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COLUMBIA, S.C. - The doctor who pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally prescribe steroids to several Carolina Panthers was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in prison.

DALLAS - Dallas Cowboys safety Keith Davis was shot twice while driving on a Dallas highway early Sunday and was hospitalized in stable condition after undergoing surgery to remove bullet fragments.

IRVING, Texas - Terrell Owens blames the media for portraying him as a selfish player, although he admits a tendency of saying things about others that he wouldn't want said about himself.

PITTSBURGH - Ben Roethlisberger said he doesn't plan on doing public safety announcements for motorcycle or helmet safety following his accident last month.

NEW YORK - Five weeks before Paul Tagliabue's retirement date, there remain more than a dozen candidates for his job.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Fred Whitfield, a close friend, confidante and business partner of Bobcats co-owner Michael Jordan for more than 25 years, has inherited the challenge of selling the team to Charlotte.

BOSTON - Paul Pierce, the Celtics captain whose prolific but occasionally troubled career put him on the trading blocks last summer, signed a three-year, $59 million contract extension on Monday that would keep him in Boston through the 2010-11 season.

MIAMI - More money couldn't lure Alonzo Mourning away from Miami. It was the fans who convinced him to delay retirement and play one more season with the Heat.

WASHINGTON - Eddie Jordan signed a three-year contract extension with the Washington Wizards, giving the team the hope of long-term stability at the coaching position for the first time since the early 1990s.

WASHINGTON - Despite the persistent trade speculation, Allen Iverson said Friday he wants to stay with the Philadelphia 76ers — but only if they want him.

The Minnesota Twins keep winning despite a rash of injuries in their outfield. The New York Yankees hope Alex Rodriguez doesn't become their latest injured All-Star.

Chipper Jones will have to settle for having his name alongside Paul Waner's in the baseball record book.

SAN DIEGO - Adrian Gonzalez says Petco Park is not a hitter's park. He didn't back up his words Monday night. Gonzalez's second home run of the game, a three-run shot in San Diego's four-run seventh inning, led the Padres to an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Dustin Moseley didn't have much time to savor his victorious major league debut with the Los Angeles Angels. They optioned him back to Triple-A Salt Lake after the game, and the nameplate over his locker was taken down quickly.

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants are struggling, their ace hasn't won in six weeks, and they soon could be dealing with slugger Barry Bonds being indicted.

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - English Premier League champion Chelsea will see a heavily United team of MLS All-Stars next month. D.C. United, that is.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Jessica Mendoza and the United States put Japan away quickly Sunday, but expect a bigger challenge when they play for the World Cup title.

CARSON, Calif. - Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy failed to score Saturday night, playing to a 0-0 draw at the Home Depot Center.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brad Davis and Brian Ching scored second-half goals to lift the Houston Dynamo to a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON - Brian Carroll and Ben Olsen scored second-half goals, and D.C. United held on for a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday night

DALLAS - After years of high hopes and high drama, Eric Lindros could've been excused for letting out a sigh of relief Monday after signing a one-year bargain deal with the Dallas Stars.

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens re-signed goalie David Aebischer to a $1.9 million, one-year contract Wednesday, and also signed free-agent forward Sergei Samsonov to a two-year contract and made two trades.

NEW YORK - Brendan Shanahan thought the tough part was over once he decided to leave the Detroit Red Wings and move to Manhattan.

WHISTLER, British Columbia - The NHL Players' Association elected a five-member interim executive committee Wednesday, but decided against picking a replacement for outgoing president Trevor Linden.

NEW YORK - The Carolina Hurricanes will kick off their defense of the Stanley Cup title Oct. 4, when the NHL begins the season with three games.

DURHAM, N.C. - Every member of Duke University's lacrosse team is a potential witness in the case against three players charged with rape, a prosecutor said Monday in arguing for access to their student ID card records.

FRESNO, Calif. - Eddie Scott and Mackey Davis crossed the country chasing their football dreams, only to see their journey end at a run-down apartment complex where police say they took part in the gang rape of an 11-year-old runaway.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville coach Bobby Petrino signed a new 10-year contract Thursday that will earn him $1.6 million each year plus bonuses.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State linebacker Shana Leaupepe, who was set to be a starter this season, was killed in a drive-by shooting.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The captain of the Harvard football team was indefinitely suspended and could be kicked off the team after he allegedly broke into his former girlfriend's dorm room and later assaulted her.

INDIANAPOLIS - Andy Roddick made a rare doubles appearance Monday night in the RCA Championships as he tries to turn around a disappointing season.

