Hockey
Nik Antropov, who tossed his stick at officials Thursday night, has been heaved from the struggling Maple Leafs' lineup by the NHL. The top-line forward was suspended for three games for his actions at the conclusion of a 3-2 loss at Carolina. The Hurricanes scored the winning goal in overtime while Antropov was serving a hooking penalty. After exiting the penalty box, Antropov slammed his stick against the boards before tossing it toward officials . . . J.P. Dumont, who has a franchise record 16-game point streak, signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension with the Nashville Predators yesterday . . . The Columbus Blue Jackets traded left wing Curtis Glencross to Edmonton for veteran defenseman Dick Tarnstrom . . . Guy Lafleur's lawyer said the former NHL star will let a jury decide his fate on accusations he gave contradictory testimony at his son's bail hearing.Football
Rodriguez wants to go by the books
Rich Rodriguez said opening the books of West Virginia's private fund-raising arm is the only way to determine whether his resignation as coach in December harmed the school financially. That was a demand in the formal response Rodriguez filed to WVU's lawsuit over the $4 million buyout clause in his contract. The WVU Foundation is not legally obligated to open its books to public scrutiny under ordinary circumstances. According to its annual report, the foundation ended fiscal 2007 with total assets of more than $1 billion and endowment investments of $474 million, a 24-percent increase over the previous year . . . South Carolina's Board of Trustees approved a tax-deferred retirement package for Steve Spurrier's contract that would pay the coach $1 million if he remains with the Gamecocks the next four seasons . . . Britt Reid, the 22-year-old son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, was accepted into a drug treatment program and will be released from prison early . . . Lindsey Paulat, the ex-girlfriend of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Cedrick Wilson, said he encouraged her to commit suicide during events leading to her armed standoff at his home last month. Wilson denied the accusation.Basketball
UConn reinstates Wiggins, not Dyson
Connecticut guard Doug Wiggins was reinstated to the team, but guard Jerome Dyson remains suspended indefinitely. The sophomores were suspended Jan. 24, the day after campus police say they found them in a car in a parking lot with a bottle of vodka and a bottle of cognac . . . Eric Hayward, a backup UConn center from 1992-96, was sentenced to three years in prison on sex charges stemming from his relationship with two teen patients at a psychiatric hospital . . . Missouri guard Jason Horton was arrested on an assault charge connected to a weekend brawl that left his teammate Stefhon Hannah with a broken jaw . . . Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who has missed five straight games with a sprained left ankle, vowed to play tonight against Charlotte . . . A federal appeals court gave a green light to a $4 billion, Frank Gehry-designed project that would bring a new arena for the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn.Baze of glory: Jockey wins 10,000th
Russell Baze extended his dominance as North America's winningest thoroughbred jockey, riding his 10,000th winner. Baze won a photo finish in a three-horse duel to the wire at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, Calif., with Two Step Cat winning by a head bob over Brite Oakie and Unusual Men in the mile race for claiming horses . . . Toronto FC switched coaches, with John Carver, former coach at England's Luton Town, replacing Mo Johnston. Johnston will become the manager and director of soccer . . . Bernard Lagat won his sixth Wanamaker Mile night at the 101st Millrose Games, pulling into the lead with a lap and a half to go at Madison Square Garden and easily holding off Craig Mottram to win in 3 minutes 57.51 seconds . . . Robby Gordon aligned his race team with Gillett Evernham Motorports in a partnership that will give the owner/driver the technical, manufacturing, and marketing support his single-car operation has lacked. Gordon will field Dodges instead of Fords . . . Lucas Vila scored three goals as Argentina beat the US, 9-1, during the first day of Olympic men's field hockey qualifying at Auckland, New Zealand . . . French Open organizers filed suit in a bid to ban online gambling companies from offering bets on the major tournament . . . Swede Joachim Johansson, 25, retired from tennis because of a shoulder injury . . . Bode Miller posted the fastest time (1 minute 34.51 seconds) in a training run for today's World Cup downhill in Val d'Isere, France . . . Katie Uhlaender of the US won her third straight skeleton World Cup race after holding off three Germans in Koenigsee, Germany.
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