In Brief

BASEBALL

Padres nab outfielder Quentin,
send prospects to White Sox

Four years after trading Carlos Quentin from Arizona to the Chicago White Sox, new Padres general manager Josh Byrnes is bringing the All-Star outfielder back home to San Diego.

Byrnes made his second bold move in two weeks when he acquired Quentin from the White Sox for two prospects Saturday.

The trade is expected to bolster San Diego's anemic offense. Quentin, who grew up in the San Diego area, has four consecutive 20-homer seasons, including 36 in 2008.

"Improving our offense is a priority this offseason, and the acquisition of Carlos gives us a proven middle-of-the-order bat," Byrnes said in a statement. "We specifically targeted Carlos because of his production and his hard-nosed style of play."

Quentin will play left field.

The White Sox received minor league pitchers Simon Castro, a right-hander, and Pedro Hernandez, a left-hander.

While GM of the Diamondbacks, Byrnes traded Quentin to the White Sox for first baseman Chris Carter in December 2007. The Diamondbacks picked Quentin in the first round of the 2003 amateur draft after he helped Stanford reach the College World Series three straight times.

A shoulder injury limited Quentin to one game in the final month of 2011, but Byrnes said the outfielder is healthy.

Quentin, 29, hit .254 with 24 home runs, a career-high 31 doubles and 77 RBIs in 118 games in 2011, when he made his second All-Star team.

In 2008, he made his first All-Star team, won the Silver Slugger award and finished in the top five of the American League's Most Valuable Player voting.

HORSE RACING

Long shot Teddy's Promise
claims win in La Brea Stakes

Teddy's Promise beat fellow long shot Sugarinthemorning by 2¼ lengths to win the Grade 1, $300,000 La Brea Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., as overwhelming favorite Turbulent Descent failed to fire and finished a distant sixth.

Ridden by Victor Espinoza, the 16-1 Teddy's Promise took the lead from pacesetter Home Sweet Aspen on the turn and pulled away for the victory, covering seven furlongs in 1 minute, 20.47 seconds and winning her first stakes.

Teddy's Promise paid $35, $14.20 and $21.20. Sugarinthemorning paid $14.40 and $25.80. Great Hot was a head back in third and returned $11.40.

The big show-price payouts were the result of heavy show betting on Turbulent Descent, who went off at 1-2 while every other runner was at least 8-1.

The filly, a three-time Grade 1 winner, likely lost any shot at an Eclipse award for champion female sprinter of 2011.

MISCELLANEOUS

Lampe's two goals power
Wranglers past Steelheads

Eric Lampe scored two goals, including the game winner early in the third period, to lead the Wranglers past the Idaho Steelheads 5-2 in an ECHL game at Boise.

Lampe also had a second-period goal, and Ryan Weston, Pete MacArthur and Adam Miller also scored for Las Vegas (20-9-4). Goalie Joe Fallon stopped 32 of 34 shots.

Also: The Memphis Grizzlies re-signed Hamed Haddadi, bringing back the Iranian center. Haddadi is the first Iranian to play in the NBA. The 7-foot-2-inch reserve center averaged 2.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 31 games last season for the Grizzlies.

University of Dayton basketball player Josh Benson, averaging 10.9 points and 5.2 rebounds, will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee Friday night during the Flyers' 62-50 victory over Mississippi.

An MRI examination revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Benson, a forward, will undergo surgery.

Novak Djokovic showed he remains the player to beat in 2012, routing David Ferrer 6-2, 6-1 to win the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The top-ranked Djokovic also beat Gael Monfils and routed Roger Federer en route to his first Abu Dhabi title.

Earlier, Rafael Nadal overcame an ailing shoulder to beat Federer 6-1, 7-5 for third place.

Andy Murray hired eight-time Grand Slam winner Ivan Lendl as his coach in a bid to finally win a major title. The fourth-ranked Scot will begin working with the Czech-born Lendl as he prepares for the Australian Open.

Blackburn pulled off the biggest surprise of the English Premier League season, defeating host Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford to spoil United manager Alex Ferguson's 70th birthday.

The loss by the defending champions prevented United from ending 2011 in first place. Manchester City can go three points in front by winning at Sunderland today.

In other games: third-place Tottenham slipped up as well, drawing 1-1 at Swansea to go six points behind United; Arsenal downed Queens Park Rangers 1-0; and Chelsea lost 3-1 to Aston Villa.