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TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE

TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE

ARENA FOOTBALL

3 p.m. Jacksonville at Utah CBS

AUTO RACING

4:30 a.m. Nationwide Series: Qualifying for Alliance Truck Parts 250 ESPN2

6:30 p.m. Sprint Cup: Final practice for Quicken Loans 400 SPEED

8:15 a.m. Nationwide Series: Alliance Truck Parts 250 ABC

9 a.m. IndyLights: Milwaukee IndyFest * NBCSN

10 a.m. IndyCar Series: Milwaukee IndyFest NBCSN

10:30 a.m. Rolex Sports Car Series: Diamond Cellar Classic SPEED

1 p.m. NHRA: Qualifying for Thunder Valley Nationals * ESPN2

2 p.m. TORC Series SPEED

BOXING

4:45 p.m. Lightweights: Terence Crawford vs. Alejandro Sanabria HBO

WBO featherweight title bout: Mikey Garcia vs. Juan Manuel Lopez

COLLEGE BASEBALL

9 a.m. World Series: Mississippi St. vs. Oregon St. (Game 1) ESPN2

2 p.m. World Series: Indiana vs. Louisville (Game 2) ESPN

GOLF

6 a.m. U.S. Open (third round) NBC

HORSE RACING

11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2

3:30 p.m. The Quarters from Los Alamitos FOXSP2

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

10 a.m. Boston at Baltimore or San Francisco at Atlanta MLB

1 p.m. Regional coverage FOX

MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE

12:30 p.m. Denver at Chesapeake CBS

NHL HOCKEY

2 p.m. Stanley Cup finals: Boston at Chicago (Game 2) NBC

SOCCER

5:15 a.m. UEFA U-21 Championship (semifinals) ESPNCL

8:30 a.m. Confederations Cup Group A: Japan vs. Brazil ESPN

11 a.m. MLS: Dallas at Portland ESPN

WNBA BASKETBALL

4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Los Angeles TWCS

SUNDAY’S TV SCHEDULE

AUTO RACING

7 a.m. NHRA: Thunder Valley Nationals, part I) * ESPN2

7 a.m. Sprint Cup: Quicken Loans 400 TNT

5 p.m. NHRA: Thunder Valley Nationals, part II) * ESPN2

COLLEGE BASEBALL

9 a.m. World Series: North Carolina vs. N.C. State (Game 3) ESPN2

2 p.m. World Series: UCLA vs. LSU (Game 4) ESPN2

GOLF

6 a.m. U.S. Open (final round) NBC

HORSE RACING

11 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2

2:30 p.m. The Quarters from Los Alamitos FOXSP2

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

7 a.m. Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets WGN

7:30 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh TBS/FOXSP2

9:30 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels FOXSP

2 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta ESPN

MOTORSPORTS

1:30 a.m. MOTOGP World Championship: Catalunyan Grand Prix SPEED

11 a.m. MOTOGP MOTO2: Catalunyan Grand Prix * SPEED

NBA BASKETBALL

2 p.m. NBA finals: Miami at San Antonio (Game 5) ABC

SOCCER

8:30 a.m Confederations Cup Group A: Mexico vs. Italy ESPN

11:45 a.m. Confederations Cup Group B: Spain vs. Uruguay ESPN

* Tape-delayed broadcast

pro basketball

nba playoff glance

NBA FINALS

Miami vs. San Antonio

Series tied 2-2

Thursday, June 6

Roundup>San Antonio 92, Miami 88

Sunday, June 9

Roundup>Miami 103, San Antonio 84

Tuesday, June 11

Roundup>San Antonio 113, Miami 77

Thursday’s result

Roundup>Miami 109, San Antonio 93

Sunday’s game

Roundup>Miami at San Antonio, 2 p.m.

Tuesday’s game

Roundup>San Antonio at Miami, 3 p.m.

Thursday, June 20

Roundup>San Antonio at Miami, 3 p.m. *

* if necessary

pro hockey

Stanley cup playoff glance

stanley cup FINALS

Chicago vs. Boston

Chicago leads series 1-0

Wednesday, June 12

Roundup>Chicago 4, Boston 3, 3 OT

Today’s game

Roundup>Boston at Chicago, 2 p.m.

