Bowden unsure about future

Bobby Bowden said at his home that he has not made a decision about his coaching future at Florida State and plans to meet with university officials again today.

Bowden told The Associated Press that he is still sifting through "options presented to him." Bowden met with Florida State President T.K. Wetherell and athletic director Randy Spetman for an hour yesterday morning.

College football: Kragthorpe says he has no regrets after firing

When Steve Kragthorpe chose to leave Tulsa for Louisville three years ago, he figured it would be the last move of his coaching career.

Less than 36 months later, the ousted coach is heading back west following an underwhelming tenure in which the Cardinals slipped from Big East champion to also-ran.

It's a scenario hard to fathom when he took over for Bobby Petrino in January 2007. Still, Kragthorpe said he has no regrets about his decision to take the job even after being fired on Saturday.

"I'm sorry I didn't win more football games," he said. "Ultimately that's the way that you're judged on this earth if you're a football coach, how many games you win, how many games you lose and I didn't win enough football games to get to stay here."

The Cardinals went 15-21 under Kragthorpe, including a 4-8 mark this season, the program's worst in over a decade.

More college football: La Salle to pay $7.5 million over brain injury

A private university will pay $7.5 million to provide care to a football player who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2005 game, settling a case that questioned how the school handled a concussion the player allegedly suffered a month earlier.

The family of Preston Plevretes, 23, of Marlboro, N.J., settled their lawsuit against La Salle University, the day it was set for trial in Philadelphia.

The settlement came as the NFL, the NCAA and other governing bodies review rules about when athletes should return to play following concussions, amid research that suggests returning too soon can lead to brain damage.

Pro football: Giants place LB Antonio Pierce on injured reserve

The slumping New York Giants placed linebacker Antonio Pierce on injured reserve with a bulging disk in his neck, ending the season for one of their defensive leaders.

Pierce has missed two games since being ruled out indefinitely after an MRI exam Nov. 20 revealed the bulging disk. The Giants (6-5) decided to put Pierce on IR after he received a second opinion from Dr. Robert Watkins, an orthopedic surgeon based in Los Angeles.

The 31-year-old Pierce, in his ninth NFL season and fifth with the Giants, has 55 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in nine games this season.

New York, which has lost five of six since opening the season 5-0, hosts rival Dallas on Sunday is also dealing with an injury to quarterback Eli Manning, who has a stress reaction in his right foot.

Pro baseball: Caray, TBS part ways

Chip Caray has called his final baseball game for TBS.

Network spokesman Jeff Pomeroy confirmed that TBS and the announcer have decided to part ways.

A son of late Braves broadcaster Skip Caray and a grandson of famed broadcaster Harry Caray, Chip Caray had called first-round playoff games for TBS during the past three seasons. He originally worked with Tony Gwynn and Bob Brenly, then teamed with Ron Darling and Buck Martinez.

Caray also was part of the network's Sunday regular-season package.

More pro baseball: Indians claim racy Sizemore photos stolen from e-mail

Major League Baseball officials have asked Internet sites to remove racy photographs of Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore.

Sizemore said the photos — one of them showing him nearly nude — were stolen from his girlfriend's e-mail account and posted online. He contacted baseball officials to stop the spread of the photos, which began appearing Sunday on various Web sites.

It is not known how many sites are complying with MLB's request. At least one site, deadspin.com, is refusing to take the photos down.

More pro baseball: Cora agrees to $2M, 1-yr deal to stay with Mets

Alex Cora is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $2 million, one-year contract with a vesting option for 2011.

The 34-year-old backup infielder played 82 games this year, batting .251 with one home run, 18 RBIs and eight steals. He made 54 starts at shortstop, becoming the regular after Jose Reyes got hurt. But Cora didn't play after Aug. 12 because of torn ligaments in both thumbs that required surgery.

Pro basketball: Ex-Celtics star Walker promising to repay Vegas casino debt

Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle bad check charges with three Las Vegas casinos and avoid trial on felony criminal charges, a defense lawyer and prosecutor said.

Walker wasn't in court when his attorney, Jonathan Powell, described a plan for his client to pay a minimum of almost $13,000 a month over five years to settle a complaint stemming from casino debts at Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood and the Red Rock Resort.

"I fully intend to accept the full responsibility of the debt," Walker, 33, said later by telephone from his home in Chicago.

More pro basketball: Frank upset he couldn't get Nets a victory

Lawrence Frank knew as the losses piled up — even tying a record — that his job was in jeopardy, and he wanted to hang in long enough to get the New Jersey Nets a win.

He couldn't do it.

Frank was fired with the Nets still winless, and he said that's his only regret.

"I understood with our record that there could be potential consequences and that if we didn't win that it would end in termination," Frank said, "and you just kind of want to fight as long as you can fight to get a win because all this team needs ... this team needs to validate some of their hard work.

"You just wanted to see this group through and have a win, because once they win — not that it solves all problems — but it just does really relieve a great deal of pressure on them. So I guess my only thing was I just wanted to fight to at least get this group a win and see where we can go."

More pro basketball: 76ers meet with Iverson

Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers have met to discuss a possible return to the team.

Team president Ed Stefanski said in a statement that both parties remain noncommittal about a final decision after a nearly two-hour meeting in Dallas.

More pro basketball: Bulls G Hinrich out with sprained thumb

Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich will be out one to two weeks with a sprained left thumb, an injury he sustained during a practice last week while the team was on a West Coast road trip.

"It's part of those things you can't control. As soon as Kirk feels like he's able and healthy and there's not a high risk of re-injuring that where he's out a long time, he'll be back," Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said before Chicago took on the Bucks in Milwaukee. Hinrich said he wanted to return as soon as the end of this week, but hasn't been able to grip the ball effectively with the hand.

College basketball: Former Williams coach Shaw dies at 102

Former Williams College men's basketball coach Al Shaw has died at age 102.

The school says Shaw died Sunday at a hospital in North Adams, Mass., several days after suffering a stroke.

Shaw coached the Ephs for 24 seasons, from 1949 to 1973, and had a record of 302-171. Under Shaw, Williams competed in the NCAA Division I tournament in 1955, and his teams played in the NCAA Small College Tournament in 1959 and 1961.

Women's basketball: Ex-track star Jones wants to play in WNBA

Disgraced track star Marion Jones is training for a comeback — in the WNBA.

San Antonio Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes confirmed night that Jones has been training with his assistants to possibly play in the WNBA, more than a year after the 34-year-old was released from federal prison for lying about her doping use.

The New York Times first reported that Jones has been working on her skills and conditioning in San Antonio since October. Jones told the newspaper she received a call in May from someone in the NBA asking if she might play in the WNBA. She said the WNBA could "give me an opportunity to get a second chance."

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