Newsmakers

Extended The Green Bay Packers signed general manager Ted Thompson to a multiyear extension on Friday. The 58-year-old Thompson took over as general manager in 2005. Of Green Bay’s 53 active players for Super Bowl XLV against Pittsburgh, 49 were acquired by Thompson, including 26 through the draft.

• The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved pay raises for head football coach Bret Bielema and offensive coordinator Paul Chryst. Bielema’s total compensation package will increase to $2.5 million in the next academic year. Chryst will get a base raise to $405,000 a year plus annual additions of $100,000 through 2016.

Pleaded Former Chicago White Sox scouting executive David Wilder pleaded guilty in a Chicago courtroom to one count of mail fraud in an alleged kickback scheme targeting players from impoverished parts of Latin America hungry to play in the U.S. Prosecutors accused the 50-year-old and two former scouts of accepting about $400,000 to secure 23 prospects between 2004 and 2008. Wilder faces a maximum 20 years in prison. No sentencing date was set.

Died Veteran broadcaster Tom Carnegie, the voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to generations of Indy 500 fans, has died. He was 91. Carnegie worked as a sportscaster for three decades at WRTV, which announced his death on the air and on its website. The station said Carnegie died at his home in Indianapolis following an illness.

Agreed First baseman James Loney and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year contract worth $4,875,000 and will avoid salary arbitration. Loney had asked for $5.25 million and had been offered $4.7 million when players and teams exchanged proposed arbitration salaries last month.

• Right-hander Jeremy Guthrie and the Baltimore Orioles agreed to a $5.75 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. The deal was at the midpoint of the $6.5 million Guthrie had requested and the $5 million Baltimore had offered.

Reprimanded NASCAR placed Nationwide Series driver Michael Annett on probation for the remainder of the year following his arrest on a charge of driving while impaired. The sport’s sanctioning body said Annett will be evaluated by a certified substance abuse professional and be subjected to random alcohol and drug testing.

Retired Left winger Andrew Peters is retiring from the NHL after six seasons with the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils. The 31-year-old forward signed with Florida as a free agent last summer but was traded to Vancouver in October. He was unable to win a spot on the Canucks’ roster and chose to retire after clearing NHL waivers this week.