FLORENCE FREEDOM - Signed OF Ryan Skellie.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES - Signed INF Kenton Parmley and RHP Ja'Vaun West.
JOLIET SLAMMERS - Signed RHP Wander Alvino.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS - Signed RHP Alex Loftin. Released RHP Mike Inselmann.
NORMAL CORNBELTERS - Released OF Brantley Meier.
RIVER CITY RASCALS - Released RHP Dan Lazzaroni.
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS - Signed LHP Andrew Armstrong.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS - Signed LHP Kaleb Engelke.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS - Signed 1B Andy Chriscaden. Released OF Matt Grosso.
FOOTBALL
CHICAGO BEARS - Waived CB Donovan Warren.
DETROIT LIONS - Signed WR Jarett Dillard. Released OT Quinn Barham.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS - Released WR Victor James, OL Jean-Sebastien Laberge and DL Rob Jubenville.
HOCKEY
ST. LOUIS BLUES - Declined to exercise the 2012-13 contract option on Peoria (AHL) coach Jared Bednar.
COLLEGE
MICHIGAN STATE - Promoted men's assistant basketball coach Dwayne Stephens to associate head coach.
NEBRASKA - Signed women's basketball coach Connie Yori to a two-year contract extension through 2017.
NEW MEXICO - Named Erica Perkins Jasper women's tennis coach and Edwina Brown women's assistant basketball coach.
