Ex-Red Sox Ohka, Sele get 1-year deals

BASEBALL
Yesterday was a good day to be a former Red Sox. The Blue Jays finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract with pitcher Tomo Ohka after the 31-year-old righthander passed a physical. Ohka could earn an additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses. Ohka is 48-58 with a 4.04 ERA in 162 career starts. He missed more than two months last season with a partial tear of his right rotator cuff . . . The Mets, meanwhile, signed ex-Sox righthander Aaron Sele to a minor league contract. The 36-year-old would get a $1 million, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster . . . Shortstop Adam Everett agreed to a $2.8 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros. Everett, Boston's first-round pick in 1998, hit .239 with 6 homers and a career-high 59 RBIs last year . . . The Mariners are closing in on a deal with righthander Jeff Weaver, according to the Associated Press. Weaver, who made $8,325,000 last season, was waived by the Angels, then signed with and won the World Series with the Cardinals last season . . . As expected, manager Willie Randolph and the Mets agreed to a three-year, $5.65 million contract.

BASKETBALL

Former NBA player Robert Traylor pleaded guilty to preparing a false tax return after hiding assets for a convicted drug dealer. Traylor's name was used to make it appear that he purchased two Detroit rental properties, but the properties were actually bought and owned by Quasand Lewis, a convicted drug trafficker and money launderer. A sentencing date for Traylor, 29, was not scheduled . . . X-rays on LeBron James's sore right big toe were negative, and the Cleveland Cavaliers expect their star to play tonight in Philadelphia . . . NBA players who fake fouls might soon be penalized themselves, according to league official Stu Jackson. The NBA is studying how often feigned fouls, known as "flops," occur and whether officials can consistently tell the difference between actual fouls and embellishments.

HOCKEY

Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgrem said he's been contacted by a number of teams about Peter Forsberg leading up to the Feb. 27 NHL trading deadline. But Holmgrem denied a Denver television report that Forsberg, 33, has been given permission to speak to the Colorado Avalanche about returning to his former team . . . Executive director Ted Saskin is facing another challenge to his leadership of the NHL Players Association, with a majority of the 30 player representatives approving an independent investigation into his hiring. "This is an informative investigation that we feel will preserve the integrity of our NHLPA constitution and leadership process," said Mathieu Schneider, a Detroit Red Wings defenseman and interim NHLPA executive committee member.

SOCCER

AC Milan made Real Madrid an offer for Ronaldo, a move that would return the Brazilian soccer star to the city where he spent five years with rival Inter Milan. Ronaldo, 30, has six days remaining in the January transfer window to switch teams. Otherwise, he will have to stay at Madrid at least until the end of the season. Ronaldo joined Madrid in 2002, winning the Spanish league at the end of his first season -- his last major title. The Italian news agency ANSA reported that the clubs reached an oral agreement for Ronaldo for about $9.1 million . . . Major League Soccer announced this season's All-Star Game will be held in Denver July 19.

MISCELLANY

Torah Bright earned her first Winter X gold medal, using a near-flawless second run to beat Olympic medalists Gretchen Bleiler and Hannah Teter in the women's superpipe to open the four-day action sports extravaganza in Aspen, Colo. Bright nailed just about every trick in a technically sound, super-smooth second run to ensure the win. Teter, a Vermont native who hasn't competed since undergoing knee surgery in April, fell on her first run and failed to medal . . . Brian Joubert of France captured his second men's title at the European Figure Skating Championships in Warsaw after starting the day in second place following a shaky short program. He reclaimed the title he won in 2004 . . . The $500,000 Pimlico Special -- in which Seabiscuit upset War Admiral in the so-called "Race of the Century" in 1938 -- was canceled by the Maryland Jockey Club, which said it didn't have the money to fund the purse . . . Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou will stand trial Monday in Athens on perjury charges relating to their alleged motorcycle accident and missed doping tests before the 2004 Olympics. Judicial officials said the duo would be tried along with coach Christos Tzekos, who is charged with importing illegal substances.