Ex-Indian Sizemore signs with Red Sox

January 23, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

BOSTON

Oft-injured outfielder Grady Sizemore has agreed to a $750,000, one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. A three-time All-Star, the 31-year-old has played eight major league seasons, all with Cleveland. He is a .269 career hitter with 139 homers and 458 RBIs.

Sizemore was an AL All-Star in each of his last three full seasons (2006-08) and hit .279 during that stretch. He has been hampered by injuries over the last five years, missing the past two seasons following operations on his right knee and back. Before 2009, he had never been on the disabled list.

Sizemore’s base salary is guaranteed under Wednesday’s deal, and he can make $4 million in performance bonuses and $1.25 million in roster bonuses.

Source: Mike Munchak to join Steelers’ staff

PITTSBURGH

A person familiar with the hire says former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak will join the Pittsburgh Steelers as an offensive line coach.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet official. The hiring was first reported by the Houston Chronicle.

Munchak was fired by the Titans on Jan. 4 after leading the Titans to a 22-26 record in three seasons. He interviewed with the Steelers last week to replace Jack Bicknell Jr., who was fired earlier this month. Munchak also spoke to Cleveland and Detroit about their head coaching vacancies.

Former Cowboy Brent convicted in fatal crash

DALLAS

A Dallas jury has convicted former Cowboys player Josh Brent of intoxication manslaughter in a wreck that killed a teammate.

The jury on Wednesday found Brent guilty in a December 2012 wreck in suburban Dallas that killed Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown, who was Brent’s close friend and also his college teammate.

Brent faces up to 20 years in prison, though he’s also eligible for probation. Brent and Brown were heading home from a nightclub, where they had partied with other Cowboys players, when Brent lost control of his Mercedes. He was found to have a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit. Brent’s attorneys argued authorities’ blood tests were flawed and that their client was a bad driver, but not drunk at the time of the crash.

Ex-QB Vince Young files for bankruptcy

HOUSTON

Former NFL and University of Texas quarterback Vince Young has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The petition was filed last week in a Houston federal bankruptcy court, listing Young with estimated assets between $500,001 and $1 million and liabilities between $1,001,000 and $10 million. The Houston Chronicle reports no specific details on Young’s assets and liabilities were immediately available.

The 30-year-old Young is fighting a pair of lawsuits stemming from a $1.8 million loan obtained in his name during the 2011 NFL lockout. A court has granted a judgment against Young to Pro Player Funding, a New York company that made the loan.

FSU backup QB may transfer to Alabama

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Florida State quarterback Jacob Coker has been released from his scholarship and is expected to transfer. FSU officials confirmed Coker’s decision Wednesday. The sophomore could be eligible to play next season if he graduates this summer.

The Alabama native competed with Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston for the starting job last year. Coker played in eight games, mostly mop-up duty. His season ended with a knee injury Nov. 9 against Wake Forest.

Coker’s high school coach Steve Mask told Al.com that Alabama coach Nick Saban visited Coker on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide will be looking to replace A.J. McCarron, who attended the same high school as Coker.

Associated Press