COLLEGE HOOPS: Knight leaves at halftime
Bobby Knight left the court at halftime of Texas Tech’s loss to Centenary in Bossier City, La. and did not return because he felt ill.
When Knight didn’t return for the second half, Texas Tech sports information director Randy Farley went to look for him. When Farley returned, he told reporters that Knight was feeling ill and that Knight’s son, Tim, had driven him to the team hotel to rest, according to Centenary sports information director David Pratt.
Pratt quoted Farley as saying Knight has been feeling ill since the team’s trip to Anchorage for the Great Alaska Shootout from Nov. 22-24.
Farley said Knight was going to the team hotel, and would meet the team at the airport, according to Pratt.
Neither Farley nor Knight’s son and planned successor, Pat Knight, immediately returned calls to their cell phones about Knight’s illness.
NFL: Owens’ Sharpie makes mark
Terrell Owens’ famous Sharpie marker, which he used to sign a football after scoring a touchdown during a Monday Night Football Game in Oct. 2002, sold for $3,654.32 in the Lelands.com November auction.
TENNIS: USA captures Davis Cup
In Portland, Ore., the United States won its first Davis Cup title since 1995 behind a convincing doubles victory by brothers Bob and Mike Bryan.
The Bryans cruised to a 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2 over Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev on the indoor hard court at Portland’s Memorial Coliseum as the U.S. won the first three matches in the best-of-five final.
Andy Roddick and James Blake got the U.S. off to a fast start Friday, winning the first two singles matches. The U.S. had not taken the first three matches of a Davis Cup final since 1990 against Australia.
BASEBALL: Deadline for arbitration
On arbitration deadline day, the Red Sox made arbitration offers to relievers Eric Gagne and Mike Timlin. San Diego made offers to former Mets outfielder Mike Cameron and catcher Michael Barrett but declined to offer arbitration to outfielder Milton Bradley.
GOLF: Immelman, Rose lead
In Sun City, South Africa, Trevor Immelman and Justin Rose shot 5-under 67s to share a five-stroke lead after the third round of the Nedbank Challenge.
* In Orlando, Fla., three-time major champion Larry Nelson enjoyed the rare occasion of being a spectator in the Del Webb Father-Son Challenge, watching his 29-year-old son make a pair of eagles for a 12-under 60.