• Giants LB Pierce out indefinitely with neck injury
  New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam surprisingly revealed a bulging disk in his neck.

• No. 1 UConn just keeps on rolling
  Maya Moore scored 21 points, Tina Charles added 18 and top-ranked Connecticut coasted to its 42nd straight victory, beating Holy Cross 87-34 on Friday night.

• No. 2 Michigan State rolls past Toledo, 75-62
  Draymond Green had 15 points to lead a balanced attack, and No. 2 Michigan State kept up its home court mastery with a 75-62 win over Toledo on Friday night.

• UCF beats Auburn 84-74
  A.J Tyler had 19 points and eight rebounds as Central Florida defeated Auburn 84-74 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday night.

• McGrady wants to play, Rockets say no
  Tracy McGrady is eager to play. The Houston Rockets say he'll have to wait.

• Man pleads not guilty for role in UConn case
  A man who allegedly was with the man charged with killing University of Connecticut football Jasper Howard, has pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge.

• Nationals top pick Strasburg won't need surgery
  The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.

• Detroit defeats Robert Morris 71-59
  Thomas Kennedy scored 19 points and had four steals in Detroit's 71-59 win over Robert Morris on Friday.

• Idle Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship
  Sophie Gustafson moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship on Friday before second-round play was suspended because of bad weather.

• Easley leads Murray State past James Madison 71-43
  Tony Easley had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Murray State in a 71-43 rout of James Madison on Friday.

• Turner leads No. 15 Ohio State over No. 13 Cal
  Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in as many games, and No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 13 California 76-70 on Friday night in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic.

• Rochette leads Skate Canada, delights home crowd
  Listening to her coach paid off for Joannie Rochette.

• Tenn.-Martin holds off Harris-Stowe 79-67
  Reuben Clayton scored 21 points to lead Tennessee-Martin in a 79-67 win over Harris-Stowe, notching the first career victory for new coach Jason James on Friday.

• Pricey gift: MLB offers Series film set for $2,229
  Major League Baseball has the perfect gift to bust a budget in a recession.

• Stiegler done for season with broken bones in leg
  U.S. skier Resi Stiegler is out for the season after breaking two bones in her left leg in a crash during giant slalom training.

• Fisher leads No. 5 Villanova past Dayton 71-65
  Corey Fisher scored 18 points to lead No. 5 Villanova past No. 18 Dayton 71-65 on Friday in the second round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

• Female ski jumpers hear reasons for case dismissal
  Vancouver Olympic organizers didn't violate women ski jumpers' rights because they had no power to include their event in the 2010 Winters Games.

• Northug the man to beat as Olympic season starts
  Petter Northug enters the Olympic season as the man to beat in cross-country skiing, and he isn't doing much to downplay expectations.

• Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races
  The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for the second straight week in World Cup competition and Canada and Germany took advantage in the snowless Adirondack Mountains.

• Miami defeats UNC-Wilmington 67-60
  Malcolm Grant scored 18 points and Miami defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 67-60 on Friday.

• Hopson leads No. 10 Vols to 105-66 rout of ECU
  Scott Hopson is making himself right at home outside the 3-point arc. No. 10 Tennessee is making itself at home in the Virgin Islands.

• NC State defeats Akron 66-45
  Tracy Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds as North Carolina State beat Akron 66-45 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday.

• St. Louis Cardinals announce season ticket pricing
  St. Louis Cardinals season ticket prices are increasing an average of 3 percent next year.

• Death of Drew Brees' mother ruled a suicide
  The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.

• Kings owner will no longer operate WNBA franchise
  The Sacramento Monarchs folded on Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises.