Former Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks agreed to a $12-million, two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, a person familiar with negotiations told the Associated Press.

In addition, the Red Sox agreed to an $875,000, one-year contract with right-handed reliever Matt Albers and sent utilityman Eric Patterson to the San Diego Padres to complete a trade for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.
Jenks, who expects to set up right-hander Jonathan Papelbon, has the chance to make more with performance bonuses. He saved 27 games last season but lost his closing job at the end of the year when he struggled with injuries.
MORE BASEBALL: Japanese batting champion Tsuyoshi Nishioka and the Minnesota Twins reportedly reached preliminary agreement on a three-year contract worth about $10-million. ...
The Oakland Athletics acquired outfielder Josh Willingham from the Washington Nationals, who received two prospects. ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $12-million, three-year contract with reliever Matt Guerrier. ...
Pitcher Kerry Wood reportedly is returning to the Chicago Cubs, agreeing to a one-year, $1.5-million contract. ...
The Colorado Rockies acquired catcher Jose Morales from Minnesota, sending minor league pitcher Paul Bargas to the Twins. ...
The Washington Nationals re-signed Chien-Ming Wang, who is trying to come back from shoulder surgery and hasn't pitched since July 2009.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: LSU will take away two football scholarships and limit recruiting visits in hopes the NCAA will accept the self-imposed discipline as its mandated punishment for rules violations discovered by the school in 2009. Last spring, LSU reported football recruiting violations that included improper telephone contact, transportation and housing involving a former assistant coach and player.
SWIMMING: Ryan Lochte snapped swimming's world-record drought, setting the first individual mark since high-tech bodysuits were outlawed at the start of the year. The American won the 400-meter individual medley at the short-course world championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 3 minutes, 55.50 seconds, smashing the previous record set by Laszlo Cseh of Hungary by nearly 2 seconds.