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Gerad Parker took over on an interim basis halfway through last season and went 0-6.Brohm, a former Louisville quarterback, went 30-10 in three seasons at Western Kentucky and has led the Hilltoppers to bowl bids all three seasons.BASEBALLSAN FRANCISCO -- Free-agent closer Mark Melancon and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a $62 million, four-year contract, pending a physical.Its the richest contract ever for a closer, topping Jonathan Papelbons $50 million, four-year deal with the Phillies from 2012-15, and the average annual value tops Mariano Riveras $15 million with the New York Yankees from 2011-12.Melancon gets a full no-trade clause and the chance to opt out after the first two years. The right-hander had 47 saves last season with Pittsburgh and Washington.LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers re-signed free-agent pitcher Rich Hill to a $48 million, three-year contract after he went 3-2 with a 1.83 ERA in six starts with the team he joined at the trade deadline.The 36-year-old left-hander was acquired from Oakland on Aug. 1. Hill went 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA in three postseason starts for the NL West champion Dodgers. He has a 38-28 career record with a 4.10 ERA in 221 games over 12 major league seasons.Hill was 12-5 with a 2.12 ERA in 20 starts for the Dodgers and As last season.HOUSTON -- Carlos Beltran and the Houston Astros finalized a $16 million, one-year contract.Beltran turns 40 in April. He hit a combined .295 with 29 home runs and 93 RBI last season for the New York Yankees and Texas. 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Kentucky, which dropped to sixth, had been No. 1 for the past two weeks.WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALLUConn is back in a familiar spot, No. 1 in the poll.The Huskies (7-0) passed Notre Dame (8-0) for the top position in The Associated Press womens basketball poll, barely edging the Irish by two points. The rivals will face each other on Wednesday in South Bend, Indiana.PRO FOOTBALLLAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears placed quarterback Jay Cutler on injured reserve because of a season-ending right shoulder injury.PRO BASKETBALLCHICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls suspended Rajon Rondo for their game against the Portland Trail Blazers due to conduct detrimental to the team.The 30-year-old point guard has been disciplined several times during his 11 NBA seasons.Chicago lost 112-110.CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers have made other arrangements for players who do not want to stay at a New York hotel branded by President-elect Donald Trump.LeBron James and several teammates have decided not to stay at Trump Soho in lower Manhattan this week. The Cavs have booked rooms at the luxury hotel for two days -- the team will play the Knicks on Wednesday.SOCCERASUNCION, Paraguay -- The Brazilian club Chapecoense, which lost most of its players in a plane crash last week, has been awarded the Copa Sudamericana championship by the governing body of South American soccer.In a statement, CONMEBOL said it awarded the title as a posthumous homage to the victims of the fatal crash that leaves our sport in mourning.Nineteen of Chapecoenses players were killed in the crash just outside Medellin, Colombia, as the team headed to the first of two matches against Colombian club Atletico Nacional to determine the champion of the Copa Sudamericana -- Latin Americas No. 2 club tournament.As the winner, Chapecoense qualifies automatically for next seasons Copa Libertadores, the continents top tournament.GENEVA -- Sepp Blatter lost his appeal of a six-year ban by FIFA.The former FIFA president, banned for approving a $2 million payment to Michel Platini in 2011, said he will accept the decision. He could have pursued a further appeal at Switzerlands supreme court.AUTO RACINGPARIS -- The French Grand Prix will return to the Formula One calendar in 2018 after a 10-year absence. The worlds oldest grand prix was first held in 1906 but was dropped from the calendar in 2008 because of financial issues. ' ' '