Woods takes out $54M mortgage on Fla. estate

Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a $54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate.

Mortgage documents filed last month in Martin County show Woods will make payments to an entity called JRD Florida Ventures LLC. That is a Virginia company whose registered agent is an attorney with the firm that represented Woods' ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, in their divorce.

No details of the divorce settlement have been made public. The documents say Woods will pay the mortgage in full by January 2016.

The mortgage's existence was previously reported by several media outlets. Attorneys for Woods and his ex-wife declined comment.

Woods and Nordegren divorced Aug. 23 and mortage papers were dated Aug. 25.

Pro baseball: McCourt says wife didn't risk of being a Dodgers owner

Former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt didn't want to take the risk associated with buying the Los Angeles Dodgers six years ago and only started representing herself as a co-owner last summer when her marriage was on the ropes, her estranged husband testified at their divorce trial.

Frank McCourt spent his third day on the stand in a downtown courtroom, explaining that a postnuptial marital agreement signed by the couple in March 2004 was created to give his wife protection from his creditors, while giving him the ability to run his businesses — one of which was the then-recently purchased Dodgers.

McCourt bought the Dodgers in what he called a risky deal for about $430 million, a majority of which was funded with loans that needed to be refinanced within two years.

"She said to me repeatedly, 'You can make a billion dollars, you can lose a billion dollars. I want my own nest egg,"' McCourt, 57, said.

More pro baseball: Glaus returns from disabled list

The Atlanta Braves activated Troy Glaus from the 15-day disabled list after the infielder missed 14 games with left knee inflammation.

Glaus spent his rehab stint at Triple-A Gwinnett playing exclusively at third base, the position he played most of his first 11 years before the Braves signed him as their first baseman last winter. Glaus hit .333 in 30 at-bats with two homers and eight RBIs at Gwinnett.

The unstable knee contributed to Glaus' .173 batting average in a 51-game stretch since June 13. He was the National League player of the month for May.

Glaus lost his status as an everyday player when Derrek Lee was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Cubs last month. Martin Prado is the third baseman with Chipper Jones out for the season with a knee injury.

Pro basketball: Hawks add C Thomas to frontcourt

The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent center Etan Thomas to add bulk in the frontcourt.

The 6-foot-10 Thomas spent most of his career with the Washington Wizards but finished last season with Oklahoma City. He's averaged 5.8 point and 4.8 rebounds per game over his eight-year career, which includes 74 starts.

Hawks coach Larry Drew says Thomas will add veteran leadership and physical toughness.

Pro hockey: Canadiens re-sign G Price to two-year contract

The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed restricted free-agent goalie Carey Price to a two-year contract.

The 22-year-old goaltender signed the new contract, ending two months of negotiations with the Canadiens.

Price has spent his entire career in Montreal after being selected fifth overall in the 2005 NHL draft. He'll start the upcoming season as the team's No. 1 goalie. He split the duties last season with Jaroslav Halak, who has since been dealt to the St. Louis Blues.

College football: Tide's Dareus ruled ineligible for two games

Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus has been declared ineligible for two games for accepting nearly $2,000 in improper benefits during two trips to Miami.

An NCAA ruling also ordered Dareus, defensive MVP of the national championship game, to pay $1,787 dollars to a charity of his choice before regaining eligibility. The top-ranked Crimson Tide opens tomorrow night against San Jose State and then hosts No. 19 Penn State. Alabama will already be without Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram (knee injury) for at least the opener.

Dareus was ruled ineligible for receiving preferential treatment and agent benefits, including airfare, lodging, meals and transportation during the Miami trips.

Coach Nick Saban said on his radio show that Alabama will appeal the NCAA's penalty.

"It is important to note that Marcell never intentionally violated any NCAA rules and did not knowingly receive any benefits from an agent," Mike Ward, Alabama's associate athletic director for compliance, said in a statement. "Marcell lived up to the letter and spirit of the NCAA cooperative principle and the NCAA described him as 'one of the most truthful student-athletes we have ever interviewed."'

More college football: Rebels will play 1st game without DE Lockett

There's multiple ways Kentrell Lockett has helped Mississippi win football games over the past three years.

The 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive end often chips in with a vicious tackle at a crucial juncture, stopping the other team for a loss. But sometimes, it's a well-timed joke or flawless impersonation of a teammate that might keep the Rebels loose in a tense moment.

"He's got the perfect balance," defensive tackle Jerrell Powe said. "He knows when to be serious and when it's time to ease the tension with something funny."

But Mississippi will begin the season against Jacksonville State tomorrow without its emotional leader, who is one of five team captains, because he's undergoing tests for an irregular heartbeat discovered last week.

College basketball: UConn given another week to respond to NCAA

The NCAA is giving Connecticut another week to respond to allegations that the school's basketball program committed eight major rules violations.

The university was expected to respond by Aug. 20, but that deadline was moved last month to Sept. 3 based on requests by the coaches cited in the allegations.

UConn said the date has now been set at Sept. 7.

Former assistants Beau Archibald and Patrick Sellers resigned amid accusations that they lied to investigators, who found hundreds of improper calls and texts from UConn staff to recruits.

Coach Jim Calhoun also is cited in the NCAA report for failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance.

The school says compliance officials will go over the document before it is released to the public to ensure it meets state privacy and Freedom of Information Act requirements.

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