INDIANAPOLIS - American Paul Goldstein hit a practice serve Monday at the RCA Championships that hugged the line. In or out?

NEWPORT, R.I. - Mark Philippoussis beat eighth-seeded Justin Gimelstob 6-3, 7-5 to win the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Sunday.

OSTEND, Belgium - Kim Clijsters outplayed Vania King 6-0, 6-1 in 55 minutes Sunday to complete Belgium's Fed Cup victory over the United States and set up a final against Italy.

ZARAGOZA, Spain - Italy defeated Spain to reach the final of the Fed Cup for the first time in its history. Flavia Pennetta beat Lourdes Dominguez-Lino 6-2, 6-4 Sunday to score her second singles victory of the weekend. Anabel Medina Garrigues had kept Spanish hopes up by defeating Italy's top player Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-2.

HOYLAKE, England - Nick Faldo wore a Superman logo on his cap Monday, appropriate for this British Open. Everyone must feel like they're on another planet at Royal Liverpool, a links course tucked along the Irish Sea that has not hosted professional golf in 25 years and hasn't held the British Open since 1967.

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Upset about an LPGA Tour schedule change, organizers of the ShopRite LPGA Classic are considering suing to keep the tournament's place on the tour calendar, event executive director Ruthie Harrison said Monday.

SILVIS, Ill. - John Senden grinned and hugged his coach. He was elated and relieved and, most importantly, a winner on the PGA Tour. The Australian birdied the 17th hole and saved par on 18 to hold off J.P. Hayes and win the John Deere Classic on Sunday, earning his first PGA Tour victory and qualifying for the British Open.

SYLVANIA, Ohio - Natalie Gulbis tried to mask the hurt inside.

DEARBORN, Mich. - It was the best double bogey Bobby Wadkins ever made. The 12-foot putt on the 72nd hole of the Senior Players Championship gave Wadkins his first major title and a huge sense of relief.

LAS VEGAS - Although Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas stared menacingly into each other's eyes at the weigh-in, there was a mutual regard behind the usual boxing bravado.

LAS VEGAS - Nevada's bid to make boxing safer is already under fire, as supporters for Shane Mosley fought a move Thursday to allow Fernando Vargas to have a sports drink in his corner for their weekend rematch.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Tony Stewart once said he should be fired if he failed to make NASCAR's Chase for the championship. If he truly believes that, then Stewart's job is currently on the line.

From pit road to the garage area to the grandstands, AP sportswriters will be filing periodic, behind-the-scenes reports from NASCAR, IRL, Champ Car and Formula One venues:

GLADEVILLE, Tenn. - Sam Hornish Jr.'s crash has turned into a big gain for Target Chip Ganassi teammates Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon, setting up a tight race for the IndyCar Series season title.

GLADEVILLE, Tenn. - With NASCAR rumors swirling her, IndyCar star Danica Patrick said Saturday night that she can't see herself anywhere but on the IndyCar Series to chase her goal of winning the Indianapolis 500.

LOUDON, N.H. - NASCAR Nextel Cup stars Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards enjoyed a little extracurricular racing in the Modified Tour event Saturday at New Hampshire International Speedway.

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. - Barbaro has a little spring in his sling. The Kentucky Derby winner squirms in his own safety device, like a child trying to break free from a jumper, and he even sits on his damaged hind legs, the way dogs do when they beg for treats.

DALLAS - Dallas Cowboys safety Keith Davis was shot twice while driving on a Dallas highway early Sunday and was hospitalized in stable condition after undergoing surgery to remove bullet fragments.

GAP, France (AFP) - Former Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will spend a day in the race car of his former team, Discovery Channel, on Wednesday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The doctor who pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally prescribe steroids to several Carolina Panthers was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in prison.

DALLAS - After years of high hopes and high drama, Eric Lindros could've been excused for letting out a sigh of relief Monday after signing a one-year bargain deal with the Dallas Stars.

One of the first things the unpretentious staff at the U.S. Olympic Committee's public relations department told Emad Nassir Hussain to do when he arrived in America was to lose the suit.

The U.S. Olympic Committee will soon receive a report about five potential host cities for the 2016 Games that could determine how many of those cities go forward in the bid process.

LAKE PLACID, United States (AFP) - The International Luge Federation will stage the 2009 World Championship here at the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, officials announced.

DUBLIN, June 28 (Reuters) - Golf's Ryder Cup will have its first Olympics-style opening ceremony before the showcase event tees off in Ireland in September.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) - South Korean city Pyeongchang, Sotchi in Russia and Salzburg in Austria have been shortlisted as candidates to host the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, International Olymipic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has confirmed.