Chicago ? Jake Peavy has finally agreed to pitch for the Chicago White Sox. The San Diego Padres traded their ace to the White Sox on Friday, barely beating the deadline to make deals without waivers.

The Padres received four young pitchers for the 2007 NL Cy Young winner — Clayton Richard, Aaron Poreda, Dexter Carter and Adam Russell.

In May, the Padres and White Sox agreed to a deal for Peavy, but he turned it down. But this time, Peavy agreed to waive his no-trade clause and joined the AL Central contenders.

“He never said no, he just said ‘not yet,'” White Sox general manager Kenny Williams said.

The 28-year-old Peavy is 6-6 with a 3.97 earned-run average in 13 starts with the Padres this season but has been on the disabled list since June 13 because of a strained tendon in his right ankle. Williams said the White Sox didn’t expect Peavy to pitch until the end of August and that he could go on some rehab assignments in the middle of the month.

“We’re going to still be conservative with our approach. In our division this thing is going to go down to winning games in September,” Williams said. “We want to be as strong as we possibly can in September. That’s what we’re focused on.”

Over eight major league seasons with the Padres, Peavy is 92-68 with a 3.29 ERA and 1,348 strikeouts in 212 starts. He was a unanimous selection for the Cy Young Award in 2007 when he went 19-6 with a 2.54 ERA and 240 strikeouts in 34 starts.

He will give the White Sox a top starter along with lefty Mark Buehrle, who pitched a perfect game in July. When he is healthy, Peavy will join a rotation that includes Gavin Floyd, John Danks and Jose Contreras.

BASEBALL

Twins acquire Cabrera

Minneapolis — The Minnesota Twins made a move to upgrade their middle infield, acquiring shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Oakland Athletics for the stretch run in the crowded AL Central race. Oakland sent Cabrera and cash to Minnesota for minor league infielder Tyler Ladendorf, a second-round draft pick last year.

Tigers deal for Washburn

Seattle — After days of debate, the Seattle Mariners traded left-handed pitcher Jarrod Washburn to the Detroit Tigers for two young pitchers, giving the Tigers another veteran for their rotation as they try to hold on to the AL Central lead.

With Washburn’s trade value at its highest, the Mariners sent the 34-year-old to the Tigers for left-hander Luke French and minor leaguer Mauricio Robles. The deal was announced just hours before the non-waiver trade deadline arrived.

Washburn is 106-106 since making his big-league debut for the Angels in 1998. He has turned around his career this season with a new, split-fingered fastball. He was a combined 23-43 in his first three years with the Mariners entering 2009, a disappointing run he recently called “a tired act.”

Washburn is 8-6 with a 2.64 earned-run average in 20 starts this season. His ERA is third-best in the AL, and he ranks second in holding opponents to a .223 batting average.

LaRoche heads to Braves

Atlanta — The Boston Red Sox traded recently acquired Adam LaRoche to the Atlanta Braves for Casey Kotchman in a swap of first basemen on Friday. LaRoche, who played in Atlanta from 2004-06, was traded for the second time this month. He was dealt from Pittsburgh to Boston for two minor leaguers on July 22. Kotchman is hitting .282 with six homers and 41 RBIs and hasn’t committed an error in his two seasons with the Braves.

Red Sox add Martinez

Cleveland — The Boston Red Sox agreed to a deal Friday to acquire All-Star slugger Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians. The Indians got right-hander Justin Masterson and minor league pitchers Nick Hagadone and Bryan Price.

Yankees obtain Hairston

Cincinnati — The New York Yankees acquired infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. from the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, giving them a versatile player who has appeared at six positions this season. The Reds received minor league catcher Chase Weems in the deal.

Reds trade for Rolen

Cincinnati — Looking for leadership and a right-handed hitter, the Cincinnati Reds obtained Scott Rolen from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday in a swap of third basemen. Third baseman Edwin Encarnacion was part of a package of three players the Reds gave up to acquire Rolen, who is batting .320 with eight homers and 43 RBIs. They also sent right-handed reliever Josh Roenicke and minor league pitcher Zach Stewart to the Blue Jays, who included cash to pay part of Rolen’s salary.

The 34-year-old Rolen is a five-time All-Star. He was the 1997 NL Rookie of the Year with Philadelphia and helped St. Louis win the 2006 World Series.

AUTO RACING

Stewart awarded pole

Long Pond, Pa. — Rain has washed out Sprint Cup qualifying, putting Tony Stewart on the pole at Pocono Raceway. NASCAR set the field on points Friday, allowing last week’s winner Jimmie Johnson to start second. Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards round out the top five.

Only 43 teams are at the track, so every car qualifies for Sunday’s race. Stewart, who holds a 192-point lead in the standings over Johnson, won the June race at Pocono.

GOLF

Watson to play Tradition

Sunriver, Ore. — Tom Watson has committed to play in the Jeld-Wen Tradition, a major on the Champions Tour. Watson finished second to Stewart Cink in a playoff at the British Open two weeks ago.

This year’s event will be held Aug. 17-23 at Crosswater Club in Sunriver, Ore.

NBA

Hansbrough sidelined

Indianapolis — Tyler Hansbrough could miss up to two months because of a right shin injury, but the Indiana Pacers believe their first-round draft pick will be healthy enough for the start of the season.

The Pacers did not provide details of the injury Friday other than to say the 6-foot-9 forward is expected to miss six to eight weeks ahead of the season. The NBA regular season begins Oct. 27.

Indiana said Hansbrough hurt the shin last season.

Nuggets add Bucks’ Allen

Denver — The Denver Nuggets have acquired Malik Allen from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Walter Sharpe and Sonny Weems. Allen played in 49 games for Milwaukee last season, averaging 3.2 points and 2.1 rebounds.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Marist sues ex-coach

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — Marist College is seeking monetary damages for breach of contract from former basketball coach Matt Brady, James Madison University and the commonwealth of Virginia.

Notice of the lawsuit was served six months ago as required by Virginia law. Papers were filed July 20 in New York’s Dutchess County Court.

The suit alleges Brady was in breach of contract for leaving his job last year without written permission and then signing four players who he had offered scholarships at Marist. The players followed Brady to James Madison.

ETSU player killed

Johnson City, Tenn. — East Tennessee State sophomore center Seth Coy was killed when his car hydroplaned on a wet highway and flipped. The 6-foot-11 Coy was driving through Shelby County in Kentucky on his way home to Montgomery, Ind., about 5 p.m. Wednesday when the single-car accident occurred.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

C-USA, Hawaii Bowl agree

Honolulu — Conference USA has agreed to participate in the Hawaii Bowl through 2013. ESPN Regional Television, the owner and operator of the college bowl game, made the announcement Friday.

SWIMMING

Bodysuits to be banned

Rome — No need to worry about a Michael Phelps boycott. Swimming’s governing body will ban record-breaking bodysuits beginning Jan. 1, a move that comes partly in response to a threat from Phelps’ coach to pull his swimmer from competition until the suits are outlawed.

“It’s going to be cool come Jan. 1 to be able to have all of us pretty much wearing the same suit,” Phelps said Friday after swimming the leadoff leg as the Americans broke the world record in the 800 freestyle relay.