Report: Yankees obtain pitcher Chacon

The New York Yankees acquired pitcher Shawn Chacon from the Colorado Rockies for two minor league pitchers last night, filling the remaining opening in their injury-ravaged rotation. New York sent Ramon Ramirez and Eduardo Sierra to Colorado for the 27-year-old righthander, who will pitch tomorrow against the Los Angeles Angels. Chacon was an All-Star for the Rockies in 2003, when he had 11 wins at the All-Star break, but he didn't get another victory and finished 11-8. He is 1-7 with a 4.09 ERA this season. Earlier in the day, Kevin Brown went on the disabled list for the 14th time in his career, and the pitcher will go to California to be examined by back expert Dr. Robert Watkins, who operated on Brown, 40, in June 2002, to repair a disk in the pitcher's lower back. The Yankees are unsure whether Brown will be sidelined for the rest of the season . . . The San Diego Padres obtained catcher David Ross from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league shortstop J.J. Furmaniak.

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Saints' McAllister gets seven-year deal
Deuce McAllister agreed to an seven-year contract extension with the New Orleans Saints, avoiding a feared holdout for the centerpiece of the team's offense. The deal was announced a half-hour before the Saints' first mandatory meeting of training camp. Saints officials did not say how much McAllister would be paid, but McAllister had said earlier that he expected it to be the second-largest contract awarded to an NFL running back, also making him the highest-paid player in franchise history. San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson has an eight-year, $60 million contract . . . All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates was a no-show when San Diego Chargers veterans reported for training camp, joining holdout rookie Shawne Merriman as the team's only unsigned players. Gates, who went from being an undrafted rookie to All-Pro in just two seasons, has yet to sign a $380,000 contract the Chargers tendered him as an exclusive rights free agent during the offseason . . . Former Pro Bowl safety Lance Schulters signed a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins, six weeks after he was released by Tennessee for salary cap reasons . . . Free agent running back and former Patriot J.R. Redmond signed with the Arizona Cardinals . . . Barry Alvarez will step down as Wisconsin's football coach after the 2005 season to become the school's full-time athletic director. Alvarez assumed both roles in April 2004. Badgers defensive coordinator Bret Bielema will take over in 2006, said Alvarez.

Hockey
Shanahan will stay with Red Wings
Brendan Shanahan decided to stay with the Detroit Red Wings, exercising an option on the final year of his contract. Shanahan will make about $2.3 million -- after the 24 percent cut NHL players agreed to take -- during the upcoming season as the league resumes play after a lockout wiped out the previous year. The 36-year-old forward had 25 goals in 2003-04 -- his fewest in a full season since 1989 . . . The Colorado Avalanche retained the rights to forwards Milan Hejduk and Alex Tanguay, but missing from the list were possible free agents Peter Forsberg and Adam Foote. The Avalanche retained the rights of 14 players, including goalie David Aebischer . . . The St. Louis Blues have submitted a qualifying offer for defenseman Chris Pronger and picked up the option for the upcoming season for goalie Patrick Lalime.

Basketball
Brown vows Knicks job is his 'last stop'
Last stop: Madison Square Garden. Larry Brown was formally introduced as the new coach of the New York Knicks, the team he grew up cheering for and the franchise he has helped made significant again, and immediately said this would be his last coaching job. ''I think I say that everywhere I've been," Brown, 64, said with a laugh. ''I know this will be my last stop." The Knicks will be Brown's eighth NBA coaching job. Herb Williams, who coached the team the second half of last season, will join Brown's staff as an assistant . . . As expected, the Celtics agreed to terms with second-round picks Ryan Gomes (50th overall) and Orien Greene (53d), Greene's agent, Jason Levien, and sources close to the situation said. The multiyear deals are similarly structured and include a full guarantee for the first year worth approximately $400,000, a partial guarantee for the second year, and a team option for the third year . . . Free agent Juan Dixon has agreed to a three-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, ending his three-year stay with the Washington Wizards, The Associated Press reported . . . Nykesha Sales scored 10 of her 21 points in the first nine minutes of the second half to help the Connecticut Sun rally from a 10-point halftime deficit and beat the New York Liberty, 73-70, in Uncasville, Conn. . . . Alana Beard had 27 points, a career-high 7 steals, and 6 assists to lead host Washington past San Antonio, 73-58.

Miscellany
Tarver, Jones ready for Round 3 Oct. 1
Antonio Tarver and Roy Jones Jr. will go another round in their battle for light heavyweight supremacy, meeting for the third time Oct. 1 at a site to be determined. Tarver knocked out Jones in May 2004 to keep the WBC and IBO titles. Jones had defeated Tarver in a close decision in November 2003 to win the championships . . . Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport retired in the first set of her opening match at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif., with a lower back strain. Davenport trailed, 5-0, to Anna-Lena Groenefeld when she conceded the match . . . Three-time defending champion Andre Agassi advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mercedes-Benz Cup in Los Angeles with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Kevin Kim . . . Chelsea beat D.C. United, 2-1, in the first-ever game pitting reigning champions from the Premier League and Major League Soccer.