Cubs' Bradley gets 2-game suspension

Running back Dominic Rhodes agreed to a two-year contract with the Bills, giving Buffalo an established starter while Marshawn Lynch opens next season serving a three-game suspension. Rhodes is an eight-year veteran who became a free agent after spending last year with Indianapolis. The Bills, who face the Patriots in their opener, needed to bolster their depth at running back after the NFL suspended Lynch for violating the league's personal conduct policy . . . The Jaguars are closing in on a deal with free agent wide receiver Torry Holt, according to ESPN. Holt was released by the Rams March 13.

Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), in the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco, putting him within one victory of his fifth straight title in this French Open tuneup. Nadal's final opponent will be Novak Djokovic, who rallied past Stanislas Wawrinka, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, in the other semifinal . . . Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the finals of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C., fighting off a rally by Elena Dementieva to defeat the tournament's top seed, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. Wozniacki meets 16th-seeded Sabine Lisicki, who defeated sixth-seeded Marion Bartoli, 6-3, 6-1, in the other semifinal . . . Maria Kirilenko will defend her Barcelona Open title against Roberta Vinci, advancing to the final with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over fifth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro. Vinci overcame fellow Italian Francesca Schiavone, 0-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.

Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino says he is the victim of an extortion attempt and has forwarded the information to the FBI. Pitino reported the threats to authorities last month, and the FBI is investigating. "I recently learned that the individual behind this extortion attempt has already gone to the media with false, defamatory and outrageous allegations in an attempt to pressure me to cave in to this scheme," said Pitino, who did not outline the nature of the threats . . . Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur is questionable for today's NBA playoff opener against the Lakers with a strained hamstring . . . Sean Morris scored 26 seconds into overtime and Anthony Cosmos made 35 saves to lift the Boston Blazers to a 13-12 road victory over the Buffalo Bandits in their final National Lacrosse League regular-season game. The Blazers will face the Bandits in the first-round of the playoffs May 2 in Buffalo . . . Caroline Zhang and Rachael Flatt led the United States to the World Team Trophy figure skating championship in Tokyo. Zhang finished third in the women's free skate while Flatt placed fourth to secure the victory. Japan's Mao Asada won the free skate with 126.03 points followed by Joannie Rochette of Canada with 120.08. The US won the three-day event with 60 points, followed by Canada with 54 and Japan with 50 . . . Devils captain Jamie Langenbrunner will miss at least Games 3 and 4 of the team's playoff series against the Hurricanes because of a lower-body injury . . . Bryan Scales, who resigned in January after 11 years as men's soccer coach at Cornell, accepted the same position at UMass-Lowell . . . Advice roared from last to first to take the $300,000 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Ky., the last major prep race for the Kentucky Derby May 2 . . . Olympian Courtney Kupets of Georgia added titles in the uneven bars, floor exercise, and balance beam to the all-around championship she won two days earlier at the NCAA gymnastic championships in Lincoln, Neb. Her four titles tied the record for a single national meet.