*NHL: The agent for Hurricanes star Eric Staal and his brother, Jordan Staal of the Penguins, said a prosecutor would settle a case stemming from Eric’s bachelor party last month in Minnesota if the brothers plead guilty to a petty misdemeanor for disorderly conduct. … The Bruins signed center Zach Hamill, the No. 8 overall draft pick.
*TENNIS: Nikolay Davydenko, whose loss last week in Poland is under investigation due to suspicious betting patterns, beat Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in the Rogers Cup inMontreal. The ATP said it had no plans to suspend the Russian star. James Blake dropped out, citing abdominal problems. … Venus Williams withdrew from next week’s Rogers Cup in Toronto.
*SOCCER: Former Fire star Peter Nowak, 43, will coach the U.S. under-23 men’s team that will attempt to qualify for next year’s Olympics. … European soccer’s governing body will investigate reports of racist taunting of U.S midfielder DaMarcus Beasley by fans in Montenegro.
*OBITUARIES: Former Notre Dame kicker Harry Oliver, whose 51-yard field goal beat Michigan in 1980, has died at 48. South Bend’s WNDU-TV reported Oliver had died after a battle with cancer. … Former Florida A&M basketball coach Willie Booker has died at 65. … Elmer Gross, who coached Penn State to the 1954 Final Four, has died at 90. … Gato Del Sol, the 1982 Kentucky Derby winner, has died at 28.
*ALSO: Jeremy Mayfield will not return to Bill Davis Racing next season. … Pep Boys is the new sponsor of the Oct. 28 Nextel Cup race in Atlanta. … Former IBF junior middleweight champion Raul Marquez won his fifth straight bout, stopping Jay Pina in the second round in Hollywood, Fla.
