NEW YORK — Current and former NFL coaches Leslie Frazier, Bill Cowher, Eric Mangini and Ben Kotwica are visiting U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf this week as part of a USO tour.

“It seemed like a small thing to do for all they do,” Frazier, the Minnesota Vikings' coach, said in a phone interview Monday.

This is the second such trip for Cowher, the retired Pittsburgh Steelers coach who now works for CBS.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Scott Brooks has signed a multiyear extension to return as coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder.NHL cuts Torres ban by 4 gamesNEW YORK — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has cut four games off the 25-game suspension given to Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres during the playoffs.

NEW YORK — Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano has asked Jose Bautista, Prince Fielder and Mark Trumbo to join him on the AL side for the All-Star home run derby.Cano announced the invitations Monday, a day after rosters were announced for the All-Star game July 10 in Kansas City.Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp said Sunday he invited Carlos Beltran, Carlos Gonzalez and Giancarlo Stanton to join him on the NL side. Kemp is on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring. He is unlikely to play in the game, but is the NL captain for the derby and wants to take part.