CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have a tentative trade in place to obtain right-hander Matt Garza from the Tampa Bay Rays, who would receive outfielder Sam Fuld, minor- league outfielder Brandon Guyer and several other prospects.
The Cubs also would receive prospects. The trade is subject to physicals for some players and approval of medical records for others.
Garza, 27, pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers last season, when he went 15-10 with a 3.91 ERA. He has a 42-44 career record with a 3.97 ERA.
• Ryne Duren, an all-star pitcher known for a 100-mph fastball, occasional wildness and Coke-bottle glasses that created an intimidating presence on the mound, died Thursday at his winter home in Florida. He was 81.
• Houston Astros infielder Jeff Keppinger is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday on his left foot and will miss the start of the season.
Garrigus powers way to lead
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Robert Garrigus, the biggest hitter on the PGA Tour, holed out a wedge for eagle on the 16th hole, then finished with two big drives to set up easy birdies for a 10-under-par 63 and one- shot lead over Carl Pettersson (67—133) after the second round of the Tournament of Champions.
Jonathan Byrd was another stroke back after a 68, while Ernie Els, who set the tournament record at Kapalua in 2003, got back into the mix with a 9-under 64.
• British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen shot a 6-under 67 in brutal wind to move within a stroke of the lead at the midway point of the Africa Open in East London, South Africa.
Branden Grace (69), Markus Brier (66) and Miles Tunnicliff (69) were at 136.
Texas Tech hit with probation
LUBBOCK, Texas — The NCAA put Texas Tech on two years of probation for a series of recruiting violations, saying 16 coaches or assistants sent nearly 1,000 impermissible text messages to football, softball and golf prospects.
The NCAA said the school discovered the violations and reported them. It did not add punishments beyond the school’s self-imposed probation, recruiting restrictions and scholarship reductions.
The football violations occurred between August 2007 and February 2009 under former coach Mike Leach, the NCAA said. Members of the football staff sent 234 text messages to 45 recruits, with Leach sending nine of them, according to the report compiled by the Division I Committee on Infractions.
Footnotes.
Washington Wizards swingman Josh Howard is day to day with a sore left knee.
• Cleveland Cavaliers forward Leon Powe will miss about six weeks after having surgery on his right knee.
• Uche Okafor, a defender on two Nigerian World Cup teams and a stalwart player for the Kansas City Wizards, committed suicide by hanging himself in an upstairs hallway Thursday in his Dallas-area home. He was 43.
• Olympic bronze medalist Andrew Weibrecht will miss the rest of the alpine skiing season to have surgery on his left shoulder.
