Red Claws coach headed to All-Star Game

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA Development League All-Star game will be held Feb. 15 in Brooklyn, with 3-point and slam dunk contests also scheduled.

The game will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Barclays Center, a few hours before the NBA’s All-Star game takes place at Madison Square Garden.

Before its 20 All-Stars take the court, the NBA D-League will stage its 3-point contest. The dunk competition will follow at halftime.

Bakersfield Jam coach Nate Bjorkgren and his staff will lead the Prospects team, while Scott Morrison and his Maine Red Claws assistants will guide the Futures squad. Their teams own the best records in the Western and Eastern conferences, respectively.

Red Sox Trade Ranaudo for Rangers’ Ross

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers acquired right-hander Anthony Ranaudo from the Boston Red Sox for left-hander Robbie Ross.

With the deal Tuesday night, the Rangers got the 6-foot-7 right-hander who didn’t sign after being picked by them out of a New Jersey high school in the 11th round of the 2007 draft.

“He is a guy we like, we’ve liked for a long time,” Texas general manager Jon Daniels said on a call from the Dominican Republic. “When this trade came down, we liked the value.”

Ranaudo went to LSU and was taken by Boston as a supplemental first-round pick in the 2010 draft. He made his major league debut with the Red Sox last season, going 4-3 with a 4.81 ERA in seven starts. He was also 14-4 at Triple-A Pawtucket, where he was chosen the International League’s most valuable pitcher.

Ross was 13-8 with a 3.98 ERA in his 150 games the past three years with the Rangers, who drafted him in 2008. He was 3-6 with a 6.20 ERA in 27 games overall last year with 12 starts.