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KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Sporting Kansas City signed Benny Feilhaber to a new two-year contract Wednesday, keeping the 31-year-old midfielder and former national team member with the club through the 2018 season.The club also signed defender Ike Opara to a contract for next season, Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes said. The deal includes a team option for the following two seasons.Financial terms of the agreements were not disclosed.Feilhaber has led Sporting KC to the playoffs each of the past four seasons, helping the club win the MLS Cup in 2013 and the U.S. Open Cup last year. He has 28 goals and 50 assists across all competition, ranking fourth on the clubs career assists chart.Feilhaber had seven goals and a team-high 13 assists this past season.My family and I are very happy to be staying in Kansas City, he said in a statement. I have always loved playing in front of our fans and for this city. Its very exciting to be able to stay here for another two years to help this club win more trophies.Feilhaber began his professional career in Europe, playing in highly competitive leagues in Germany and England, before joining Major League Soccer. He spent two seasons with New England before joining Sporting KC, where his career has been revitalized.Its been our intention all along to do everything we can to re-sign Benny, Vermes said in a statement. We appreciate the professionalism that he and his agent have shown throughout the process and are very excited that he is coming back to our club. Benny has been an important part of the clubs success over the past four years and we look to continue that moving forward.The 27-year-old Opara has seven goals and three assists in 64 appearances across all competition since joining Sporting KC before the 2013 season.We are very happy to be able to re-sign Ike to our club, Vermes said. 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Up until the fifth inning where he ran out of gas and velocity started to slip, I thought he threw the ball well.The Dodgers also got some help for a tired bullpen, calling up right-hander Carlos Frias from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Frias came on in relief Thursday and pitched four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.To make room on the 25-man roster, outfielder Will Venable was designated ffor assignment for the second time this season.dddddddddddd. The Dodgers also optioned left-hander Luis Avilan back to Triple-A Oklahoma City.Ryu had not pitched in the majors since Sept. 21, 2014. He ended that season with a 14-7 record and a 3.38 ERA, with 139 strikeouts in 152 innings. He did not have shoulder surgery until May of last year.He posted a 4.23 ERA over eight minor league rehab starts in advance of his return. Ryu had a setback this spring with a leg injury and another during his rehab stint, when he worked through shoulder soreness.Frias is making his second appearance with the Dodgers but did not pitch the first time he was called up. In 10 minor league games this season, Frias was 3-3 with a 3.95 ERA. Five of his 10 outings were starts.We have so much quality depth in our rotation, Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis said. Well see Hyun-Jin of 2013-14 really soon. Hes going to be a huge weapon for us in the second half.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '