BC rolls past St. Francis

Tyler Roche scored 19 points, Reggie Jackson had 17 and Boston College tuned up for its upcoming trip to the Paradise Jam tournament with a 72-44 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.).

It was just the schools' second meeting since 1953.

Roche was 5 for 6 from 3-point range after going 4 for 5 frombehind the arc and scoring a career-high 30 points in a season-opening win over Dartmouth on Friday.

Josh Southern added 13 points and Joe Trapani had 13 points and nine rebounds.

Pro football: RB Johnson agrees to terms with Bengals

Larry Johnson might have his career up-and-running sooner than expected.

The running back who was banished from Kansas City for bad behavior signed on for a backup role with the Cincinnati Bengals, giving the AFC North leaders depth for the rest of this season. He might not be watching for long.

A day after coach Marvin Lewis referred to Johnson as an insurance policy in case of injury, he said it's possible the running back could play in some form Sunday in Oakland if starter Cedric Benson is still limited by a strained hip.

More pro football: Fewell picked to replace Jauron as Bills coach

The Buffalo Bills promoted coordinator Perry Fewell to take over as interim head coach after Dick Jauron was fired.

Owner Ralph Wilson ran out of patience with Jauron, who ran out of time to build a contender or come up with a way to fix an offense that sputtered even with the addition of Terrell Owens.

The shakeup, which caught some players by surprise, came during the players' day off and after the Bills (3-6) stumbled out of their off week to fall further out of contention with a 41-17 loss at Tennessee last weekend.

Fewell is in his 12th NFL season, and fourth with Buffalo as the team's defensive coordinator, after being hired by Jauron, whose background is primarily on the defensive side.

The Bills were scheduled to hold a news conference at 8:30 p.m.

More pro football: Chiefs WR Bowe suspended for drug violation

Dwayne Bowe, in and out of his coach's doghouse all year, is in much deeper trouble now.

Kansas City's third-year wide receiver was suspended without pay for four games for violating the NFL's policy against performance-enhancing substances.

Bowe's agent, Todd France, said his client was guilty only of taking a weight loss supplement.

"Dwayne did not take a steroid or any other peformance-enhancing drug," France said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "However he took a diuretic for weight loss, which unfortunately has a negative affect under the league's policy. Dwayne is sincerely disappointed and apologetic that he let down the Chiefs organization, his teammates and the fans. He looks forward to returning and putting this situation behind him."

Neither the Chiefs nor the league would make further comment.

More pro football: Edwards pleads not guilty to assault count

Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge after he was accused of punching a man outside a downtown nightclub last month.

Edwards was arraigned in Cleveland Municipal Court. The 26-year-old was traded to the New York Jets two days after he was accused of punching a friend of NBA star LeBron James on Oct. 5.

James called Edwards' actions "childish."

Pro baseball: Greinke of Royals wins AL Cy Young Award

When the phone rang, Zack Greinke let it go — he didn't recognize the number. Only after listening to the voice mail did he call back and find out he'd won the American League Cy Young Award.

The Kansas City Royals ace easily beat out Felix Hernandez for the honor after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination. Winning left the extremely shy Greinke with mixed emotions.

"Back in Orlando, I haven't really got a whole lot of attention from people, which has been nice," he said. "So I hope it doesn't get that way, where everyone is like, 'Oh, hey, Zack, hi."'

More pro baseball: Sandy Alomar Jr. hired by Indians as first base coach

Sandy Alomar Jr.'s baseball career has brought him back home.

The Indians' popular former All-Star catcher has been hired by new Cleveland manager Manny Acta as the team's first-base coach. Alomar had spent the past two seasons as a catching instructor for the New York Mets.

He will also mentor Cleveland's catchers.

"He's going to be huge overall for us," Acta said.

Alomar played 20 seasons in the majors — 11 in Cleveland — before retiring in 2007. While in New York, he served on the same coaching staff as his father, Sandy Alomar Sr., who was the team's bench coach.

Minor league baseball: Backman starts over with Brooklyn farm team

Wally Backman wants another chance to manage in the majors.

The former Mets second baseman, fired after four days with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004, was introduced as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, New York's Class-A farm team in the New York-Penn League.

"I have to start over somewhere," Backman said at the club's Coney Island ballpark. "I couldn't really ask for a better minor league job."

It's his first position with a major league organization since the Diamondbacks hired him as manager five years ago. They abruptly let him go after reports about his off-the-field issues: an arrest for drunken driving and another for assault, along with financial problems.

Pro basketball: Knicks have to decide if Iverson is their Answer

The New York Knicks passed on a chance to sign Allen Iverson last summer. A few months and only one victory later, they have to decide if he's worth reconsidering.

Iverson is on the market again after the Memphis Grizzlies waived him. And while the Knicks weren't interested in the offseason, they won't rule the former scoring champion out yet.

"We had our little group from last year we wanted to keep together and that was the decision in the summertime, not to disrupt what we had," coach Mike D'Antoni said.

More pro basketball: Thunder's Livingston has knee staples removed

Oklahoma City forward Shaun Livingston had surgery to remove staples from an earlier procedure on his left knee and is expected to be out three to four weeks.

"Everything went well," coach Scott Brooks said before the Thunder played the Heat in Miami. "It was minor surgery."

Livingston has spent nearly three years trying to recover from tearing three ligaments in an ugly spill during a game in February 2007.

Pro hockey: Shanahan retires from NHL after 21 seasons

Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career.

The 40-year-old forward announced that he wouldn't play again. After going through training camp with the New Jersey Devils, the team he spent his final season with, he and the club mutually parted unexpectedly shortly before opening night of the season.

"I would like to thank my family and all of the friends who have helped me achieve and maintain my childhood dream of playing in the National Hockey League," Shanahan said in a statement released by the NHL.

Boxing: LA prosecutors review Tyson photographer case

Prosecutors have begun investigating whether to charge ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and a photographer for a scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport.

City attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan says police handed his office a preliminary report of the Nov. 11 confrontation.

Tyson and photographer Tony Echeverria made citizens' arrests, each claiming he was punched by the other man.

Mateljan says city attorney's investigators want to interview both men and see video of the incident.

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