In Brief

basketball

Former Rebel Amundson signs deal with Warriors

The Golden State Warriors have signed free-agent forward Louis Amundson to a two-year contract, with the second year being a player option.

Golden State general manager Larry Riley said the team has been interested in adding the former UNLV player for several weeks and that he adds key depth to the Warriors' frontcourt. Amundson could provide a key rebounding presence inside that the team has lacked, too.

He averaged career bests of 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 14.8 minutes per game for the Suns last season. He appeared in 79 games as a key reserve.

He also played in all 16 of Phoenix's postseason games in a run that ended in the Western Conference Finals, averaging 2.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 12.1 minutes.

Also: Unwanted by the NBA, Allen Iverson is considering playing in China.

Gary Moore, Iverson's personal manager, said Iverson has not been contacted by any NBA team with training camps set to open in less than two weeks. Moore said there is "legitimate interest" between Iverson and a team in China to work out a deal.

"We're very astonished, to say the least, that not one team has contacted us with any interest," Moore said. "I just don't understand it."

miscellaneous

Hatton in clinic amid allegations of drug use

Ricky Hatton's spokesman said the former boxing champion has been admitted to a rehabilitation clinic following British newspaper reports of cocaine use.

Max Clifford said the former four-time world champion in two weight divisions was diagnosed Monday with depression and a drinking problem by a specialist. Clifford said "the drugs are quite recent and not actually the problem."

Clifford said Hatton's father "and others have been increasingly concerned about his depression and his drinking."

The News of the World published a front-page picture Sunday that it said shows Hatton snorting cocaine two weeks ago.

Hatton, 31, has not fought since losing to Manny Pacquiao in May 2009 but hasn't officially retired.

Also: Serena Williams is back practicing after foot surgery that kept her out of the U.S. Open.

The world's top-ranked women's player said she hasn't decided when she'll return to competition but still plans to play for the United States in the Fed Cup final against Italy in November.

The NHL has penalized the New Jersey Devils for signing Ilya Kovalchuk to a contract that circumvented the league's salary cap.

Commissioner Gary Bettman has fined the Devils $3 million and taken away two draft picks, including a first-rounder of the Devils' choice sometime in the next four years.

Gary Carpendale won the Southern Nevada Golf Association's Senior Championship over the weekend at Highland Falls Golf Club with a gross score of 134. Lee Mott earned individual net honors by winning a three-man playoff against Rick Bergen and Richard Walsh.

Doug Logan was fired as CEO of USA Track and Field, ending his turbulent tenure after a little more than two years.

Los Angeles prosecutors said ESPN personality and AOL sports columnist Jay Mariotti will be charged in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident.

Seven misdemeanors are being filed against Mariotti, including domestic violence with injury, false imprisonment and grand theft. Each count carries a maximum of a year in jail.