After failing to retain outfielder Jason Heyward or add pitcher David Price earlier in the offseason, the St. Louis Cardinals succeeded in making a splash Tuesday by signing pitcher Mike Leake to a five-year, $80 million contract. Leake, a 28-year-old righthander, was 64-52 with a 3.88 ERA in six big league seasons. He was 11-10 with a 3.70 ERA for Cincinnati and San Francisco last season, totaling 30 starts and 190 innings. “When we make decisions, it is about performance,’’ said Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak. ‘‘We heard nothing but positives.’’ . . . Outfielder Alejandro De Aza agreed to a one-year, $5.75 million contract with the New York Mets. The deal contains an additional $1.25 million in performance bonuses for the 31-year-old lefthanded batter, who last season hit .262 with seven homers — all off righthanders — and 35 RBIs in 365 plate appearances for Baltimore, Boston, and San Francisco . . . Lefthander Ross Detwiler agreed to a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. Detwiler, 29, was 1-5 with a 7.25 ERA in seven starts and 34 relief appearances for Texas and Atlanta.

Colleges

Miami bans two from bowl

University of Miami interim coach Larry Scott sent two defensive players home from the Sun Bowl. Safety Jamal Carter was sent back for an unspecified violation of a team policy less than one day after the team’s arrival in El Paso, while defensive tackle Courtel Jenkins was declared academically ineligible . . . Dennis Franchione, 64, who started the turnaround at Texas Christian before sudden departures as coach at Alabama and Texas A&M, retired quietly after his second stint at Texas State. Franchione (213-135-2) previously coached at Texas State from 1990-91 and spent the last five of his 30 seasons as a head coach in San Marcos, Texas, where he went 39-43.. . . Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, runner up to Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry, was named Associated Press Player of the Year, becoming the first non-Heisman Trophy winner to earn the honor in six years . . . De’Vante Cross, a 6-foot-1-inch, 184-pound dual-threat quarterback from Allentown, Pa., rescinded his verbal commitment to Boston College and received an offer from the University of Virginia

Hawaii hoops on probation

The University of Hawaii men’s basketball program was placed on three years probation after an NCAA investigation found former coach Gib Arnold violated ethical conduct rules and provided false or misleading information. Hawaii will lose two scholarships during the next two seasons, leaving it with 11, and cannot play in postseason games during the 2016-17 academic year. The NCAA also approved a $10,000 fine the university previously imposed on itself, but will require Hawaii to also pay a penalty equaling 1 percent of the basketball program’s budget over the previous three years.

UConn’s Brimah out 6-8 wks

Connecticut junior center Amida Brimah broke the third finger on his right hand during practice Monday and will have to undergo surgery Wednesday. The 7-footer from Ghana is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks.

Basketball

Kerr not quite back just yetSteve Kerr was back in charge of the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday — for a practice at least — while interim coach Luke Walton was out with an illness. Kerr has been out since training camp as he deals with complications from back surgery he had in the offseason. ‘‘I felt pretty good but I’m not 100 percent health-wise,’’ said Kerr, who indicated he expected to join the team on a road trip to Dallas and Houston Dec. 30-31 to test his ability to handle travel . . . Bulls center Joakim Noah will miss at least two weeks because of a sprained left shoulder suffered in the third quarter of Monday’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets. . . . The Minnesota Timberwolves recalled rookie point guard Tyus Jones from their NBA Development League affiliate. Jones, a first-round draft pick from Duke, averaged 24.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 35.2 minutes over six games for the Idaho Stampede.

Soccer

Bradley: Male Player of Year

American national team captain Michael Bradley was named the US Soccer Federation’s Male Player of the Year. Bradley, 28, who took over as captain from Clint Dempsey last summer ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, received 43 percent of votes in the balloting. . . . The Revolution open their 2016 season at the Houston Dynamo March 6 at BBVA Compass Stadium. They host D.C. United in the March 12 home opener at Gillette Stadium.