ESPN.com Friday, February 22, 2008

LeBron James finally got some help to win an NBA title.

Tiger Woods barely broke a sweat. Steve Stricker went into overtime for the second straight day. They had only one thing in common Thursday in the Accenture Match Play Championship, which ultimately was all that mattered.

Barry Bonds submitted court papers complaining his chances for a fair trial could be hurt by typographical errors in a U.S. filing wrongly accusing him of flunking a 2001 drug test.

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Ryan Howard won his salary arbitration case against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday when he was award $10 million, the highest figure awarded a victorious player.

The New England Patriots did not place their franchise tag on wide receiver Randy Moss on Thursday, technically leaving Moss open to free agency on Feb. 29.

Kelvin Sampson's fate as Indiana men's basketball coach remained unsettled Thursday as a university official dismissed a report claiming Sampson has been fired.

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Panthers forward Richard Zednik felt like he'd been stabbed in the neck when a teammate's skate blade sliced into his carotid artery.

Detroit Tigers slugger Gary Sheffield called his former agent a "bad person" and said Scott Boras is trying to get money he doesn't deserve.

All-American forward Candace Parker will skip her senior season at Tennessee.

Staring up at the imposing Wladimir Klitschko during the weigh-in two days before their heavyweight unification fight, Sultan Ibragimov barely batted an eye.

Boston slugger Manny Ramirez wants to finish his career with the Red Sox but doesn't plan to ask the club to pick up his option for 2009.

Sources have told ESPN.com that the Hornets, Rockets and Grizzlies were in final discussions on a multi-player deal that would send Mike James and Bonzi Wells to New Orleans, with Bobby Jackson, Adam Haluska and a second-round draft pick going to Houston.

Jamal Lewis agreed in principle in a deal to stay with the Browns more than two years. Terms of the deal, including the length, are not known other than Lewis signed for more than two years.

More than three dozen current and former Duke lacrosse players claim in a lawsuit they suffered emotional distress during the furor over the now-discredited rape case against three of their teammates.

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