Monday’s game

Roundup>Chicago at Boston, 2 p.m.

Wednesday’s game

Roundup>Chicago at Boston, 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 22

Roundup>Boston at Chicago, 2 p.m.*

Monday, June 24

Roundup>Chicago at Boston, 2 p.m.*

Wednesday, June 26

Roundup>Boston at Chicago, 2 p.m.*

* if necessary

Soccer

MLS Glance

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Montreal 8 2 2 26 22 15

New York 7 5 4 25 23 19

Philadelphia 6 5 4 22 22 24

Houston 6 4 4 22 19 14

Kansas City 6 5 4 22 18 13

New England 5 4 5 20 15 9

Columbus 4 5 5 17 16 16

Chicago 3 7 3 12 11 19

Toronto FC 1 7 5 8 12 19

D.C. 1 10 3 6 6 24

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

FC Dallas 8 2 4 28 23 17

Real Salt Lake 8 5 3 27 24 16

Portland 5 1 8 23 24 16

Seattle 6 4 3 21 19 15

Los Angeles 6 6 2 20 22 18

Colorado 5 4 5 20 15 12

Vancouver 4 5 4 16 18 20

San Jose 3 6 6 15 13 23

Chivas USA 3 8 2 11 13 26

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday, June 8

New England 0, D.C. United 0, tie

Chicago 2, Portland 2, tie

Real Salt Lake 3, Los Angeles 1

Seattle FC 3, Vancouver 2

Today’s games

FC Dallas at Portland, 11 a.m.

Toronto FC at D.C. United, 1 p.m.

Montreal at Columbus, 1:30 p.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 3 p.m.

