*BASEBALL: Mike Scioscia has agreed with the Angels on a 10-year deal through 2018. Sources said the deal allows Scioscia, 50, to opt out after the 2015 season. … The Red Sox will formally announce the signing of pitcher John Smoltz on Tuesday. … Avoiding arbitration and agreeing to deals were Astros closer Jose Valverde (one year, $8 million); Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy (one year, $4.65 million); Tigers infielder Omar Infante (two years, $4.3 million) and Indians catcher Kelly Shoppach (one year, $1.95 million). … The Rays and outfielder Gabe Kapler agreed on a $1 million, one-year contract. … The Mets signed pitcher Tim Redding to a $2.25 million, one-year deal. … Mike Schmidt and Barry Larkin will be coaches on the U.S. team at the World Baseball Classic. Manager Davey Johnson also named Marcel Lachemann pitching coach and Reggie Smith hitting coach.
*NFL: Cardinals starting tight end Stephen Spach is out for the playoffs with a torn knee ligament. It is still uncertain if Pro Bowl receiver Anquan Boldin, who sat out against the Panthers with a strained left hamstring, will face the Eagles. … Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz had a second interview with the Lions. … The Seahawks hired Buccaneers linebackers coach Casey Bradley as defensive coordinator and Jets assistant Dan Quinn as defensive line coach. … The Saints promoted Pete Carmichael Jr. to offensive coordinator and hired former Northwestern assistant Bret Ingalls as running backs coach. … The Jaguars promoted Gene Smith to general manager. … Josh McDaniels, the Patriots’ 32-year-old offensive coordinator, agreed to a four-year deal to coach the Broncos. … Broncos offensive coordinator Rick Dennison interviewed for the same job with the 49ers.
*COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pittsburgh is still No. 1 in the AP poll as Wake Forest jumped to second after its win over North Carolina. In the women’s poll, Connecticut remained the unanimous No. 1 choice for the seventh straight week while Tennessee fell to No. 13, its lowest ranking since the final poll of 1986 when they finished 15th. (Complete top 25 rankings in Scoreboard). … Missouri suspended forward Leo Lyons indefinitely following his arrest on traffic charges and for failing to pay a traffic fine from 2006. … Bill Bayno resigned for health reasons as coach of Loyola Marymount, who named Max Good as acting coach. … Michigan State will retire the No. 42 jersey of Morris Peterson on Saturday. Spartans sophomore Kalin Lucas was named Big Ten player of the week … Miami suspended sophomore guard Eddie Rios indefinitely for the second time this season for violating team rules. … Pitt guard Jania Sims will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with stress fractures in both of her legs. … Jasmine Thomas scored 15 points and hit four clutch free throws in the closing seconds as No. 4 Duke beat No. 12 Maryland 68-65 for its 12th straight victory. No. 15 Ohio State went on 12-2 run to start the second half and rolled to a 67-35 victory at Illinois.
*NBA: Center Eddy Curry (left knee) was scratched from the lineup before the Knicks tipped off against the Hornets. … Rockets guard Tracy McGrady, who has missed 11 games, will miss the next two weeks to rest his sore left knee. … Kendrick Perkins (shoulder) and Tony Allen (ankle) will be out at least another week for the Celtics. … The Raptors played without starters Jermaine O’Neal (knee) and Jose Calderon (hamstring).
*NHL: Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo returned to practice and said he is “back to 100 percent” after missing most of the last two months with a groin injury. … The Blue Jackets placed captain and leading scorer Rick Nash on injured reserve and recalled forward Derek MacKenzie from AHL Syracuse.
*SOCCER: Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year award. The Portugal winger, who led Manchester United to Premier League and Champions League titles and scored 42 goals, became the first English Premier League player to win in the award’s 18-year history. Brazil’s Marta, who is joining Los Angeles in the Women’s Professional Soccer League, won the women’s award for the third year in a row. … The Fire chose not to pick up Lider Marmol’s option for the 2009 season. Frank Klopas, the Fire technical director, said Marmol, 23, will resume his career in his native Paraguay.
*TENNIS: Serena Williams and Dinara Safina made short work of second-round opponents to move into the quarterfinals at the Sydney International. Williams beat Sara Errani while Safina downed Sorana Cirstea. … Americans Sam Querrey and Robby Ginepri advanced at Heineken Open. … Former NHL lawyer and Nike executive Adam Helfant was hired to run the ATP Tour.
*ALSO: Ian Poulter has pulled out of this week’s Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in order to undergo corrective eye surgery. … Peter Jacobsen withdrew from this weekend’s Champions Skins Game because of a shoulder injury and was replaced by Ben Crenshaw. … Former Horse of the Year Azeri is still the property of Michael Paulson after a bid of $4.4 million fell short of the owner’s reserve price on the first day of Keeneland’s sale. … The U.S. Olympic Committee hired former NFL executive Lisa Baird as chief marketing officer.
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EDITED BY LEE C. GORDON FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
