Newsmakers

Fired UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel fired two of his assistants. Neuheisel told defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough and wide receivers coach Reggie Moore that they were being dismissed in separate meetings Saturday. Bullough, 42, has been on the Bruins’ staff for five seasons, including the last two as defensive coordinator. Moore, 42, was in his third year. The Bruins were 4-8 overall and 2-7 in the Pac-10, losing six of their last seven games in Neuheisel’s third season.

Signed The Boston Red Sox signed right-hander Dan Wheeler to a $3 million, one-year contract with a club option for 2012. Wheeler’s 2012 option guarantees him another $3 million if he appears in 65 games in 2011, and $3.25 million if he reaches 70 appearances. The 33-year-old went 2-4 with a 3.35 ERA and three saves in 64 relief outings for Tampa Bay last season.

Suspended Memphis Grizzlies star Rudy Gay has been suspended one game without pay after a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter of a game against Houston. Gay was ejected after being given a flagrant-2 foul with about 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the game Friday night. He knocked Luis Scola to the ground in the lane as Shane Battier hit a 3-pointer.

Sidelined Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger had surgery on his right foot and could miss up to six weeks. Pronger broke the first metatarsal on Wednesday night against the Montreal Canadiens. Pronger’s injury could keep him out until February, meaning he would miss about 16 games.

• The Sacramento Kings say forward Jason Thompson will miss the next three games after having stitches put into his injured right ring finger. Thompson hurt himself in Friday’s loss to Oklahoma City. Thompson is averaging 7.6 points and 5.8 rebounds.

Appointed It was announced that Donald Fehr is the new executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association. The union said the players voted overwhelmingly to appoint Fehr after the executive board’s endorsement. The 62-year-old Fehr is the former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. He held that post from 1983 until 2009. Fehr was serving as an unpaid NHLPA consultant. He will start immediately.