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Knight says he hasn't ruled out coaching again Bob Knight, the winningest coach in Division I history, left the door ajar to a return to coaching college basketball during a wide-ranging television interview broadcast Wednesday night. [Hidden Content]

BYU player stabbed while working as missionary BYU basketball player Chris Collinsworth is recovering in Sydney, Australia, after being stabbed while working on as a Mormon missionary on Tuesday night. [Hidden Content]

Nash leaves preseason game with sprained ankle Steve Nash left Wednesday night's preseason game against the Hawks after spraining his right ankle. [Hidden Content]

An omen? Fenway's famous Citgo sign catches fire A fire Wednesday blackened some panels on the red, white and blue Citgo sign over Fenway's Green Monster in left field. [Hidden Content]

Sources: Pettitte wants to throw for Yanks in '09 Sources said on Wednesday that Andy Pettitte's agent told the Yankees the pitcher wants to throw for the them next season. [Hidden Content]

Celtics to pick up Rondo's option for 2009 season The Celtics announced Tuesday that they will exercise their $2.09 million option on point guard Rajon Rondo's contract for the 2009-10 season. [Hidden Content]

Greek team that signed Childress eyes NBA stars The owners of Greek club team Olympiacos, which shook up the NBA by signing Hawks sixth man Josh Childress, say they're just getting started signing NBA players. [Hidden Content]

Ford: NBA trade talk already hot and heavy Shawn Marion, Vince Carter and Lamar Odom are among the top 10 NBA players most likely to be dealt, according to Chad Ford. [Hidden Content]

Griffey has troublesome left knee scoped in Cincy Chicago White Sox outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. had his left knee, which bothered him for most of the 2008 season, scoped by the Cincinnati Reds' team doctor on Tuesday. [Hidden Content]

Rays to start Kazmir instead of Shields in Game 5 The Rays will start Scott Kazmir instead of James Shields in Game 5 of the ALCS. [Hidden Content]

Neel: Dazed Dodgers have to recover quickly The Dodgers were stunned by the Phillies' late-inning comeback in Game 4, but trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven NLCS, L.A. has no choice but to find a way to put that loss behind them in a hurry. [Hidden Content]

Louisville's Williams injures knee, out 4-6 weeks Louisville senior forward Terrence Williams injured his right knee in a pickup game and will be out four to six weeks. [Hidden Content]

Judge dismisses Glover's NCAA, Big East lawsuit A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the NCAA and Big East Conference filed by a former Seton Hall basketball recruit who was declared ineligible. [Hidden Content]

Wolves' Telfair suspended three games by NBA Sebastian Telfair of the Minnesota Timberwolves has been suspended without pay for three games for pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon. [Hidden Content]

Torre gives Dodgers day off to regroup after loss Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre gave his team a break from practice on Tuesday in a bid to recharge their playoff batteries for Game 5 against the Philadelphia Phillies. [Hidden Content]

Economy, uncertain financing plague Nets arena Nets owner and developer Bruce Ratner has been plagued by a string of problems that have delayed his plans for a new NBA arena, office towers and thousands of apartments in Brooklyn. [Hidden Content]

Yankees fire 3B coach, special pitching instructor Third-base coach Bobby Meacham and special pitching instructor Rich Monteleone were fired Tuesday by the New York Yankees. [Hidden Content]

Young Rays fan's hair scare has a happy ending The Rays' playoff run has turned into a hair-raising experience for a 12-year-old fan who got in trouble for adopting the team's signature playoff hairstyle -- and then wound up on the field with his major-league heroes. [Hidden Content]

Magic Johnson joins ESPN, ABC's NBA coverage Basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson has joined ESPN as a studio analyst for NBA coverage on ESPN and ABC this season. [Hidden Content]

Bryant: Francona at the summit Terry Francona has outlasted the legendary Boston star system to quietly become the most successful manager in the history of the Red Sox. [Hidden Content]

Former Cubs pitcher Foster dies of cancer at 39 Former Cubs pitcher Kevin Foster has died of cancer at age 39. [Hidden Content]

Hawaii college hoops tournament to start in 2009 ESPN and the University of Hawaii have announced a new eight-team, holiday men's college basketball tournament starting in 2009. [Hidden Content]

Two defendants sentenced in Howard Porter case Two more people involved in the killing of former Villanova basketball star Howard Porter were sentenced. [Hidden Content]

Katz: Davis deals with new pressures Instead of planning for an encore performance at Drake, Keno Davis finds himself trying to rebuild a Providence College program that finds itself near the bottom of the Big East, writes Andy Katz. [Hidden Content]

Katz: Siena announces its presence There is now room for a rotation of lesser-known programs to have their day where they can compete with any team in the country. Siena thinks it is next in line, writes Andy Katz. [Hidden Content]