*NFL: Byron Leftwich is likely to start at quarterback for the Steelers against the Colts on Sunday. Ben Roethlisberger, who reinjured his separated right shoulder in Monday’s 23-6 win over the Redskins, underwent an MRI exam Tuesday, but the results were not immediately released. … Daunte Culpepper, 31, passed his physical and signed with the Lions and could be ready to play against the Jaguars if Dan Orlovsky’s thumb injury keeps him out. … Bills Pro Bowl defensive end Aaron Schobel will miss at least another two weeks and could be out the rest of the season with a foot injury.
*NBA: Chauncey Billups, traded to the Nuggets for Allen Iverson, will make his Denver debut Friday against the Mavericks. … Suns forward Alando Tucker had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be sidelined about four weeks. … The Thunder signed 7-foot center Steven Hill.
*TENNIS: Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic defeated Ana Ivanovic at the WTA’s season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar. Venus Williams defeated No. 2 Dinara Safina, and No. 9 Vera Zvonareva beat Svetlana Kuznetsova. … Rafael Nadal has tendinitis in his right knee and could be in doubt for Spain’s Nov. 21-23 Davis Cup final against Argentina. … Lennart Bergelin, who coached Bjorn Borg for 12 years and captained Sweden to its first Davis Cup title, died at 83. … Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, 40, has separated from his fiance, 24-year-old Sandy Meyer-Woelden.
*COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Quarterback Bill Stull has been cleared to play after a concussion and will resume as Pittsburgh’s starter. Sophomore Pat Bostick, who led Pitt to wins at West Virginia and Notre Dame, goes back to the bench. … A day after Phillip Fulmer’s forced resignation at Tennessee, Duke’s David Cutcliffe, North Carolina’s Butch Davis and South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier said they were not interested in the job. … Georgia Tech left tackle Andrew Gardner will have shoulder surgery and is done for the season. … Freshman Michigan receiver Darryl Stonum has been charged with DUI.
*GOLF: Phil Mickelson isn’t quite ready to join the European Tour but said he sees the game’s future in growth outside the U.S. “I’m just not ready now to commit to that,” said Mickelson, in China to defend his HSBC Champions title. “I’m not going to rule it out for the future. I think that’s where the game is growing and is heading. The European Tour has made great strides.” … Jim Holtgrieve has been named U.S. captain for the 2011 Walker Cup in Scotland.
*COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oklahoma senior center Courtney Paris is the sixth unanimous choice in the 15-year history of the AP Preseason All-American team. She was joined by Connecticut’s Maya Moore, Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry, Maryland’s Kristi Toliver and Oklahoma State’s Andrea Riley..
*OLYMPICS: Fencer Eliza Stone, 17, a Princeton-bound senior at the Chicago University School, won her international debut in the sabre event at the Carl Schwende Tournament in Montreal. Judoka Jessica Irons, 15, of Yorkville High, won a gold medal in her senior internatonal debut in the 114-pound division at the Benito Juarez Championships in Mexico.
— Phil Hersh
… Five-time Olympic shooter John McNally, 52, accepted a six-month suspension after testing positive for two banned substances. … Innsbruck, Austria, and Kuopio, Finland, are finalists to host 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.
*BOXING: Hasim Rahman (45-6) will take on Wladimir Klitschko (51-3) for his IBF heavyweight title. He replaces Alexander Povetkin of Russia, who pulled out of the Dec. 13 fight in Germany with an ankle injury. … WBC light-heavyweight champ Adrian Diaconu postponed his first title defense due to a hand injury. He was to face Italian Silvio Branco on Nov. 15 in Bucharest.
*ALSO: Diego Maradona, 48, officially became Argentina’s new soccer coach. His first game in charge will be a friendly against Scotland on Nov. 19 in Glasgow. “It’s an honor,” he said. “I’m going to give it my all.” … Johnny Gray, Don Bowden, Bill Carr and Bernie Wefers were selected for induction into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame on Dec. 6.
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EDITED BY LEE C. GORDON FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
