IN BRIEF

FOOTBALL

Navy upsets Pittsburgh in double overtime

Joey Bullen kicked a 29-yard field goal in the second overtime, Navy then held as Pittsburgh gambled by going for a winning touchdown on fourth down when a chip-shot field goal would have forced another overtime, and the Midshipmen upset the Panthers 48-45 Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.

Pitt (2-4) appeared to be in position to win when Navy (4-2) settled for the field goal and the Panthers got the ball back.

But with Pitt facing fourth-and-goal at the Navy 2, coach Dave Wannstedt went for the win rather than the tie, and freshman quarterback Pat Bostick overthrew tight end Darrell Strong in the end zone.

Also: Oregon State senior receiver Sammie Stroughter will not return this season, and the Beavers plan to seek a medical redshirt for him.

Stroughter, a third-team All-America selection last year, was diagnosed with a bruised kidney after the Arizona State game three weeks ago.

Tavita Pritchard will remain Stanford's starting quarterback this week against Texas Christian after upsetting No. 2 Southern California in his first career start.

Coach Jim Harbaugh said Pritchard would start this week even though T.C. Ostrander had been cleared to play after a seizure caused him to miss the USC game.

David Baker's contract as commissioner of the Arena Football League was extended by three years.

PRO BASKETBALL

Guard Houston to try comeback with Knicks

Allan Houston is rejoining the New York Knicks, two years after knee pain forced him to walk away.

The Knicks re-signed their former star guard and expect him to begin his attempt to make the team Friday.

Houston, 36, retired two years ago this month after chronic knee pain limited him to 70 games over the previous two seasons.

Also: Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas will undergo open heart surgery today to repair a leak of the aortic valve, a procedure that requires months of recovery time but might not mean the end of his NBA career.

Seattle guard Luke Ridnour broke his nose in the SuperSonics' preseason opener and will have to wear a mask for at least the next month.

Ridnour caught an elbow from Sacramento's Ron Artest in the first quarter Tuesday.

MISCELLANEOUS

Driver Carpentier signs with Gillett Evernham

Former Champ Car star Patrick Carpentier signed with Gillett Evernham Motorsports to drive the No. 10 Dodge in NASCAR's Cup series.

Carpentier, a Las Vegas resident, replaces Scott Riggs, who is leaving to drive for Haas CNC Racing next season.

Also: An appeals committee upheld the penalty that was levied against Carl Edwards and his Roush Fenway Racing team when his race-winning car failed inspection at Dover.

The UNLV women's golf team finished 10th out of 16 teams at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Sammamish, Wash.

The Rebels, who shot a final-round 19-over 307, finished the tournament at 57-over 921.

Southern California won the title with a score of 8-over 882.

UNLV was led by sophomore Natasha Krishna, who tied for 18th at 10-over 226.

Hope Solo, whose criticism of coach Greg Ryan got her dismissed from the U.S. soccer team at the Women's World Cup, is on the roster for a three-game series with Mexico.

The teams play Saturday at the Edward Jones Dome.

Maria Sharapova, playing in Moscow for only the third time, lost to Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (9), 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup.