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The Houston Texans are close to acquiring Matt Schaub from the Atlanta Falcons. A trade for the highly regarded backup quarterback was expected to be announced Thursday, according to a person with knowledge of the deal who requested anonymity because the deal hadn't been completed. The person did not disclose the details of the trade. More Info...  

Toronto Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani had an appendectomy on Wednesday, and is expected to be released from a hospital in the next few days. No timetable was set for the return to the court of Bargnani, the No. 1 pick in the draft, who is averaging 11.5 points and 3.9 rebounds off the bench for Toronto. More Info...  

Free agent defensive tackle Montae Reagor signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday, five months after injuries sustained in a car accident forced him to miss 11 games last season. The 29-year-old Reagor spent the last four years with the Indianapolis Colts and started the first five games last season before suffering season-ending facial injuries in an Oct. More Info...  

Cable television said it offered to match DirecTV's deal for the "Extra Innings" package of out-of-market games, but Major League Baseball claimed the proposal fell short. When baseball announced its $700 million, seven-year deal with DirecTV on March 8, it gave the other incumbent carriers until the end of the month to match the deal. More Info...  

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest faces four misdemeanor charges stemming from a dispute with his wife at home earlier this month. The charges were filed late Tuesday. Placer County Deputy District Attorney Dan Quick said Artest will be arraigned Thursday on charges of battery and corporal injury to a spouse, false imprisonment and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime. More Info...  

Oakland Raiders running back Dominic Rhodes pleaded guilty to reckless driving Wednesday after prosecutors dropped drunken driving charges against him. The 28-year-old Rhodes, who spent the past six seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, was fined $1,000 in exchange for the guilty plea during a brief appearance in Marion County Criminal Court. More Info...  

The No. 1 player wasn't even the most popular in his own group Wednesday, and that was OK with Tiger Woods. Roger Federer came out to watch him play Doral. "It's pretty neat when you have probably the most dominant athlete on the planet out there in your gallery," Woods said after his practice round for the CA Championship, where he is the two-time defending champion. More Info...  

Maryland fell into Mississippi's trap and the defending NCAA champion never got out. Mississippi (23-10) used its stifling defense to steal the ball 15 times and force 29 Maryland turnovers and the Rebels upset the No. 2 seed Terrapins 89-78 in the Dayton Regional on Tuesday night. Armintie Price scored 28 points to lead the Rebels, the same Ole Miss team that was blown out by the Terps 110-79 at a... More Info...  

Manager Grady Little got what amounted to a one-year contract extension when the Los Angeles Dodgers exercised his 2008 option Tuesday and added a 2009 team option to his deal. "He's met every expectation I've had and our staff has had," Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said before the team faced the St. More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. Juan Pablo Montoya's racing skills are translating nicely into the NASCAR world. More Info...  

Jerramy Stevens' days with the Seahawks are done. Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell confirmed what was quickly becoming a foregone conclusion in Seattle. "I would say it's probably a time for a change of scenery and to move on," Ruskell said Tuesday. Speaking at the muddy worksite of the Seahawks' new headquarters, scheduled to open in the summer of 2008, Ruskell verified Seattle's lack of... More Info...  

How much would you pay to cook up a few steaks on a fancy grill? If you buy it from Manny Ramirez, prepare to shell out about $5,000 or more -- but it comes with an autographed baseball. The Red Sox quirky slugger with the $160 million contract is selling on eBay a JENN-AIR grill he said he bought for about $4,000. More Info...  

Adam Archuleta's tumultuous time with the Washington Redskins ended Tuesday night when he was traded to the Chicago Bears for a sixth-round draft pick, The Associated Press has learned. Archuleta, who languished on the bench most of last season despite having the richest contract ever given a safety, will be reunited in Chicago with coach Lovie Smith, his former defensive coordinator with the St. More Info...  

North Carolina football coach Butch Davis is undergoing chemotherapy after a dentist removed a cancerous growth from his mouth. "I know people are going to be concerned and everything, but it's going to be OK," Davis said Tuesday. "We're going to get through this and we're going to have a great season next fall." Davis said he wasn't even aware he had a growth when he saw his dentist late last... More Info...  

Bluffton University will play baseball this season despite the deaths of five players who were killed when the team bus toppled off an overpass. "It's important they get back on the field and do what they love," athletic director Phill Talavinia said Tuesday. He said the players on the team were unanimous in their decision, but they first wanted to make sure the families of those killed agreed. More Info...  

The NBA fined Charlotte Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan $15,000 for discussing Texas freshman Kevin Durant during an interview last week. Team coaches and executives are barred from talking about underclassmen who have yet to declare for the NBA draft. But in an interview with The Charlotte Observer last Tuesday, Jordan said he was interested in versatile players and added, "The kid who may... More Info...  

UCLA coach Ben Howland left quite a legacy at Pittsburgh, including his longtime assistant, Jamie Dixon. Howland turned Pitt's basketball program around during his time there, going 89-40 from 1999-2003 -- his same record now at UCLA -- and guiding the Panthers to two appearances in the round of 16. Dixon stepped in when Howland left for Westwood, and has a 105-29 record and also twice has taken... More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. MESA, Ariz. – An Arizona junior college shortstop shares key characteristics with his legendary namesake, Joe DiMaggio More Info...  

Alisa Kresge and the Marist Red Foxes are crashing the power-packed Dayton Regional. Kresge dished out nine assists, handled Middle Tennessee's vaunted press with aplomb and helped hold leading-scorer Chrissy Givens in check as Marist became just the third No. 13 seed ever to make it to the round of 16 with a 73-59 victory Monday night. More Info...  

Jaromir Jagr smacked a shot in off the stick of Pittsburgh defenseman Rob Scuderi with 33.8 seconds left Monday night, giving the surging New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Penguins. Jagr swung around Alain Nasreddine and flipped the puck toward the net. The shot hit Scuderi and slipped underneath goalie Jocelyn Thibault, who stopped 40 of the previous 41 he faced. More Info...