ATLANTA — The Pirates have optioned reliever Evan Meek to Triple-A Indianapolis with instructions to sharpen the location on his fastball.

Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said he wasn’t ready to announce a corresponding move Monday night.

Meek, an NL All-Star in 2010, allowed three inherited runs to score and was charged with one earned run in 1 2-3 innings against the Braves on Friday night.

He had a 5.59 ERA in nine games, allowing 12 hits and six runs in 9 2-3 innings. The 28-year-old right-hander was 1-1 with a 3.48 ERA in 24 games in 2011 and 5-4 with a 2.14 ERA in 2010.

Celtics’ Rondo banned for Game 2 ATLANTA — Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended for Game 2 of the opening-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks.The NBA announced its decision Monday, less than 24 hours after Rondo stuck out his chest to bump referee Marc Davis while complaining about a call in the final minute of Boston’s 83-74 loss in Game 1.

Bobcats coach not returning next yearCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Paul Silas is out as Charlotte Bobcats coach Paul Silas after the worst season in NBA history.Silas just completed the final year of his contract and the decision was made not to bring him back after Charlotte finished 7-59 for the worst winning percentage in league history (.106).

MLB suspends Young 7 gamesDETROIT — Delmon Young was suspended by Major League Baseball on Monday for seven days following his arrest on a hate crime harassment charge last week in New York.The commissioner’s office said the suspension is retroactive to Friday, when Young was arrested after a late-night tussle at his hotel during which police say he yelled anti-Semitic epithets.

Braun has 3-homer game for 1st timeSAN DIEGO — Ryan Braun hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his career, connecting in consecutive at-bats against the Padres at spacious Petco Park on Monday night.Nets unveil new logo

Brooklyn Nets unveil new logoNEW YORK — The Nets have changed their colors to black and white as part of their relocation to Brooklyn.The NBA team took another step in its transition from New Jersey to New York by unveiling a new logo and colors Monday morning. Nets center Brook Lopez and coach Avery Johnson attended the unveiling at a sporting goods store on Flatbush Avenue, across the street from the team’s soon-to-be-completed new home area, the Barclays Center.The team’s shield logo has Nets spelled out above a basketball with a block B on it. Below the shield, Brooklyn is printed.

Undrafted Moore signs with LionsDETROIT — Boise State standout Kellen Moore has agreed to a free-agent deal with Detroit, giving the Lions someone to develop behind starter Matthew Stafford and backup Shaun Hill.Moore won 50 games in college, a Football Bowl Subdivision record for a starting quarterback, but wasn’t among the 253 players taken in the draft.

QB Keenum gets shot with TexansHOUSTON — Overlooked again, Case Keenum will start his NFL career close to where he proved his skeptics wrong in college.The record-setting Houston quarterback said Monday that he will sign as an undrafted free agent with the Texans, the team he was hoping would give him his shot.