Ex-champ Gatti found dead in Brazil

The Dallas Mavericks re-signed Jason Kidd, five days after owner Mark Cuban confirmed he was returning. Kidd agreed to a three-year deal worth more than $25 million. Kidd, 37, has averaged 13.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 9.2 assists in 15 seasons . . . The Portland Trail Blazers signed restricted free agent forward Paul Millsap to an offer sheet. The Utah Jazz have seven days to match . . . The New York Knicks signed first-round pick Jordan Hill, a forward from Arizona, to a two-year deal for $4.3 million.

In the WNBA, Katie Smith made a jumper with 6.3 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Detroit Shock a 79-77 win over the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Asjha Jones led Connecticut with 23 points and 10 rebounds . . . Cathrine Kraayeveld made two free throws with 11.5 seconds left to lift the host New York Liberty to a 71-69 victory over the Atlanta Dream . . . Alana Beard scored 26 points in Washington as the Mystics defeated the Los Angeles Sparks, 75-63 . . . Temeka Johnson’s 14-foot running shot at the buzzer led the Phoenix Mercury past the host Sacramento Monarchs, 107-105.

The Chicago Cubs placed catcher Geovany Soto on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 7, with a strained left oblique muscle. They recalled outfielder Sam Fuld from Triple A Iowa. Soto was injured while taking batting practice Wednesday . . . Lefthanded reliever Alan Embree had surgery to repair a broken right leg suffered Friday on a line drive off the bat of Atlanta Braves’ Martin Pardo. The Colorado Rockies recalled righthanded reliever Matt Belisle from Triple A Colorado Springs to fill Embree’s roster spot.

American Sam Querrey used his big serve to upset two-time defending champ Fabrice Santoro of France, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), in Newport, R.I., to reach the finals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. The third-seeded Querrey will face American Rajeev Ram, a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Belgium’s Oliver Rochus . . . Bob and Mike Bryan beat Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3, to keep the US alive in the Davis Cup, cutting host Croatia’s quarterfinal lead to 2-1 in Porec . . . Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, 7-5, 6-4, in Bastad to win the Swedish Open . . . Jan-Michael Gambill defeated Mike Russell, 1-0, in overtime, allowing the Boston Lobsters to defeat the host Kansas City Explorers, 22-19, in World Team Tennis.

Aaron Peirsol broke the world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the US national championships in Indianapolis. The Olympic silver medalist touched in 1 minute 53.08 seconds, beating Olympic champion Ryan Lochte, who set the mark of 1:53.94 in Beijing. Cullen Jones broke the American record in a 50-meter freestyle swim-off, touching in 21.41 seconds, to edge Garrett Weber-Gale and lower the 21.76 set by Gary Hall Jr. in 2000 . . . The Buffalo Sabres signed free agent defenseman Joe DiPenta, who played in the Swedish Elite League last season, to a one-year deal . . . Forward Kyle Chipchura signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens . . . Nearly 5,000 people showed up for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair’s funeral, held on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi . . . Gio Ponti rallied to beat Musketier by 1 3/4 lengths in the $500,000 Man o’ War at Belmont Park . . . Rail Trip cruised past Tres Borrachos for a 3-length victory in the $700,000 Hollywood (Calif.) Gold Cup.