New England at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

GOLF

U.S. OPEN

Friday’s parial second-round scores

Billy Horschel 72-67—139

Phil Mickelson 67-72—139

Luke Donald 68-72—140

Steve Stricker 71-69—140

Justin Rose 71-69—140

John Senden 70-71—141

Nicolas Colsaerts 69-72—141

Mathew Goggin 68-74—142

Tiger Woods 73-70—143

Rory McIlroy 73-70—143

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño 71-72—143

Ernie Els 71-72—143

Matt Bettencourt 72-71—143

Geoff Ogilvy 74-70—144

Bo Van Pelt 73-71—144

Edward Loar 73-71—144

Russell Knox 69-75—144

Scott Langley 75-70—145

Kyle Stanley 71-74—145

K.J. Choi 70-76—146

Jamie Donaldson 73-73—146

Webb Simpson 71-75—146

Hideki Matsuyama 71-75—146

Paul Lawrie 76-71—147

Lee Westwood 70-77—147

Carl Pettersson 72-75—147

Adam Scott 72-75—147

Bio Kim 72-75—147

Bubba Watson 71-76—147

Matt Kuchar 74-73—147

David Howell 77-71—148

Peter Hedblom 70-78—148

Martin Kaymer 76-72—148

a-Michael Weaver 74-74—148

Kevin Chappell 72-76—148

Josh Teater 74-74—148

Steven Alker 73-75—148

Alistair Presnell 73-75—148

Morten Orum Madsen 74-74—148

Jim Herman 76-72—148

Dustin Johnson 71-77—148

Brandt Snedeker 74-74—148

Justin Hicks 76-73—149

a-Chris Williams 75-74—149

Michael Thompson 71-78—149

Brian Stuard 75-75—150

Morgan Hoffmann 76-74—150

Casey Wittenberg 79-71—150

Kevin Streelman 72-78—150

a-Steven Fox 76-74—150

Zach Johnson 74-77—151

D.A. Points 77-74—151

Sang Moon Bae 77-74—151

a-Gavin Hall 74-77—151

a-Max Homa 73-78—151

Brendan Steele 76-76—152

David Toms 75-77—152

Marcus Fraser 79-73—152

Francesco Molinari 78-74—152

Luke Guthrie 73-79—152

Brandon Brown 75-77—152

Keegan Bradley 77-75—152

Marc Leishman 78-75—153

Graeme McDowell 76-77—153

Thongchai Jaidee 79-74—153

Branden Grace 70-83—153

Jordan Spieth 77-76—153

Jung-Gon Hwang 75-78—153

Estanislao Goya 71-83—154

Scott Piercy 78-76—154

Eddie Pepperell 77-77—154

Jesse Smith 73-81—154

Darren Clarke 80-75—155

Angel Cabrera 74-81—155

Jose Maria Olazabal 75-81—156

Jim Furyk 77-79—156

Joe Ogilvie 75-81—156

Russell Henley 77-80—157

Adam Hadwin 81-76—157

Thorbjorn Olesen 79-79—158

Yoshinobu Tsukada 78-80—158

Zack Fischer 82-76—158

Matt Harmon 78-81—159

Brandon Crick 81-78—159

John Nieporte 78-84—162

Ryan Sullivan 81-82—163

a-Grayson Murray 83-81—164

Louis Oosthuizen 75—WD

a — denotes amateur

Women’s Basketball

WNBA glance

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 5 1 .833 —

Chicago 4 1 .800 ½

Washington 3 1 .750 1

New York 4 2 .667 1

Connecticut 2 4 .333 3

Indiana 1 4 .200 3½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

Minnesota 4 1 .800 —

Los Angeles 2 2 .500 1½

Phoenix 2 3 .400 2

San Antonio 2 3 .400 2

Seattle 1 3 .250 2½

Tulsa 1 6 .143 4

Thursday’s results

No games scheduled

Friday’s results

Atlanta 68, Seattle 59

New York 78, Connecticut 68

Minnesota 83, Tulsa 74

Phoenix 97, Los Angeles 81

Today’s game

San Antonio at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Indiana at Washington, 8 a.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 9 a.m.

Phoenix at Tulsa, 10:30 a.m.

Seattle at Connecticut, 11 a.m.

College Baseball

College World
Series Glance

At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha

Omaha, Neb.

Today’s games

Roundup>Game 1: Mississippi State (48-18) vs. Oregon State (50-11), 9 a.m.

Roundup>Game 2: Indiana (48-18) vs. Louisville (51-12), 2 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Roundup>Game 3: North Carolina (57-10) vs. N.C. State (49-14), 9 a.m.

Roundup>Game 4: UCLA (44-17) vs. LSU (57-9), 2 p.m.

Monday’s games

Roundup>Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 9 a.m.

Roundup>Game 6: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2 p.m.

Tuesday’s games

Roundup>Game 7: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 9 a.m.

Roundup>Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19

Roundup>Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 2 p.m.

Thursday, June 20

Roundup>Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 2 p.m.

Friday, June 21

Roundup>Game 11: Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 9 a.m.

Roundup>Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 22

Roundup>Game 13: Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 9 a.m.*

Roundup>Game 14: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 2 p.m.*

If only one game is necessary, it will start at 8:30 p.m.

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday, June 24

Roundup>Pairings TBA, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, June 25

Roundup>Pairings TBA, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, June 26

Roundup>Pairings TBA, 2 p.m.

Auto Racing

NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Quicken Loans 400 Lineup

After Friday qualifying; race Sunday

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 202.452 mph.

2. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 201.879.

3. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 201.213.

4. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200.803.

5. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200.764.

6. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 200.725.

7. (33) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200.63.

8. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200.568.

9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200.457.

10. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 200.445.

11. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200.406.

12. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200.1.

13. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 200.05.

14. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 199.789.

15. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 199.761.

16. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 199.75.

17. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 199.689.

18. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 199.656.

19. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 199.38.

20. (51) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 199.358.

21. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 199.231.

22. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 199.214.

23. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 198.692.

24. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 198.593.

25. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 198.429.

26. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 198.364.

27. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 198.292.

28. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 198.08.

29. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 197.922.

30. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 197.217.

31. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 196.813.

32. (47) A J Allmendinger, Toyota, 196.791.

33. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 196.276.

34. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, 196.266.

35. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 195.737.

36. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 195.514.

37. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, owner points.

38. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, owner points.

39. (32) Ken Schrader, Ford, owner points.

40. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, owner points.

41. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, owner points.

42. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, owner points.

43. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, owner points.

Failed to Qualify

44. (44) Scott Riggs, Ford, 184.393.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Suspended Arizona RHP Ian Kennedy 10 games, INF Eric Hinske five games and Kirk Gibson one game and L.A. Dodgers RHP J.P. Howell, INF/OF Skip Shumaker and hitting coach Mark McGwire two games and manager Don Mattingly and RHP Ronald Belisario one game for their parts in Tuesday’s brawl. Named Chris Conroy umpire.

