Report: Culpepper has deal with Lions

Veteran quarterback Daunte Culpepper reportedly has agreed to a two-year contract with the Detroit Lions. Team spokesman Bill Keenist said the Lions had no comment on yesterday's ESPN.com report, which didn't cite a source but indicated Culpepper would sign today. Culpepper, 31, worked out for Detroit last week . . . Jets linebacker David Harris will not play at Buffalo because of a strained groin. The Jets activated linebacker Jason Trusnik from the physically unable to perform list and waived defensive lineman Kareem Brown . . . The Green Bay Packers released Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, the franchise sacks leader. The defensive end had been with the team for nine seasons and appeared in 124 games, starting 74. He had 74 1/2 sacks for Green Bay, passing Reggie White's 68 1/2 in 2007 . . . The Browns ended Ryan Tucker's season by placing the offensive lineman on injured reserve with a knee injury.

CC Sabathia, the prize pitcher on this year's market acquired by Milwaukee from Cleveland July 7, filed for free agency. Milwaukee plans to make an offer soon for Sabathia, who went 11-2 with seven complete games, three shutouts, and a 1.65 ERA in 17 starts to help the Brewers make the playoffs for the first time since 1982. His new deal could top Johan Santana's $137.5 million, six-year contract with the New York Mets . . . Reliever Tom Gordon became the first member of the World Series champion Phillies to file for free agency after Philadelphia declined a $4.5 million option and chose to pay a $1 million buyout. The righthander, who turns 41 on Nov. 18, had bone spurs removed and the ulnar collateral ligament in his arm repaired Oct. 16.

Michael Letzig birdied three of the final six holes at Palm Coast, Fla., for a 2-under-par 70 that gave him the lead in the PGA's Ginn sur Mer Classic. Letzig, who shared the first-round lead with Ryan Palmer, finished his run of birdies with a 7-foot putt on the par-5 18th that put him at 7-under 209. He was one shot ahead of Kenneth Ferrie (67), John Huston (70), and Palmer (72) . . . In-Kyung Kim sank a 45-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 3-under 69, taking a one-shot lead over Hee-Won Han (69) and Karen Stupples (70) after the second round of the LPGA Kolon Championship in Incheon, South Korea. Kim shot a bogey-free round and totaled 5-under 139 heading into today's finale of the 54-hole event . . . Heavy rains in Sonoma, Calif., forced postponement of the third round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the Champions Tour's season-ending event . . . Soren Kjeldsen shot a par 71 to hold a two-shot lead over three players in the second round of the European Tour's Volvo Masters in Sotogrande, Spain.

Defending champion David Nalbandian beat Nikolay Davydenko, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, to set up a Paris Masters final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tsonga defeated 11th-seeded James Blake, 6-4, 6-3 . . . Bethanie Mattek gained her first WTA Tour final at the Bell Challenge in Quebec City, and will face Nadia Petrova in the final. The sixth-seeded Mattek defeated fifth-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, in one semifinal, while top-seeded Petrova defeated first-time tour semifinalist Angela Haynes, 6-1, 6-3.

Kyle Busch overpowered the field, leading 174 of the 200 laps, in the NASCAR Nationwide Race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, winning in the second-tier series for a record-tying 10th time this season. Busch held off a charging Carl Edwards in the final laps of the O'Reilly Challenge . . . Home-crowd favorite Felipe Massa won the pole for the decisive Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, increasing his chances of overtaking Lewis Hamilton for the Formula One title.

Rick DiPietro underwent a second knee operation Friday to repair a torn meniscus, and the New York Islanders franchise goalie from Winthrop will be sidelined 4-6 weeks. DiPietro, whose right knee was operated on in June, watched New York's first four games as a backup, then started three straight but was forced out after one period of the third against Carolina Oct. 25 . . . Jeremy Reich's hat trick and one goal each from Brad Marchand and Jordan Knackstedt lifted the Providence Bruins over the Rampage, 5-1, in San Antonio . . . Canadians Patrick Chan and Joanie Rochette won individual titles at Skate Canada in Ottawa. Chan beat out American veterans Ryan Bradley and Evan Lysacek for the men's title and Rochette dominated the competition in free skate to easily win the women's title. Russians Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov edged Canadians Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison to win the pairs and Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White kept the ice dancing lead . . . Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. dominated his 10-round super welterweight fight against Matt Vanda for the unanimous decision in Las Vegas . . . IBF champion Vic Darchinyan finished off WBA and WBC champ Cristian Mijares in the ninth round in their super flyweight title unification fight in Carson, Calif.