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IN BRIEF

BASEBALL:

The Padres agreed to terms with four-time All-Star 2B Ian Kinsler on a two-year contract . ... RHP Jimmy Nelson agreed to a one-year, $3.7 million contract with the Brewers after missing all of last season while recovering from shoulder surgery . ... C James McCann agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the White Sox, according to reports . ... Cardinals first-round draft pick Griffin Roberts, a RHP from Wake Forest, was suspended 50 games after testing positive for a drug of abuse . ... The Red Sox and Yankees will open MLB’s first series in Britain with a night game June 29 in London and conclude the next day in the afternoon.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

Kentucky RB Benny Snell Jr., who had three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons, will skip his senior year to enter the NFL draft but will play for the Wildcats on New Year’s Day against Penn State in the Citrus Bowl . ... Indiana freshman DB Jamar Johnson faces a charge of resisting law enforcement after his arrest on campus for allegedly smoking marijuana . ... North Carolina State named assistants Des Kitchings and George McDonald as co-offensive coordinators.

GOLF:

David Lipsky will take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa. He shot a 66 and was at 8-under 136, one stroke ahead of Scott Jamieson (66) and Marc Warren (67). Ernie Els (67) is four shots behind.

OLYMPICS:

The USOC selected Salt Lake City to bid for an upcoming Winter Olympics, most likely 2030. Salt Lake, which hosted in 2002, still has many venues in place, some of them upgraded . ... Russian bobsled gold medalist Alexander Zubkov and four others have been provisionally suspended for doping in fallout from the Sochi Olympics.

ALSO:

Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D., will pursue a move to NCAA Division I.