nigeria 0

Thursday, June 21

At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Argentina vs. Croatia, noon

Volgograd, Russia

Nigeria vs. Iceland, 9 a.m.

Tuesday, June 26

At St. Petersburg, Russia

Nigeria vs. Argentina, noon

At Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Iceland vs. Croatia, noon

GROUP E

W T L GF GA Pts

Serbia 1 0 0 1 0 3

Brazil 0 1 0 1 1 1

Switzerland 0 1 0 1 1 1

Costa Rica 0 0 1 0 1 0

Sunday, June 17

At Samara, Russia

Serbia 1, Costa Rica 0

At Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Brazil 1, Switzerland 1

Friday, June 22

At St. Petersburg, Russia

Brazil vs. Costa Rica, 6 a.m.

At Kalinigrad, Russia

Serbia vs. Switzerland, noon

Wednesday, June 27

At Moscow

Serbia vs. Brazil, noon

At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Switzerland vs. Costa Rica, noon

GROUP F

W T L GF GA Pts

Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 3

Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 3

Germany 0 0 1 0 1 0

South Korea 0 0 1 0 1 0

Sunday, June 17

At Moscow

Mexico 1, Germany 0

Monday, June 18

At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Sweden 1, South Korea 0

Saturday, June 23

At Rostov-on-Don, Russia

South Korea vs. Mexico, 9 a.m.

At Sochi, Russia

Germany vs. Sweden, noon

Wednesday, June 27

At Kazan, Russia

South Korea vs. Germany, 8 a.m.

At Yekaterinburg, Russia

Mexico vs. Sweden, 8 a.m.

GROUP G

W T L GF GA Pts

Belgium 1 0 0 3 0 3

England 1 0 0 2 1 3

Tunisia 0 0 1 1 2 0

Panama 0 0 1 0 3 0

Monday, June 18

At Sochi, Russia

Belgium 3, Panama 0

At Volgograd, Russia

England 2, Tunisia 1

Saturday, June 23

At Moscow

Belgium vs. Tunisia, 6 a.m.

Sunday, June 24

At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

England vs. Panama, 6 a.m.

Thursday, June 28

At Saransk, Russia

Panama vs. Tunisia, noon

At Kalinigrad, Russia

England vs. Belgium, noon

GROUP H

W T L GF GA Pts

Japan 1 0 0 2 1 3

Senegal 1 0 0 2 1 3

Colombia 0 0 1 1 2 0

Poland 0 0 1 1 2 0

Tuesday, June 19

At Saransk, Russia

Japan 2, Colombia 1

At Moscow

Senegal 2, Poland 1

Sunday, June 24

At Yekaterinburg, Russia

Japan vs. Senegal, 9 a.m.

At Kazan, Russia

Poland vs. Colombia, noon

Thursday, June 28

At Volgograd, Russia

Japan vs. Poland, 8 a.m.

At Samara, Russia

Senegal vs. Colombia, 8 a.m.

SECOND ROUND

Saturday, June 30

At Kazan, Russia

1C vs. 2D, 8 a.m.

At Sochi, Russia

1A vs. 2B, noon

Sunday, July 1

At Moscow

1B vs. 2A, 8 a.m.

At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

1D vs. 2C, noon

Monday, July 2

At Samara, Russia

1E vs. 2F, 8 a.m.

At Rostov-on-Don, Russia

1G vs. 2H, noon

Tuesday, July 3

At St. Petersburg, Russia

1F vs. 2E, 8 a.m.

At Moscow

1H vs. 2G, noon

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, July 6

At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Match 57: 1C-2D winner vs. 1A-2B winner, 8 a.m.

At Kazan, Russia

Match 58: 1E-2F winner vs. 1G-2H winner, noon

Saturday, July 7

At Samara, Russia

Match 59: 1F-2E winner vs. 1H-2G winner, 8 a.m.

At Sochi, Russia

Match 60: 1B-2A winner vs. 1D-2C winner, noon

SEMIFINALS

Tuesday, July 10

At St. Petersburg, Russia

Match 57 winner vs. Match 58 winner, noon

Wednesday, July 11

At Moscow

Match 59 winner vs. Match 60 winner, noon

THIRD PLACE

Saturday, July 14

At St. Petersburg, Russia

Semifinals losers, 8 a.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, July 15

At Moscow

Semifinals winners, 9 a.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioined INF Corban Joseph to Bowie (EL). Reinstated RHP Andrew Cashner from the 10-day DL. Sent OF Colby Rasmus to Bowie and 3B Tim Beckham to Norfolk (IL) for rehab assignments. Signed SS John Ham to a minor league contract.

