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LITTLE ROCK — FOOTBALL

Raiders, Seymour reach deal

Defensive lineman Richard Seymour signed his $12.4 million exclusive franchise tag tender with the Oakland Raiders on Saturday. The move means all of the Raiders’ veterans are under contract for next season. The team announced the signing on its website, adding that the process of signing rookies would begin soon. By placing the tag on Seymour in February, the Raiders guaranteed Seymour a salary for next season of at least $12.398 million, which was the average salary earned last year by the five highest-paid defensive ends in the league. Seymour, 31, was not allowed to negotiate with other teams so it was inevitable that he would return to the Raiders.

The New Orleans Saints have agreed to trade tackle Jammal Brown to the Washington Redskins for an undisclosed pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Brown, a restricted free agent, signed a tender offer before the trade. The 29-year-old was a first-round selection in the 2005 draft from Oklahoma. After starting 58 games for the Saints in five seasons, he missed all of the 2009 season with a hip injury and a sports hernia.

HOCKEY

Devils reacquire Arnott

The New Jersey Devils have reacquired forward Jason Arnott.

The Devils announced Saturday that they shipped right wing Matt Halischuk and a second-round draft pick in the 2011 to the Nashville Predators for the 35-year-old Arnott. Arnott had 19 goals and 27 assists in 63 games last season. He is best remembered for scoring theStanley Cup-clinching goal for the Devils against the Dallas Stars in 2000.

TENNIS

Henin wins Unicef Open

Justine Henin beat No. 7 Andrea Petkovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the Unicef Open in Den Bosch,Netherlands for her first grass-court title in three years. After trading the first two sets, Petkovic broke the top-seeded Belgian in the second game of the final set before holding serve for a 3-0 lead. But Henin, who was playing the tournament in a tuneup for Wimbledon, held serve and blasted a forehand winner on her way to breaking the German in the fifth game. Henin, who did not drop a set or face a tiebreakheading into the final, completed the rally by breaking Petkovic in the ninth game.

HORSE RACING

Paddy wins Colonial Turf

Paddy O’Prado went wide coming out of the turn and won the $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup at Colonial Downs in Providence Forge, Va. Paddy O’Prado, who was thirdin the Kentucky Derby and sixth in the Preakness, made his move under jockey Kent Desormeaux to take the lead from Two Notch Road, then held off a bid by challenger Workin for Hops to win by 3 lengths. The Turf Cup was only the second career victory for the grey colt owned by Jerry Crawford and trained by Dale Romans. Romans decided to skip the Belmont Stakes to focus on the 1 3/16 miles turf race for 3-year-olds. Paddy O’Prado, who paid $5, $3.20 and $2.40, will also race in the $600,000 Virginia Derby on July 17. Workin for Hops, who paid $8 and $5.40, was second and Two Notch Road was third and paid $6.20.

Afleet Express took the lead near the top of the stretch and drew off to win the $200,000 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., beating Afleet Again by 1 3 /4 lengths. Trained by James Jerkens and ridden by Javier Castellano, the 3-year-old colt covered the 1 1 /16 miles in 1:45.4 and returned $6, $4 and $4.20 in winning the Grade 3 race. It was his first stakes win and third victory in five career starts, boosting his earnings to $185,140. Afleet Again paid $5.20 and $4, while Soaring Empire was 1 1 /4 lengths back in third and returned $4.40.

GOLF

Hur leads ShopRite Classic

South Korea’s M.J. Hur has the lead after two rounds of the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway Township, N.J., with Paula Creamer right behind. Hur birdied the 18th hole for a 7-under-par 64 and one-stroke lead over Creamer heading into the final round of the $1.5 million tournament. The 20-year-old Hur had a 36-hole total of 11-under 131 in her quest for her second LPGA victory. She won the Safeway event last year. Creamer, who is playing for the first time since having surgery on her left thumb in late March, had a second-round 65 that was capped by a 45-foot birdie on the last hole at Seaview’s Bay Course. Ai Miyazato, a three-time winner on the tour this year, was two shots off the lead.BASKETBALL Bol, NBA player-humanitarian, dies at 47

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Manute Bol, a lithe 7-7 shot-blocker from Sudan who spent 10 seasons in the NBA and was dedicated to humanitarian work in Africa, died Saturday. He was 47.

Bol died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where he was being treated for severe kidney trouble and a painful skin condition, TomPrichard, executive director of the group Sudan Sunrise, said in an e-mail.

“Sudan and the world have lost a hero and an example for all of us,” Prichard said. “Manute, we’ll miss you. Our prayers and best wishes go out to all his family, and all who mourn his loss.”

Bol played in the NBAwith Washington, Golden State, Philadelphia and Miami, averaging 2.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocks for his career. He led the league in blocks in 1985-86 with Washington (5.0 per game) and in 1988-89 with Golden State (4.3 a game).

“Manute’s impact on this city, our franchise and the game of basketball cannot be put into words,” 76ers President and General Manager Ed Stefanski said in a statement. “He ... was continually giving of himself through his generosity and humanitarian efforts in order to make the world around him a much better place, for which he will always be remembered.”

Bol joined the NBA with Washington in 1985 and played three seasons there. He returned to the team briefly toward the end of his career. The Wizards lauded him as a “true humanitarian and an ambassador for the sport of basketball.”

“Despite his accomplishments on the court, his lasting legacy will be the tireless work and causeshe promoted in his native Sudan and the cities in which he played,” the club said in a statement.

After the NBA, Bol worked closely as an advisory board member of Sudan Sunrise, which promotes reconciliation in Sudan.

Bol was hospitalized in mid-May during astopover in Washington after returning to the United States from Sudan. Prichard said then that Bol was in Sudan to help build a school in conjunction with Sudan Sunrise but stayed longer than anticipated after the president of southern Sudan asked him to make election appearances and use his influence to counter corruption.

He said Bol had undergone three dialysis treatments and developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a condition that caused him to lose patches of skin. Prichard said the skin around Bol’s mouth was so sore he went 11 days without eating and could barely talk.