*NFL: Raiders coach Tom Cable isn’t talking about reports he punched defensive assistant Randy Hanson in the jaw and caused injuries that required treatment at a hospital earlier this month. … Rams quarterback Marc Bulger fractured the pinkie finger of his throwing hand and could be out for at least two weeks. … Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis was suspended without pay for the team’s regular-season opener and fined $100,000 by the NFL for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. … Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer missed practice because of a sprained ankle. … Cardinals rookie cornerback Michael Ray Garvin will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
*BASKETBALL : The Raptors have agreed to send swingman Carlos Delfino to the Bucks in exchange for power forward Amir Johnson as part of a four-player trade, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press. … Carmelo Anthony is suing his former business manager, alleging he misappropriated more than $2 million of the Nuggets star’s assets. … Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are being reunited with Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma for the U.S. women’s national basketball team. Also among the first eight chosen to the player pool are Tamika Catchings, Candace Parker, Cappie Pondexter, Kara Lawson, Sylvia Fowles and Seimone Augustus. … Sky President and CEO Margaret Stender announced that the team will play its 2010 home games at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.
*COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti will miss the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. … An Albuquerque lawyer claims a New Mexico football administrative assistant was improperly fired after coach Mike Locksley determined she wasn’t “a younger gal” who would entice recruits. … Former Duke basketball player Greg Paulus won the starting quarterback job at Syracuse.
*HORSE RACING : Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird will have minor throat surgery Tuesday. The operation is to clear a breathing passage. … Citing sources, the Daily Racing Form reported that the New York Racing Association is trying to finalize a deal with a sponsor or create a race in which fillies Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra both enter.
*BOXING : Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik’s fight against Paul Williams on Oct. 3 was postponed because of an injury to his left hand. The fight, in Atlantic City, was pushed back to November.
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EDITED BY BOB FOLTMAN FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