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Kevin Gausman to Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHP Jake Arrieta from Norfolk.

BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned RHPs Alfredo Aceves and Alex Wilson to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled RHP Rubby De La Rosa from Pawtucket. Agreed to terms with C Jake Romanski; RHPs Taylor Grover and Kyle Martin; 2B Carlos Asuaje and Reed Gragnani; and OF Forrestt Allday on minor league contracts.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent OF Dewayne Wise to Charlotte (IL) for a rehab assignment.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Casey Shane and LHP Matthew Whitehouse on minor league contracts. Sent RHP Blake Wood to Lake County (MWL) for a rehab assignment.

DETROIT TIGERS — Reinstated OF Austin Jackson from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Avisail Garcia to Toledo (IL). Agreed to terms with RHPs Jonathon Crawford, Brett Huber, Johnnie Kirkland, Zac Reininger, Tanner Bailey, Buck Farmer, Calvin Drummond, Jonathan Maciel, Austin Pritcher and Scott Sitz; LHPs Ryan Beck and Joe Mantiply; Cs Austin Green and Duncan McAlpine; OFs Kasey Coffman and Ben Verlander; SS Curt Powell; 1B Dominic Ficociello; and 2B Taylor Johnson on minor league contracts.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with 1B Dennis Raben on a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Assigned 3B Chris Nelson outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHPs Keynan Middleton, Harrison Cooney, Grant Gordon, Ryan Etsell, Brian Loconsole, Trevor Foss, Alan Busenitz, Michael Smith, Alex Blackford, Clinton Sharp, Dan Tobik and Benjamin Carlson; OFs Riley Good, Chad Hinshaw, Mark Shannon, Miguel Hermosillo, Taylor Johnson, Michael Fish, Eric Aguilera and Brandon Bayardi; LHPs Nate Smith, Jonah Wesely, Cole Swanson, Matt Hernandez and Colin O’Keefe; SSs Angel Rosa, Alex Allbritton, Jon Pellant and Nathan Goro; Cs Stephen McGee, Cambric Moye and Eric Weiss; and 3Bs Cal Towey and Garrett Cannizaro on minor league contracts.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Cody Eppley on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed INF Kevin Youkilis on the 15-day DL. Optioned 3B David Adams and RHP Adam Warren to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Selected the contracts of OF Thomas Neal and RHP Chris Bootcheck from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Transferred INF Eduardo Nunez to the 60-day DL. Assigned LHP Cesar Cabral outright to Trenton (EL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned LHP Hideki Okajima to Sacramento (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Dan Otero from Sacramento. Transferred LHP Brett Anderson to the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with OF Billy McKinney and SS Chad Pinder on minor league contracts.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Sent 1B Justin Smoak to Tacoma (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with C Henry Blanco. Designated C Kelly Shoppach for assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Jake Odorizzi to Durham (IL). Reinstated RHP Alex Cobb from the bereavement list.

TEXAS RANGERS — Sent 2B Ian Kinsler to Frisco (TL) for a rehab assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Assigned 3B Andy LaRoche outright to Buffalo (IL).

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with OFs Zachary Esquerra and Taylor Ratliff; SSs Ryan Gebhardt and Randy McCurry; 3B Jordan Parr; 1B Ryan Kinsella; C Grant Nelson; and RHP Alex Byo on minor league contracts.

CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned LHP Brooks Raley to Iowa (PCL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Duke on a minor league contract.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed INF Troy Tulowitzki on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Josh Rutledge from Colorado Springs (PCL). Traded OF Carl Thomore to the Chicago White Sox. Agreed to terms with RHPs Jerad McCrummen, Matt Pierpont and Konner Wade; OFs Michael Tauchman and Sean Dwyer; 3B Michael Benjamin; and LHP Alex Rodriguez on minor league contracts.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated C Ramon Hernandez for assignment. Reinstated C A.J. Ellis from the 15-day DL.

