Danica Patrick will be guaranteed a spot in the Daytona 500 via a partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing, beginning the season with the points Dave Blaney earned last season for the No. 36 car. Teams can transfer or sell the points to another team, and Stewart-Haas Racing acquired them so Patrick is guaranteed to race at Daytona on Feb. 26. TBR also will officially field Patrick's No. 10 Chevrolet in all 10 of her Sprint Cup Series races this season. TBR will field the No. 10 for David Reutimann in the 26 other races. (AP)
Other motor sports news — A fire broke out at Joe Gibbs Racing's machine shop in Huntersville, N.C., but no employees were injured, according to the team. ... Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil was convicted of causing bodily harm to Renault team executive Eric Lux at a party following Lewis Hamilton's victory at the China Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 17. (AP)
Baseball — Righthander Jose Arredondo will receive $2 million under his two-year contract with Cincinnati. ... Arizona gave one-year deals to catcher Miguel Montero ($5.9 million) and infielder Ryan Roberts ($2,012,500). ... Infielder Jeff Keppinger is guaranteed $1,525,000 in his one-year contract with Tampa Bay. ... Righthander Chad Qualls signed a one-year, $1.15 million contract with Philadelphia. ... Cleveland acquired infielder/outfielder Russ Canzler, 25, from Tampa Bay for cash. ... Houston agreed to a minor-league contract with former World Series MVP Livan Hernandez. ... The New York Yankees hired former Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry as a special assignment scout. ... Los Angeles Angels minor-league righthander Daniel Reynolds was suspended 50 games for his second drug violation. (AP)
College football — Rutgers promoted Kyle Flood to head coach, five days after Greg Schiano left to become coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ... The NCAA denied an extra year of eligibility for Southern Miss linebacker Korey Williams (knee), but granted a sixth year of eligibility to senior offensive lineman Jason Weaver. ... The NCAA granted Boise State running back D.J. Harper (knee) a sixth year of eligibility. ... Iowa State hired former Washington State offensive coordinator Todd Sturdy as wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator. ... Pittsburgh hired former UCLA assistant Inoke Breckterfield as defensive line coach. (AP)
UFL commissioner resigns — Michael Huyghue resigned as commissioner of the United Football League. The UFL, founded in 2009, has lost more than $100 million the past two years. (AP)
Cappelletti robbed — Southern California authorities are investigating the theft of sports memorabilia and jewelry from the home of former football star John Cappelletti, the 1973 Heisman Trophy winner from Penn State, in Laguna Niguel, Calif. (AP)
Soccer mascot suspended — The "Grandpa" mascot of the Brazilian soccer team Ceara was suspended for two home matches after making obscene gestures to fans from Ferroviario in a match Sunday. Ceara also is expected to punish the person who wore the mascot costume, according to local media reports. (AP)
