Draper, 40, makes retirement official Forward Kris Draper announced his retirement after 20 seasons in the NHL, the last 17 with the Detroit Red Wings. He will remain in the organization in a still undefined front-office capacity. Draper, 40, played 1,137 games with the Red Wings, fifth in franchise history behind Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman, Alex Delvecchio, and Niklas Lidstrom . . . Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin withdrew an appeal to his drunken-driving conviction, accepting a 30-day jail sentence . . . The Penguins signed veteran forward Jason Williams to a one-year contract worth $600,000 . . . Former NHL coach Andy Murray signed a five-year contract to coach at Western Michigan.

Ohio State, Pryor separation complete Ohio State made it official that former Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor could not have played at any time during the 2011 season and also banned him from any contact with the school’s athletic program for the next five years. The letter ended speculation that Pryor had not met the NFL’s requirements for a supplemental draft . . . South Carolina assistant G.A. Mangus was suspended by coach Steve Spurrier after being arrested in Greenville, S.C., on nuisance conduct charges after officers saw him urinating on a downtown street . . . LSU athletic director Joe Alleva decided to stay put despite overtures from Tennessee.

Star-studded ManU tough test for MLS The MLS all-stars will face a daunting task against Manchester United in the league’s annual midseason classic tonight in Harrison, N.J. The MLS will be missing Galaxy forward Landon Donovan (groin) and midfielder Brek Shea because of a commitment to represent FC Dallas in a CONCACAF game. It’s a collection of some past-their-prime stars and young talent against probably the second-best team in the world in Manchester United, the defending Barclays Premier League champions and the runner-up to FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League title game. The game will be the fourth for Manchester United on its US tour. The Reds have beaten the Revolution, 4-1, Seattle, 7-0, and Chicago, 3-1 . . . Shola Amoebi scored in the first half and Fabricio Coloccini and Haris Vukcic added goals in the second and Newcastle of England’s Premier League defeated the Crew, 3-0, in a friendly in Columbus, Ohio.

Skier Peterson found dead after suicide Olympic silver medal freestyle skier Jeret “Speedy’’ Peterson was found dead in a remote canyon in Utah in what police are calling a suicide. Peterson, who won his silver medal at the Vancouver Games, called 911 before shooting himself, police said. He was 29. One of the sport’s most colorful athletes, he was troubled away from the slopes. Peterson, who was cited for drunken driving last Friday in Hailey, Idaho, was dismissed from the 2006 Turin Olympics after a drunken brawl . . . Asjha Jones scored 22 points, Tina Charles had 21, and the Connecticut Sun won their fourth in a row, beating the Chicago Sky, 77-66, in a WNBA game in Rosemont, Ill. . . . Angel McCoughtry scored a career-high 37 points as the Atlanta Dream held off the Shock, 76-68, in Tulsa . . . Becky Hammon scored 22 points and San Antonio’s reserves combined for 35 points as the Silver Stars held off the Mystics, 73-67, in Washington . . . In Minneapolis, Seimone Augustus scored 22 points as the Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks, 85-72 . . . Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love plans to play in next month’s Manhattan Beach Open on the pro volleyball tour . . . Defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero advanced to the second round of the Croatia Open in Umag when Maximo Gonzalez retired with a back injury with the score 3-6, 6-3, 1-1 . . . Maria Kirilenko beat Julia Goerges, 6-2, 6-3, in a first-round match at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif. . . . Top seed Shahar Peer defeated Ryoko Duda, 6-4, 6-2, to advance to the second round of the inaugural WTA Citi Open in College Park, Md.