Rams get Cooks from Patriots

The New England Patriots traded deep-threat receiver Brandin Cooks to the Rams for Los Angeles’ first-round draft pick, 23rd overall.

New England also sends a fourth-round choice to the Rams, who give the Patriots a sixth-rounder.

Cooks, 24, was New Orleans’ first-round selection in 2014 and played three seasons for the Saints. He was acquired 13 months ago by New England for a first-rounder and other picks, and had 65 receptions for 1,082 yards and seven touchdowns in his lone season with the Pats.

Cooks could become a free agent after the 2018 season.

Officials in Nevada’s Clark County have approved the sale of bonds for the construction of the Raiders’ stadium in Las Vegas.

Clark County commissioners voted 6-1 Tuesday in favor of the ordinance authorizing the sale of $750 million in general obligation revenue bonds.

The Raiders want to start the 2020 season at the $1.8 billion, 65,000-seat stadium being built across the freeway from the Las Vegas Strip. College baseball: Secondranked Stanford rolled to a 16-8 win at Santa Clara (15-11) behind Andrew Dausbach’s homer and four RBIs and Kyle Stowers’ homer and three RBIs. The Cardinal (22-3) scored seven times in the first inning. College basketball: Marty Wilson will join the Cal men’sstaff as an assistant after seven years as Pepperdine’s head coach. Boxing: Canelo Alvarez has withdrawn from next month’s middleweight title bout with Gennady Golovkin, two months after Alvarez twice tested positive for a banned substance.