In Brief

PRO BASKETBALL

Spurs retain star guard Parker
with four-year, $50 million pact

Tony Parker swore he didn't want to leave San Antonio, and he has a new contract to prove it.

The Spurs signed Parker to a multiyear extension Saturday that preserves their three-time NBA champion core of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and the star point guard, and puts an abrupt end to what would've undoubtedly been a season of speculation.

The extension is for $50 million over four years, according to Parker's website.

Rumors swirled over the summer about where the 28-year-old former All-Star might end up after this season, but Parker has insisted that he and his wife, actress Eva Longoria Parker, wanted to remain in San Antonio.

Also: The Portland Trail Blazers won't offer a contract extension to former No. 1 pick Greg Oden before the Monday deadline, a team spokesman said.

The Oregonian reported Friday that the Blazers and Oden's representatives agreed there would be no extension, making the oft-injured center the first top pick since Kwame Brown not to get one at the end of his rookie contract.

Portland hasn't seen enough of Oden, who has played in only 82 games since he was picked ahead of Kevin Durant. He has been sidelined since fracturing his left patella in December. Oden will be a restricted free agent next summer, and the Blazers will be able to match any offers for him.

The Blazers exercised their fourth-year options on the contracts of Nicolas Batum and Rudy Fernandez.

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will miss today's road game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a sprained right ankle.

FOOTBALL

Notre Dame coach says it was
his call to hold outdoor practice

Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly said it was his decision to hold practice outdoors on a windy day when a student videographer died after the lift he was in fell over.

Kelly said he decided the Irish could have a productive and safe practice on their outdoor practice fields Wednesday, despite the wind. The National Weather Service said the breeze was gusting up to 51 mph at the time the tower that 20-year-old Declan Sullivan was in toppled to the ground.

Notre Dame had systems in place that deal with safety issues at practice, but those systems failed and are being evaluated, Kelly said.

Also: Southern California will construct a $70 million athletics building with new offices and training facilities for the football team, new athletic director Pat Haden announced.

Construction on the two-story, 110,000-square foot building will begin in January, finishing in about 18 months. Haden and new USC president Max Nikias say they've begun fundraising efforts.

Rodrigo Carreon kicked a 19-yard field goal to give Jacksonville (Texas) an 84-81 win over host Nacogdoches on Friday night in a high school football game that lasted 12 overtime periods. The game possibly set a national record. The National High School Record Book lists two games that lasted nine overtimes.

MISCELLANEOUS

Clijsters wins WTA semifinal
after minor auto accident

U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters was unhurt in a "scary" car accident before her match but still advanced to the WTA Championships final by defeating Samantha Stosur 7-6 (3), 6-1 in Doha, Qatar.

Clijsters said a truck "came out of nowhere" at a roundabout and hit the right front door of her official WTA Tour car. Clijsters said she was not injured, but her manager suffered minor cuts.

Clijsters will face top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki in the season-ending final. The 20-year-old Dane routed No. 2 Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-0 in the other semifinal.

Also: The UNLV men's tennis team had players advance to two finals in the Larry Easley Memorial Classic at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

In the Flight Two singles semifinals, comprised entirely of Rebels, Alex Bull beat Charlie Alvarado 7-5, 6-1, and Rene Ruegamer won 6-4, 6-2 over Bernard Schoeman. The doubles flight final will also feature UNLV players. Mehdi Bouras and Schoeman will face Bull and Ruegamer, as both teams won two matches to advance.

Soul Candy won the $150,000 Classic by 1¼ lengths on California Cup day at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif.

Rafael Bejarano, Victor Espinoza and Joe Talamo rode two winners each from the seven races for California-bred horses. Bejarano was aboard Soul Candy, who ran 1 1/8 miles on the synthetic Cushion Track in 1 minute, 48.49 seconds.

Fox and Cablevision reached an agreement that will restore programming to more than 3 million New York-area subscribers after a two-week stalemate. Signals for all stations and cable channels were restored before the first pitch of Game 3 of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants.