Isles deal Strome for Oilers’ Eberle

THE Edmonton Oilers traded forward Jordan Eberle to the Islanders on Thursday for forward Ryan Strome.

Eberle has scored at least 20 goals in each of the past four seasons, and had a career-high 34 in 2011-12. But he had just two assists in 13 playoff games this spring and was criticized for his lackluster play.

Eberle, 27, is entering the fifth year of a six-year contract worth $36 million and had been a frequent subject of trade rumors.

Strome, who turns 24 next month, was selected fifth overall by the Islanders in 2011. He had 30 points (13-17) in 69 games last season and has 126 points (45-81) in 258 career games.

SUN DEVIL LEGEND KUSH DIES

Frank Kush, the fearsome coach who transformed Arizona State from a backwater football program into a powerhouse, has died. He was 88.

Kush compiled a 176-54-1 record while coaching the Sun Devils from 1958 to 1979. Among the players he coached was future baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson.

Arizona State won the Peach Bowl in 1970 and the first three Fiesta Bowls. His 1975 team went 12-0, capped by a 17-14 Fiesta Bowl victory over Nebraska.

Kush’s intense style figured prominently in his firing in October 1979 for what the university said was his interference in an internal investigation of allegations by a former player of physical and mental harassment against the coach.

He was head coach of the NFL’s Colts for two years in Baltimore and one in Indianapolis from 1982 to 1984, compiling an 11-28-1 record.

CHIEFS EXTEND ANDY, DUMP GM

Andy Reid and John Dorsey arrived with the Kansas City Chiefs within weeks of each other. Reid will head into Year 5 by himself.

The Chiefs announced they had signed their coach to a contract extension, and then revealed less than an hour later that they parted ways with their GM.

Just like Reid, Dorsey was entering the final year of a five-year contract. But unlike his close friend, he was informed that his contract would not be extended.

HARNESS RACING’S FILION DIES

Herve Filion, the Hall of Fame harness racing driver who retired in 2012 with a then-North American record of 15,179 victories, died Thursday. He was 77.