DETROIT TIGERS — Placed RHP Drew VerHagen on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Johnny Barbato from Toledo (IL). Sent LHP Daniel Stumpf to Toledo for a rehab assignment. Signed C Jon Rosoff and RHPs Ethan DeCaster, Austin Anderson and Wes Noble to minor league contracts.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent RHP Brady Rodgers to Tri-City (NYP) for a rehab assignment.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled RHP Heath Fillmyer from Omaha (PCL). Signed LHP Kris Bubic, RHP Eduard Rosillo and OFs Kevon Jackson, David Hollie and Juan Carlos Negret to minor league contracts.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Assigned RHP Oliver Drake outright to Salt Lake (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Signed RHP Jon Olsen and C Austin Hale to minor league contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS — Signed LHP Josh Smith and RHP Robby Rowland to minor league contracts.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Sam Gaviglio on paternity leave. Recalled 2B Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from Buffalo (IL). Signed OF Griffin Conine, LHP Ryan Thurston and RHP Jackson Reese to minor league contracts.

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES — Signed LHP Mitch Stallings to a minor league contract.

CHICAGO CUBS — Placed RHP Brandon Morrow on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Sunday.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP Brock Stewart to Oklahoma City (PCL). Signed 3B Luke Heyer, 1B Dillon Paulson and OFs Daniel Robinson, Matt Cogen, Niko Hulsizer and James Outman to minor league contracts.

MIAMI MARLINS — Sent RHP Nick Wittgren and 1B Garrett Cooper to New Orleans (PCL) for rehab assignments.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Sent RHP Zach Davies to Colorado Springs (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

NEW YORK METS — Signed C Nick Meyer and RHPs Tommy Wilson and Ryley Gilliam to minor league contracts.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES —Placed SS J.P. Crawford on the 10-day DL. Recalled 3B Mitch Walding from Lehigh Valley (IL). Signed C Jesse Wilkening to a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Placed OF Corey Dickerson on family medical emergency leave. Recalled INF/OF Adam Frazier from Indianapolis (IL). Sent LHP Enny Romero to Indianapolis for a rehab assignment.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with 3B Liam Sabino and Cole Kreuter, RHP Jacob Sylvester and C Joe Freiday Jr. on minor league contracts.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed RHP Bryan Mitchell on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Reinstated LHP Joey Lucchesi from the 10-day DL.

Atlantic League

SUGAR LAND SKEETERS — Signed RHP Simon Castro.

Can-Am League

OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Signed C Zak Colby.

QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed OF Phil Craig-St. Louis.

SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Released INF Johnny Ruiz.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION — Named Doug Whaley director of college scouting.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Waived OT Kendall Calhoun. Claimed OT Roderick Johnson off waivers from Cleveland.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived/injured DE Hercules Mata’afa. Signed LB Mike Needham.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Named Kevin Abrams vice president of football operations, in addition to his title of assistant general manager. Named Mark Koncz director of player personnel, Chris Pettit director of college scouting, Patrick Hanscomb Mid-Atlantic area scout, Marcus Cooper Southeast area scout, and Jackie Miles equipment manager.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

ROCHESTER AMERICANS — Re-signed D Nathan Paetsch to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

NCAA — Granted a waiver to Vanderbilt DL Rutger Reitmaier to play this season.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON — Named Keith Wiggans associate head men’s soccer coach.

COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL — Named Kim Abbott assistant athletics director.

KENTUCKY — Announced graduate men’s basketball F Reid Travis is transferring from Stanford.

LOYOLA (MD.) — Named A.J. Guyton assistant men’s basketball coach.

OKLAHOMA STATE — Named Dr. Trevor Richardson director of counseling and sport psychology.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE — Named Tom Glynn men’s basketball coach.

UNLV — Named Steve Wood assistant men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach.

VANDERBILT — Announced the contract of women’s lacrosse coach Cathy Swezey will not be renewed.