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Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes agreed to sell the bankrupt franchise to the league yesterday. The agreement, which still must be approved by Judge Redfield T. Baum, was announced in US Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix after attorneys met for more than an hour during a recess in a status hearing on the case. Former coach Wayne Gretzky, who has a $22.5 million claim in the case, has not agreed to the deal. Moyes’s attorney says the decision to make a deal came largely because the costs of running the team in bankruptcy were coming out of the league’s $140 million offer . . . Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk will miss four weeks with a broken bone in his right foot. Kovalchuk was injured when he was struck by a puck during the first period of Saturday’s game against the Sharks . . . Blues forward D.J. King will be out 8-10 weeks with a fracture and dislocation of his right hand . . . The Avalanche placed Darcy Tucker on the injured list three days after he suffered a concussion on a check from Carolina’s Tuomo Ruutu, who was suspended three games for a boarding infraction . . . Devils defenseman Paul Martin (broken left arm) and left wing Jay Pandolfo (shoulder) will be sidelined 4-6 weeks after being injured in Saturday’s game against the Penguins. The team recalled defenseman Cory Murphy from Lowell (AHL).NBA
Bulls pick up options on Rose, Noah
The Bulls exercised contract options on point guard Derrick Rose and forward Joakim Noah for the 2010-11 season. The reigning Rookie of the Year and a Chicago native, Rose averaged 16.8 points and 6.3 assists last season while leading the Bulls to the playoffs after being taken with the No. 1 draft pick. An inflamed tendon behind his right ankle kept him out for most of the preseason, but he is expected to be ready for the season opener against San Antonio Thursday. Noah, the ninth pick in the 2007 draft, averaged 6.7 points and 6.6 rebounds over two seasons . . . The Suns were awarded the rights to center Jarron Collins, who was waived last week by Portland . . . Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum will undergo surgery on his right shoulder to repair torn cartilage. The team said a return date will be determined after Friday’s surgery in Los Angeles . . . The Heat will retire Tim Hardaway’s No. 10 jersey before tomorrow night’s opener against the Knicks . . . The Hornets picked up swingman Julian Wright’s option for the 2010-11 season.SOCCER
AC Milan, Beckham close to a deal
AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani said David Beckham’s return to the Serie A team on a loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy in January is nearly “100 percent certain.’’ Galliani made the remarks to Sky Italia. “What’s missing is the signatures, but there is total agreement,’’ Galliani added . . . The United States will play an exhibition game against Slovakia Nov. 14 in Bratislava, Slovakia, in a World Cup tuneup for both nations. The match is the first of two games in Europe for the US, which faces Denmark Nov. 18.MISCELLANY
ESPN fires assistant in Phillips affair
ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley, whose affair with baseball analyst Steve Phillips led to his termination, also was fired from the sports network. Mike Soltys, a representative of ESPN, said the 22-year-old Hundley had been fired, but he did not say when or why. Phillips, a former general manager of the Mets, was fired Sunday after the network said his ability to represent ESPN effectively had been “significantly and irreparably damaged’’ by revelations about his affair with Hundley. A representative for Phillips said he is entering an inpatient treatment facility “to address his personal issues’’ but did not elaborate on the issues or type of treatment Phillips is seeking. His wife, Marni, has filed for divorce . . . Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to remove a bone spur . . . College and university athletic departments might have to drop some sports unless reforms such as controlling the cost of coaching contracts are implemented, according to a survey. The survey of presidents of schools at major college football’s highest level also suggests the administrators aren’t sure how to rein in costs. That’s not saying no one will try: A group representing the athletic directors at those schools will present seven cost-cutting proposals to the NCAA in the coming weeks . . . Boston College’s women’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference in preseason balloting by media and school representatives. North Carolina earned the top pick followed by Duke and Florida State . . . UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has withdrawn from his title defense Nov. 21 against Shane Carwin because of illness, UFC president Dana White told 
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