BASEBALL
Lohse agrees to $41 million deal
ST. LOUIS - Pitcher Kyle Lohse and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed yesterday to a $41 million, four-year contract.
Lohse was 15-6 with a 3.78 ERA this season and led the staff with 200 innings.
In other baseball news:
Kelly Shoppach, one of the bright spots in a disappointing season for the Cleveland Indians, had surgery on his right knee. The arthroscopic procedure was termed minor by the club, which expects Shoppach to be fully recovered well before the team opens spring training in February.
Pitching coach Jeff Andrews and first base coach Lou Frazier were fired by Pittsburgh after only one season in their jobs. Andrews had season-long problems with one of the worst staffs in the franchise's history.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, recovering from elbow surgery, was released by the Florida Marlins. Mitre underwent Tommy John surgery July 15, missed the entire 2008 season and is not expected to return until midseason next year at the earliest.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Tech's Boyce, Taylor to undergo surgery
Virginia Tech wide receiver Xavier Boyce (left knee) and defensive end Bruce Taylor (left shoulder) will undergo surgeries. Both are true freshmen backups who have played on special teams. Neither played at Nebraska. Boyce also missed the previous two games. Six other Hokies already are out with season-ending injuries. The only starter in that group is sophomore rover Davon Morgan, a Varina High graduate, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee at Nebraska.
The other players who have already undergone season-ending surgeries are sophomore free safety Ron Cooper, from Meadowbrook (ACL); junior fullback Kenny Younger, from Mills Godwin (knee); junior receiver Brandon Dillard (Achilles); true freshman defensive end Joe Jones (shoulder); and true freshman receiver Marcus Davis (shoulder).
UConn QB out six to eight weeks
STORRS, Conn. - Connecticut coach Randy Edsall says quarterback Tyler Lorenzen is expected to be out of the lineup for six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery over the weekend on his broken right foot.
The Huskies lost both Lorenzen and starting tight end Steve Brouse in Friday night's 26-21 win at Louisville. Edsall said Brouse also will miss up to eight weeks after undergoing surgery on his broken right leg.
In other college football news:
Washington quarterback Jake Locker has a broken right thumb and will be sidelined up to eight weeks. Locker was injured Saturday night against Stanford.
In Manhattan, Kan., Kansas State safety Gary Chandler has been suspended indefinitely after being arrested for driving on a revoked license and obstructing the legal process.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Santa Clara's Bryant assaulted
SAN FRANCISCO - Standout Santa Clara center John Bryant was recovering from stab wounds to the back stemming from an off-campus incident early Saturday, Santa Clara police said.
Police said the matter was under investigation.
Bryant, who led the West Coast Conference in rebounds and blocked shots last season and was second in scoring, was moving around yesterday and expected to be playing again soon, the school said.
NBA
Dorsey makes deal with Rockets
HOUSTON - Rookie forward Joey Dorsey agreed to a contract with the Houston Rockets. The 6-8 Dorsey was drafted by Portland early in the second round before the Rockets acquired his rights. Dorsey was twice named the Conference USA defensive player of the year for Memphis, where he was the league's career rebounding leader.
In other NBA news:
Miami General Manager Randy Pfund, who helped the Heat win the 2006 NBA championship as the highlight of his 13 years with the franchise, resigned. Pfund has chosen to pursue "other business opportunities," the Heat said. Team President Pat Riley will assume Pfund's duties.
ELSEWHERE
Another Super Bowl, another rock 'n' roll superstar at halftime. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at this year's Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC said.
Jack Faulkner, a longtime executive with the Rams and coach of the Denver Broncos in 1962 and 1963, has died. He was 82. He died Sunday night in Newport Beach, Calif., the St. Louis Rams said. Mr. Faulkner had a 53-year career in the NFL. He joined the Rams in 1955 as an assistant coach under first-year coach Sid Gillman. He was associated with the Rams for 43 years.
In Charleston, W.Va., Rick Cook was remembered as a caring coach who kept a state championship machine going at Mercer Christian Academy in girls basketball. Services were held Monday in Narrows, Va., for Mr. Cook, who died Thursday at age 45. Mr. Cook won Class A girls titles in two of his four seasons as the Cavaliers' coach. Mr. Cook's daughter, Brittany, is a senior at Virginia Tech and led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring last season. She played for her father from 2001-04 and won state titles in 2001 and 2002.
AROUND THE STATE
Virginia Tech's men's and women's basketball teams will host Late Night with the Hokies on Oct. 17 at 9 p.m. in Cassell Coliseum. The teams will participate in a one-hour program that includes a dunk contest, 3-point contest and half-court shot for a fan to win money. Admission is free, and the first 4,000 fans will receive a T-shirt. - From Staff and Wire Reports
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