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Nevada suspends 3 basketball players indefinitely Nevada starting guard Brandon Fields and two incoming freshmen have been suspended from the basketball team indefinitely after being cited for misdemeanor petty larceny, Wolf Pack coach Mark Fox said Thursday. [Hidden Content]

Pitt's Fields out again after another surgery on foot Pittsburgh's Levance Fields, one of the Big East's top guards, will miss the start of preseason practice Friday while he recovers from a second operation this year on his left foot. [Hidden Content]

Katz: Down in the bunker, UConn all business The Connecticut coaching staff calls their locker room the bunker. It's the place where two national championships were hatched, and a third one could be as well, writes Andy Katz. [Hidden Content]

Sources: Padres lining up suitors for shot at Peavy The San Diego Padres have begun to exchange names with teams interested in All-Star pitcher Jake Peavy. [Hidden Content]

MLBPA says teams acted in concert against Bonds The baseball players' union says it has found evidence teams acted in concert against signing Barry Bonds. [Hidden Content]

Caple: The art of second-guessing Jim Caple looks at the forgotten favorite pastime of postseason baseball -- the art of second-guessing the manager. Story [Hidden Content]

Crasnick: Red Sox need Dice-K to deliver For the third time in the last five years, the Red Sox are faced with a do-or-die situation in the ALCS. Up on the hill for the Sox in Thursday's Game 5 against the Rays, will be Daisuke Matsuzaka. [Hidden Content]

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]