In Brief

NFL

Grieving Packers aide Philbin hired as Dolphins head coach

A month of wrenching emotion for Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin took a positive turn Friday when he landed the Miami Dolphins' head coaching job.

The deal was sealed less than two weeks after Philbin's 21-year-old son drowned in an icy Wisconsin river. He is the Dolphins' seventh head coach in eight years and will replace Tony Sparano, who was fired with three games left in the season.

Philbin, a 50-year-old who never has been a head coach, first interviewed with the Dolphins on Jan. 7. The body of son Michael, one of Philbin's six children, was recovered the next day in Oshkosh.

After spending a week away from the Packers, Philbin, who has been with the team since 2003 and offensive coordinator since 2007, rejoined the team Sunday for its divisional playoff loss to the New York Giants.

Also: The St. Louis Rams agreed to play a regular-season NFL game in London in each of the next three seasons. They will play the New England Patriots next season on Oct. 28 at Wembley, followed by games against undetermined opponents in 2013 and 2014.

The Rams are owned by Stan Kroenke, also the majority shareholder of the English soccer club Arsenal.

Lawyers for Ben Roethlisberger and a woman who accused him of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008 reached a settlement that ends her lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. The woman's lawyer declined to discuss terms of the agreement.

In other Steelers news, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, 57, is retiring, and the team signed 2006 Heisman Trophy quarterback Troy Smith.

BASEBALL

Tribe's 'Carmona' out on bail following false identity charge

The Cleveland Indians pitcher known as Fausto Carmona issued a tearful apology as he was released following his arrest for allegedly using a false identity to play baseball in the United States.

"I ask for the forgiveness of my fans, the government of the United States and the Cleveland Indians for this situation," he said after posting bail of about $13,000.

Police arrested him Thursday outside the U.S. consulate in his native Dominican Republic when he arrived to get his visa renewed. A spokesman said the athlete's real name is Roberto Hernandez Heredia and that he is 31, three years older than he had claimed.

Carmona is due to make $7 million this year, and the Indians hold options for 2013 at $9 million and 2014 at $12 million.

In other Indians news, the team acquired right-hander Kevin Slowey from the Colorado Rockies for minor league reliever Zach Putnam and cash considerations. Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said the deal was not a direct reaction to Carmona's arrest.

Also: The Los Angeles Dodgers filed a proposed bankruptcy reorganization plan, about a week after resolving a court fight with Fox Sports that threatened plans to sell the ballclub.

The Dodgers said in court documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., that the pending sale of the team should satisfy all creditor claims in full, either through cash payments or assumption of the claims by the new team owners.

The Dodgers intend to complete a sale of the team by April 30, as called for in a settlement with Major League Baseball. The date coincides with the deadline for team owner Frank McCourt to pay $131 million to his ex-wife, Jamie, as part of their divorce settlement.

First baseman Carlos Pena agreed to a $7.25 million, one-year contract to return to the Tampa Bay Rays. Pena, 33, played with the Rays from 2007 to 2010, helping them reach the playoffs twice before signing as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs for $10 million. He hit .225 with 28 home runs and 80 RBIs for the Cubs last season.

Outfielder Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees agreed to a one-year, $2.8 million contract that avoided salary arbitration. He hit .259 last season and stole 49 bases, tying him with Coco Crisp of the Oakland Athletics for the American League lead.

Right-handed reliever Sergio Romo and the San Francisco Giants settled on a one-year, $1.57 million contract to avoid an arbitration hearing. The 28-year-old made $450,000 last season, when he went 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA.

SOCCER

English Premier League ready for U.S. over-the-air TV debut

Soccer will take another big step into the American mainstream when Manchester United's game at Arsenal becomes the first English Premier League match to be televised live by a U.S. over-the-air network. The match will be shown in Southern Nevada at 7:30 a.m. Sunday on Fox (5).

"To do this 10 years ago, had we put to the affiliates that we wanted to take the time to show a soccer game, we would have been either laughed at or it would have been a violent and an immediate rebellion,'" said Fox Sports Chairman David Hill, who is putting the match on his main network.

These days, EPL games are more common on television in the U.S. than in England. In the homeland of soccer, the Saturday afternoon games are blacked out to protect attendance of matches in the lower leagues.

Also: The U.S. women's soccer team breezed to a record-setting 14-0 victory over the Dominican Republic at Vancouver, British Columbia, in the Americans' opening game of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games in London. The victory was tempered by a serious right knee injury to defender Ali Krieger.

Amy Rodriguez tied a U.S. record with five goals -- all in the second half -- and the 14 goals are the most the Americans have scored in a game in their 27-year history.

Krieger, a 27-year-old right back who started every game in last year's World Cup, went down on a hard tackle late in the first half. She was stretchered off, and a large ice pack was wrapped around her knee. A U.S. team spokesman said the injury was "serious" and would be reevaluated.

MISCELLANEOUS

Three lead Humana; ex-Rebel Moore ties course mark with 61

Mark Wilson shot a 10-under-par 62 to tie Ben Crane and David Toms for the second-round lead in the Humana Challenge at La Quinta, Calif., topping a leaderboard again filled with blistering scores. They are at 16-under 128.

Crane shot a 63 on the three-course tournament's Palmer Private course, Toms had a 65 on the Nicklaus Private course, and Wilson shot his 62 on the Palmer course. Harris English had a 62 on the Nicklaus course to join five players in fourth place at 13 under.

Former UNLV star Ryan Moore tied the Nicklaus course record with a 61, but was five strokes back after an even-par first round. He had bogeys on his second and third holes before an eagle on the fourth, then birdied 11 of 12 holes, including six straight around the turn.

"Really the last thing I remember was being 2 over through three, and then I just walked off the 18th hole," said Moore, who rose 103 spots on the leaderboard. "Maybe that just freed me up. I just let go. ... I don't know if I ever putted that good in my entire life."

Also: Tom Lehman and Bruce Vaughan each shot 7-under 65 to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii. They have a one-stroke lead over six players.

South Africa's Branden Grace moved closer to his second straight victory, shooting a 7-under 66 to take a four-stroke lead after two rounds of the European Tour's Volvo Golf Champions in George, South Africa. He is at 12-under 134.

Jeff May scored with 1:01 to play, snapping a tie to give the Wranglers a 5-4 ECHL victory over the Stockton Thunder at Stockton, Calif. May also scored in the first period when Las Vegas (25-11-4) took a 3-0 lead, and Josh Lunden tallied two goals and an assist. Chris Doyle scored twice for Stockton.

The NASCAR Hall of Fame welcomed its most diverse class when Dale Inman opened the ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., as the first crew chief to be inducted. Inman was introduced by seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, a member of the first Hall of Fame class. Inman was the crew chief for all of Petty's titles and won an eighth with Terry Labonte.

Also in the third Hall of Fame class were pioneer team owner Glen Wood, late modified driver Richie Evans and three-time champions Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough. Evans was killed in a 1985 accident at Martinsville.

North Carolina junior guard Dexter Strickland will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament in Thursday's win at Virginia Tech. He has started all 19 games for the eighth-ranked Tar Heels, averaging about eight points and shooting a team-best 57 percent. He was the team's top perimeter defender.

The 36th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team opened its dual-match season with victories over New Mexico State and Pacific at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. The Lady Rebels defeated the Aggies 6-1 in the morning, then beat the Tigers 7-0 in the afternoon.