DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings and right winger Todd Bertuzzi agreed to a two-year contract Wednesday.
Bertuzzi had 18 goals and 44 points last season, ranking fifth on the team. He played all 82 games in a regular season for the first time since 2005-06.
The Red Wings also agreed to a one-year deal with forward Ilari Filppula, an older brother of Red Wings center Valtteri Filppula who played the past two seasons for TPS Turku of the Finnish Elite League.
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland and assistant GM Jim Nill received five-year contracts to replace their one-year deals.
• The Minnesota Wild re-signed center James Sheppard to a one- year contract. He had two goals with four assists in 64 games last season.
Federer top seed for Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer, the defending champion and six-time Wimbledon winner, received the top seed for the Grand Slam tournament, even though Rafael Nadal recently replaced him at No. 1.
There were no surprises in the women’s seedings, with Serena Williams at No. 1 and sister Venus at No. 2.
Nadal moved into the top spot after winning the French Open, while Federer slipped to No. 2 after losing in the quarterfinals in Paris.
Wimbledon uses its discretion to seed players based on their grass- court record.
“While the seeding positions of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are reversed from their current rankings, there is no practical effect since they remain the leading seeds in their respective halves of the draw,” Wimbledon referee Andrew Jarrett said.
The draw will be held Friday, with the two-week tournament starting Monday.
Novak Djokovic is seeded No. 3 and Andy Murray No. 4 in line with their rankings. Three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick was seeded No. 5, two spots above his ranking.
The women’s seedings stuck to the rankings, setting up the possibility of a fifth all-Williams Wimbledon final. Serena beat Venus last year for her third Wimbledon title.
Burghardt wins fifth stage
FRUTIGEN, Switzerland — Marcus Burghardt of Germany won the fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland following a long breakaway.
Burghardt launched an attack over the final stretch of the 107-mile, rain-soaked stage from Wettingen to Frutigen to drop his two remaining breakaway companions.
Tony Martin of Germany retained the overall lead, one second ahead of Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong finished in the main pack and is 21st overall, 30 seconds back.
Open to return to Pebble in 2019
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The U.S. Open will return to Pebble Beach Golf Links in 2019 for a sixth time as part of the course’s 100th anniversary celebration.
The USGA also announced the 2017 Open is headed to Erin Hills in Wisconsin.