MIAMI MARLINS — Sent RHP Henderson Alvarez to Jupiter (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Kevin McGowan, Ricky Knapp, Brent McMinn, Gaither Bumgardner and Cameron Griffin; OFs Champ Stuart and Patrick Biondi; INFs Luis Guillorme and Jeff McNeil; C Colton Plaia; and 1B Zachary Mathieu.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned RHP Tyler Cloyd and INF Cesar Hernandez to Lehigh Valley (IL). Recalled UT Michael Martinez and LHP Jake Diekman from Lehigh Valley. Agreed to terms with RHP Mark Meadors, Mark Leiter, Matthew Southard, Will Morris, Christopher Burgess, Matt Soren, Tyler Buckley, David Whitehead, Lee Ridenhour and Shane Martin; LHPs Christopher O’Hare, Cody Forsythe and Rob Marcello; 3Bs Sam Dove and Logan Pierce; OFs Cord Sandberg, Justin Parr and Nick Ferdinand; and Cs Andrew Knapp and Corey Bass on minor league contracts.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Sent RHP Jeanmar Gomez to Indianapolis (IL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with LHP Blake Taylor, INFs Trae Arbet and Danny Collins, RHP Shane Carle and C Max Rossiter on minor league contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned RHP Michael Wacha to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated RHP Jake Westbrook from the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with RHPs Mike Mayers, Andrew Pierce, Kyle Grana and Kyle Webb; LHP Chase Brookshire; OFs James Bosco and Brian Vigo-Suarez and C Alex DeLeon on minor league contracts.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned LHP Tommy Layne and OF Jaff Decker to Tucson (PCL). Reinstated RHP Huston Street from the 15-day DL. Acquired INF Pedro Ciriaco from Boston for a player to be named or cash considerations. Designated INF James Darnell for assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Designated RHP Ramon Ramirez for assignment. Optioned 1B Brett Pill to Fresno (PCL). Recalled C Hector Sanchez and RHP Jake Dunning from Fresno.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Sent 2B Danny Espinosa to Syracuse (IL) for a rehab assignment.

American Association

EL PASO DIABLOS — Released RHP Ryan Bean and LHP Adam Tollefson. Signed RHP Marshall Schuler.

FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Released RHP Tyler Hess.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed 1B Luke Murton.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Released C Steve Domecus.

WICHITA WINGNUTS — Traded RHP Tyler White to River City for C Scott Dalrymple. Released C Stephen Yoo.

Can-Am League

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed C John Bobillo.

Frontier League

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed RHP Chad Martin. Released RHP Corey Deighan.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Placed RHP Phil Reamy on the retired list.

JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed C Kolin Conner and RHP Chris Deboo. Released RHP Jairo Acevedo, C Kieran Bradford and OF Erick Gaylord.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Signed C Kevin Franchetti.

ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Named James Frisbie manager.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed OF Austin Montgomery.

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS — Signed OF Carlo Testa. Released RHP Scott Mueller.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

NBA — Fined Miami C Chris Bosh $5,000 for violating the league’s anti-flopping rules during Thursday’s game.

Women’s National Basketball Association

WNBA — Suspended Phoenix F Candice Dupree one game for making contact with an official.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed CB Robert Alford.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed QB EJ Manuel.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed OT A.J. Lindeman to a three-year contract.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Claimed DE Austen Lane off waivers from Jacksonville. Released DT Daniel Muir.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed OL Dallas Thomas.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released PK David Ruffer.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Agreed to terms with QB Tarvaris Jackson on a one-year contract.

Canadian Football League

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Released Ps Brett Cameron and Tim Hutchinson; LB Chad Faulcon; DL Marcus Hyde; and DBs Sam Pope and Jawann Westerman.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

DETROIT RED WINGS — Agreed to terms with F Drew Miller on a three-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Traded F Bobby Butler to Florida for D T.J. Brennan.

American Hockey League

AHL — Approved the relocation of the Peoria Rivermen to Utica, N.Y.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

COLUMBUS CREW — Traded an international roster slot to FC Dallas for a 2014 fourth-round supplemental draft pick.

Major Indoor Soccer League

MISL — Awarded a franchese to St. Louis to begin play in the 2013-14 season.

COLLEGE

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE — Named Jeff Hurd commissioner.

BROWN — Named Todd Beckerman wrestling coach.