SANTA CLARA, Calif. San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore
has accepted a three-year contract extension through 2014,
according to one of his agents. The package is worth $21 million,
with $13.5 guaranteed. Gore ran for 853 yards in six games last
season and needs 931 yards to become the team's all-time leading
rusher.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - The NCAA has ruled that eight Miami
players including quarterback Jacory Harris must sit
out games and repay benefits in order to play for the Hurricanes
again. Harris and four other players must sit out one game, Olivier
Vernon will miss six games, and Ray Ray Armstrong and Dyron Dye
will be out for four games. The suspensions are largely the result
of allegations made by former booster Nevin Shapiro to Yahoo
Sports.
UNDATED (AP) - Texas A&M is denying a New York Times report that
says the Aggies have sent a letter to Missouri Chancellor and Big
12 board chairman Brady Deaton informing him they were leaving the
conference. The Aggies have expressed interest in the SEC and
formally told Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe last week that they are
exploring their options and asked for the conference to outline the
process if they decide to leave.
BOSTON (AP) - CC Sabathia worked six innings
and Francisco Cervelli hit a solo homer as the New York Yankees won
5-2 at Boston to pull within a half-game of the AL East-leading Red
Sox. Sabathia gave up 10 hits but only two runs while striking out
10. Eric Chavez had two RBIs to help the Yankees beat the Bosox for
only the third time in 13 tries this season.
NEW YORK (AP) - None of this year's Grand Slam women's singles
champions are still alive at the U.S. Open after French Open winner
Li Na was beaten by 53rd-ranked Simona Halep 6-2, 7-5. No
1. seeds Caroline Wozniacki and Novak Djokovic
advanced to the second round without
dropping a set. Other winners in the men's bracket include second
seed Rafael Nadal, fifth seed David Ferrer and No. 11
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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