HONOLULU Michelle Wie's home state, which promotes itself as a golfer's paradise with year-round sunny weather, has bid aloha to the LPGA Tour - for now.

GLENDALE, Ariz. The Phoenix Coyotes have signed left wing Stefan Meyer to a one-year contract.

A top Cuban pitching prospect with a 100 mph fastball has defected from the national team while playing in a tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

WORCESTER, Mass. Sean Kearney is the new basketball coach at Holy Cross.

MINNEAPOLIS The Koivu brothers could be united in Minnesota.

LAS VEGAS Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said rumblings about his financial troubles are nothing more than rumors, but public records obtained by The Associated Press show the boxer nicknamed "Money" owes about $6.4 million to the Internal Revenue Service and others.

RALEIGH, N.C. The Carolina Hurricanes locked up another of their free agents Thursday, re-signing forward Chad LaRose to a two-year deal.

NEW YORK Donnie Walsh says he will consider giving more than a one-year deal to a free agent, following a report that he plans to do that with Jason Kidd.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Bump-drafting, slingshot passing and restrictor-plate racing weren't the buzzwords being thrown around Daytona International Speedway on Thursday.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico A jury in the U.S. Virgin Islands has awarded Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor and two partners the return of a $1.5 million deposit from the botched sale of a private island.

SAN DIEGO Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame.

MIAMI Defenseman Jordan Leopold, acquired in the deal that sent the rights to defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to Calgary, signed a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers on Thursday.

INDIANAPOLIS Australian driver Will Power will rejoin Penske Racing for the July 12 event in Toronto.

SYLVANIA, Ohio Morgan Pressel, Song-Hee Kim and Laura Diaz made the most of the defending champion's absence at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

BETHESDA, Md. Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some frustration built up from a year of not winning.

WIMBLEDON, England Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can't bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage.

PITTSBURGH Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 Thursday after overcoming a five-run deficit and then wasting a ninth-inning lead.

RICHMOND, Va. Suspended NFL star Michael Vick would keep one vehicle, one home and a large assortment of furniture and personal items if his creditors and the judge who rejected his previous bankruptcy plan approve a revised one filed Thursday.

DALLAS The Dallas Stars have signed free agent defenseman Karlis Skrastins to a two-year deal worth $2.75 million.

CHICAGO A day after jumping to Detroit, Ben Gordon says the Chicago Bulls never made a contract offer even though general manager Gar Forman said re-signing him was the No. 1 priority.

SAN DIEGO Manny Ramirez will be back in big leagues on Friday night after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. His return should be nothing short of a spectacle.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua Investigators have released new evidence that points to suicide in the death of former boxing champion and Managua mayor Alexis Arguello.

CINCINNATI Joey Votto singled with the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds ended an afternoon of wasted chances by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Thursday.

HOUSTON A person close to the situation tells The Associated Press that the Houston Rockets are meeting with Los Angeles Lakers forward Trevor Ariza.

BOSTON Mark Recchi joined the Boston Bruins hoping to win his fourth Stanley Cup ring. He decided to stay to take another shot at it.

NEW YORK The NFL suspended Jets linebacker Calvin Pace for four games without pay Thursday for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

GLENDALE, Ariz. Free agent defenseman Adrian Aucoin has signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes, giving the team a veteran presence on and off the ice.

Nearly a year after his record Olympics, Michael Phelps still sells.

ATLANTA The Atlanta Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov to a four-year, $16 million contract on Thursday, setting up a reunion with Ilya Kovalchuk.

CLEVELAND Right-hander Winton Abreu has been acquired by the Cleveland Indians from the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league right-hander John Meloan.

NEW YORK David Beckham has become a bad teammate on the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Landon Donovan.

MONACO For all of Lance Armstrong's Tour de France victories, he still hasn't won the hearts of the French. That may be about to change.

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa Northern Iowa offensive lineman Austin Steichen and two other men have been arrested in connection with an alleged assault.

NEWARK, N.J. Forward Ilkka Pikkarainen has rejoined the New Jersey Devils.

MONACO Cycling's governing body says all 180 riders expected to start the Tour de France - plus one - have undergone planned pre-race blood tests.

WIMBLEDON, England The current edition of Wimbledon is the 23rd Grand Slam tournament since Andy Roddick won his lone major championship at the 2003 U.S. Open.

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France Martin Kaymer of Germany leads the French Open by three strokes after the first round, tying the course record with a 9-under 62.

ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to terms with 16-year-old outfielder Wagner Mateo, considered to be among the top amateur free agents from Latin America.

NEW YORK Four top women's tennis players will again face off in a one-night tournament at Madison Square Garden for the Billie Jean King Cup.

MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins have made another move with their bullpen, bringing up Brian Duensing and sending down Sean Henn.

CALGARY, Alberta Sidney Crosby, left off the team as an 18-year-old in 2006, was among 46 players invited Thursday to the Canada Olympic hockey orientation camp next month.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio Laughing and loose, Shaq looked right at home.

TUKWILA, Wash. Forward Jozy Altidore, backup goalkeeper Brad Guzan and midfielder Ricardo Clark were among seven players added to the U.S. roster for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

CHICAGO The Chicago Cubs have acquired infielder Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies for minor league right-handed pitcher Al Alburquerque and designated infielder Ryan Freel for assignment.

CHICAGO The Chicago Cubs have acquired infielder Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies for minor league right-handed pitcher Al Alburquerque and designated infielder Ryan Freel for assignment.

PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney is making his first official trip as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, one day after being sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

CHICAGO The Chicago Blackhawks have signed John Madden, a center who has spent his entire 10-year career with the New Jersey Devils.

WIMBLEDON, England Venus Williams has easily reached her eighth Wimbledon final by routing top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. A federal bankruptcy judge has closed the case of the Jockeys' Guild, ending the long-running court supervision of the riders' trade association.

BOSTON Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay has long played America's pastime and will now be able to call himself an American.