Vikings finish deal for quarterback Siemian

The Minnesota Vikings finalized their trade with the Denver Broncos for quarterback Trevor Siemian to be the backup to Kirk Cousins.

The Vikings sent a 2019 fifth-round draft pick to the Broncos for Siemian and a seventh-rounder this year, after signing Cousins to a fully guaranteed, three-year, $84-million contract.

Siemian went 13-11 as a starter over the past two seasons with 30 touchdown passes and 24 interceptions and a 59.3% completion rate.

“There’s a lot of places you could go. For me to be here with an organization that’s knocking on the door of some really, really great things,” he said, “I think there’s a lot of people who would kill to be in this situation.”

Cornerback Orlando Scandrick is leaving the Dallas Cowboys for the Washington Redskins on a two-year, $10-million deal . ... The Buffalo Bills agreed to contracts with center Russell Bodine and tackle Marshall Newhouse . ... The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed defensive end Vinny Curry and center Ryan Jensen . ... Long snapper L.P. Ladouceur resigned for a 14th season with the Cowboys . ... The Indianapolis Colts signed tight end Eric Ebron.

Houston finalized a deal that guarantees American League most valuable player Jose Altuve an additional $151 million over five seasons.

A former student is suing Cerritos College and former football player Kishawn Holmes, who was convicted of raping her, accusing the school of allowing him to attend despite a previous rape conviction . ... The American Athletic Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference created a football officiating alliance that will handle scheduling, training and evaluation.

Two-time champion Karrie Webb received a special exemption to the U.S. Women’s Open in Alabama.

Mexican league midfielder Kekuta Manneh was added to the U.S. roster for a March 27 exhibition against Paraguay at Cary, N.C . ... Brazil will play its final World Cup warmup against Austria on June 10.