Tuesday's Sports In Brief

By The Associated Press

Here's a look at Tuesday's sports in brief around the country.

BASEBALL

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira and the New York Yankees completed their $180 million, eight-year contract, announcing the deal in perhaps the final event at the old Yankee Stadium.

The deal was agreed to Dec. 23, but both sides had to settle contract language and the first baseman had to pass a physical.

New York has committed $423.5 million on three free-agent additions during the offseason after its streak of 13 consecutive postseason appearances ended. On Dec. 18, the Yankees completed a $161 million, seven-year contract with left-hander CC Sabathia and an $82.5 million, five-year deal with right-hander A.J. Burnett.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s attorney general is investigating the Bowl Championship Series for a possible violation of federal antitrust laws after an undefeated Utes team was left out of the national title game for the second time in five years.

Attorney General Mark Shurtleff contends the BCS unfairly puts schools like Utah, which is a member of a conference without an automatic bid to the lucrative bowl games, at a competitive and financial disadvantage.

The BCS is designed to pit the top two teams against each other in a national championship game each year. It uses a complicated formula based on human polls and computer rankings to determine who plays in that game, which Shurtleff contends is biased.

BOSTON (AP) — Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski met with New York Jets officials to discuss their head coaching vacancy — an interview that was expected to cost him his job with the Eagles.

Jagodzinski, who became BC’s coach in 2007, was told by athletic director Gene DeFilippo that he would be fired if he met with the NFL team.

ESPN.com, citing two people close to the situation, reported that Jagodzinski will not be retained by BC because of the meeting with New York.

DeFilippo said late Tuesday afternoon that he was hoping to meet with Jagodzinski on Wednesday before taking action but wouldn’t say whether the coach would be fired.

PRO FOOTBALL

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A gun owned by Indianapolis Colts star Marvin Harrison was used in an April shooting, but investigators still can’t determine who pulled the trigger, the city’s chief prosecutor said.

Five of the six bullet casings found at the North Philadelphia shooting scene came from Harrison’s weapon, but investigators have conflicting witness accounts of who fired it, Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham said.

No charges have been filed in the April 28 shooting and the investigation remains open.

The victim has sued Harrison and law enforcement will be keeping tabs on that proceeding to see if any new evidence emerges that could help the criminal investigation, Abraham said.

PRO BASKETBALL

DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks with a broken bone in his shooting hand, but he won’t need surgery.

Anthony was fitted with a red, removable splint after breaking a bone in his right hand in a victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

He’s been told by doctors he’ll be out 3-to-4 weeks.

Anthony was injured when Pacers center Jeff Foster swatted at the ball, catching part of Anthony’s hand. He continued to play despite numbness in the hand, scoring 21 points before leaving late in the fourth quarter of a 135-115 win.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kay Yow once again has to leave her North Carolina State program to focus on her fight against cancer.

In a statement released by the school, the Hall of Fame coach said she will not return to the team this season due to health issues related to her battle against the disease.

Yow said she will revisit the decision no later than the end of the season. Her contract runs through 2011-12.

Yow, 66, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987. The disease recurred in the 2004-05 season, forcing her to miss two games while attending an eight-day nutritional modification program. She also missed 16 games to focus on treatment two seasons ago before returning to lead her team on an emotional late-season run.

OLYMPIC SPORTS

DENVER (AP) — Steve Roush resigned from the U.S. Olympic Committee, leaving a post in which he played a key role in organizing logistics for American athletes at the last three Games.

He was the USOC’s chief of sport performance since 2003. For the three years before that, he worked as sports partnership director.

The USOC said his resignation is “effective this month.”

Roush was widely considered one of the most active advocates of athletes in the American Olympic movement. In the six years leading to the Beijing Olympics, he made more than two dozen trips to China to ensure optimal conditions — everything from living quarters, to the food they ate, to their training facilities.