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Mets make Santana deal official

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The New York Mets completed a trade Friday that brought them pitcher Johan Santana, who reportedly will receive $150 million over seven years.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner comes to the Mets from Minnesota, where in 2007 he produced his worst season since becoming a full-time starter.

New York agreed this week to send the Twins prospects Carlos Gomez, Deolis Guerra, Kevin Mulvey and Phil Humber. The deal was contingent on the Mets coming to terms with Santana on a contract extension and that was achieved Friday.

The New York Daily News reported the terms of the contract.

Santana went 15-13 last year with an earned run average of 3.33. But after the All-Star break he was just 5-7 with a 4.04 ERA.

Since moving into a starting role four years ago, Santana has won 70 games with a 2.89 ERA and 983 strikeouts. He won the Cy Young in 2004 and 2006.

Santana moves into a rotation that includes three-time Cy Young winner Pedro Martinez.

Villegas shares lead at FBR Open

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Former rookie of the year Camilo Villegas moved into a share of the lead Friday in the suspended second round of the FBR Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Villegas overcame two early bogeys and stood at 4-under for the round and 9-under for the tournament with six holes to play.

There were 44 players still on the TPC-Scottsdale course when darkness forced a halt to the action. Early morning frost delayed the start of Friday's play.

J.B. Holmes and Doug LaBelle both completed the second round at 9-under 133 to share the lead with Villegas, who was rookie of the year in 2006 and who had top 10 finishes in three of the four Fed Ex Cup playoff tournaments last season. He has yet to win on the PGA Tour.

Pat Perez and Nick O'Hern shared fourth place at 8-under 134 while Ben Crane and Bill Haas were both at 8-under as they played on the back nine.

Charles Howell and Stuart Appleby were part of the large group at 7-under.

Phil Mickelson was at 5-under with four holes to play despite a double bogey at the par-4 ninth. FedEx Cup points leader K.J. Choi was at 6-under, having completed 36 holes.

Davenport leads U.S. in Fed Cup

LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Lindsay Davenport will lead off for the United States Saturday when the Fed Cup quarterfinals begin at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.

Davenport, who has been idle since making a second-round exit from last month's Australian Open, will meet Germany's Sabine Lisicki in the opener of the best-of-five match competition.

Ashley Harkleroad will represent the United States in Saturday's second match against Tatiana Malek.

The reverse singles will be played Sunday, with the doubles match -- which could decide which team advances to the semifinals -- sending Davenport and Lisa Raymond against Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Julia Goerges.

The matches will be played on an outdoor hardcourt surface with Zina Garrison serving as captain of the American side.

Davenport has a 31-2 record in Fed Cup play since making her debut 15 years ago. She has led the United States to three of America's 17 Fed Cup crowns.

Russia will play in Israel in another quarterfinal match-up, with the winner of that meeting taking on the U.S.-Germany survivor in April.

Specter wants NFL 'spying' answers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said he wants the commissioner of the NFL to answer questions about destroyed evidence in the New England Patriots spying case.

Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he wants NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to appear before the committee and explain why the NFL destroyed tapes confiscated from the Patriots, The New York Times reported Friday.

The team was caught violating NFL rules by videotaping defensive signals used by the New York Jets between Sept. 9-20, and the team was ordered to hand all the tapes over the league's office. The NFL subsequently announced that it had destroyed the tapes.

"That requires an explanation," Specter said. "The NFL has a very preferred status in our country with their antitrust exemption. The American people are entitled to be sure about the integrity of the game. It's analogous to the CIA destruction of tapes. Or any time you have records destroyed."

The Patriots were also fined $750,000 by the NFL and forced to give up a first-round draft pick.