*BASKETBALL: Center Dwight Howard was held out of the Magic’s game against the Jazz, snapping his streak of 351 consecutive games played since entering the NBA in 2004. He left Friday’s game against the Suns with a sprained left knee. … In women’s basketball, Melissa Lechlitner scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half as No. 8 Notre Dame (8-1) finished on a 13-5 run to beat Valparaiso 63-54.
*HOCKEY: Blackhawks defenseman James Wisniewski, on a rehab assignment (knee), scored three goals as Rockford beat the Wolves 7-2 despite being outshot 43-31. … Coyotes forward Brian McGrattan agreed to enter the substance-abuse program administered by the NHL and union. No specifics on his case were available.
*NFL: Saints running back Reggie Bush will have an MRI on the left knee he sprained against the Bears on Thursday. … The 49ers put receiver Arnaz Battle (foot) on injured reserve. San Francisco signed running back Thomas Clayton from the practice squad, another indication Frank Gore probably won’t play Sunday at Miami.
*BASEBALL: The Indians officially announced the signing of former Cubs closer Kerry Wood to a two-year deal worth $20.5 million. The deal includes a third-year option with a vesting mechanism. … Reliever Kyle Farnsworth and the Royals formally agreed on a two-year, $9.25 million contract. … The Rockies and reliever Alan Embree agreed to a one-year contract.
*GOLF: Annika Sorenstam shot a 3-over 75, hurting her chances of ending a stellar career by winning the Dubai Ladies Masters for a third straight time. Sorenstam is four shots behind leader Anja Monke of Germany. … South Africa’s Thomas Aiken eagled the last hole for a course-record 11-under 61 to lead American Len Mattiace by one stroke after the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa.
*BOXING: Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) defended his IBF heavyweight crown by stopping American Hasim Rahman in the seventh round in Mannheim, Germany . . . Tina Ellertson scored her first international goal to give the U.S. a 1-0 win over China in a women’s soccer exhibition in Carson, Calif.
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EDITED BY MIKE PANKOW FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
