Deals

Baseball

National League

PITTSBURGH PIRATES - Agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension of their working agreement with Indianapolis (IL).

Atlantic League

LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS - Signed 3B Vasili Spanos and OF Brian Stavisky.

Frontier League

EVANSVILLE OTTERS - Released INF Cody Montgomery.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES - Signed LHP Kevin Hammons and RHP Zack Gray.

MIDWEST SLIDERS - Signed RHP Albert Ayala, LHP Kevin Boothe and 1B/3B Angel Colon.

ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS - Signed INF/OF Mike Jones.

American Hockey League

ALBANY RIVER RATS - Announced D Tim Conboy and RW Jeff Hamilton have been returned from the Carolina Hurricanes.

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS - Assigned D Jason Jozsa to Las Vegas (ECHL).

QUAD CITY FLAMES - Signed RW J.D. Watt, C John Armstrong and D Keith Aulie.

ECHL

READING ROYALS - Announced D Patrik Hersley has been assigned from Manchester (AHL).

Football

NFL

ARIZONA CARDINALS - Re-signed S Oliver Celestin to a one-year contract.

Colleges

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE - Named Ray Cella interim commissioner.