Basketball

A jury deliberated for nearly two hours Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., but went home without reaching a decision in the case of a Kentucky woman accused of demanding millions from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino to keep quiet about their sexual tryst. Karen Cunagin Sypher, 50, has pleaded not guilty to extortion and other charges. She did not testify in her own defense, and her attorneys rested their case without calling any witnesses. In closing arguments, they claimed her ex-husband tried to extort the coach. Jurors will resume discussions this morning. If convicted, Sypher could face up to 26 years in prison, though under sentencing guidelines, she would likely receive a lighter term. Assistant U.S. attorney Marisa Ford told jurors that Sypher was "looking for a golden parachute, something for nothing" when she demanded $10 million, college tuition for her children and her house paid off in exchange for her silence about having sex with the coach, a married father of five, at an Italian restaurant in July 31, 2003. "This was nothing more than a pure shakedown of Richard Pitino," Ford said. Sypher's attorney, James Earhart, said his client's ex-husband and longtime Pitino aide Tim Sypher was at the center of every criminal act and used his then-wife to get back at the coach he worked for since 1996, Earhart said. Tim Sypher has not been charged with any crime.

The Detroit Pistons have re-signed center Ben Wallace to a two-year contract worth $1.9 million per season. The 35-year-old Wallace was one of Detroit's best players last season as it endured a miserable, injury-plagued year and didn't make the playoffs for the first time since 2001. He averaged 5.5 points, a team-high 8.7 rebounds and team-best 1.2 blocks last season. Wallace helped the Pistons win the 2004 NBA title during a five-year stretch in which he won the Defensive Player of the Year award four times.

New Jersey center Brook Lopez, struggling to recover from a bout with mono, has withdrawn from the U.S. national team and will be replaced by Washington's JaVale McGee. Lopez informed USA Basketball officials that he didn't believe he was in good enough condition to take part in training camp next week in New York. He played poorly during practices in Las Vegas last month and USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said he would have to perform well during the second training session to have a chance to make the roster headed to Turkey for the world championships. Instead, Lopez became the latest big man on an undersized U.S. roster to withdraw. The Americans lost Amare Stoudemire, David Lee and Robin Lopez, Brook's brother, shortly after opening camp in Las Vegas. They were already without Boston's Kendrick Perkins, who injured his knee in Game 6 of the NBA finals.

Swimming

Michael Phelps won the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships in Irvine, Calif., with the fastest time in the world this year. Phelps led all the way and touched in 1 minute, 45.61 seconds to earn a spot on the U.S. team for the Pan Pacific championships later this month. Ryan Lochte finished second in 1:47.78, the second-quickest time in the world. It was a two-man race to the finish between the Olympic teammates. Peter Vanderkaay, the Olympic bronze medalist, was third in 1:46.84. World recordholder Aaron Peirsol was upset in the 100 backstroke, narrowly losing to David Plummer, a 24-year-old swimmer from Minnetonka, Minn., who won the first national title of his career. Natalie Coughlin won the 100 backstroke in her first major competition since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She finished in 1:00.14, fending off a trio of teenagers. Melissa Franklin, 15, was second in 1:00.39. Rachel Bootsma and Olympian Elizabeth Pelton, both 16, were third and fourth.

Golf

Robert Allenby said he tore ligaments in his right knee when he slipped on the deck of his boat during a fishing trip to the Bahamas, and he will be out for at least three weeks. He withdrew from the Bridgestone Invitational and will not be able to compete next week in the PGA Championship. "I was so ready to go," Allenby said from his home in Jupiter, Fla. "I had two weeks of working out at home, pounding it in the gym, pounding golf balls ... and bang! Just a day of fishing. I thought that would be nice, get some lobster on the way home. Very depressing." Allenby said it was late afternoon when he stepped onto the deck and hit a wet spot, sending his legs in different directions. He figured he hyperexended his knee, but when he had a hard time walking, went to the doctor on Monday for further tests.

Tennis

Sam Querrey made two double faults at crucial times and Janko Tipsarevic took advantage to upset the sixth-seeded American 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the second round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at Washington, D.C. After a fault to open the first-set tiebreaker, Querrey tried for a second-serve ace with a booming serve that missed, and he never recovered. He double-faulted again on break point to give Tipsarevic a 5-3 lead in the second set. Tipsarevic didn't give Querrey any chance to recover, serving three straight aces in the next game to seal the match. David Nalbandian continued his strong return after a 3 1-2 months off with a left hamstring injury. The Argentine beat No. 7-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the third round in his first tournament since losing in the quarterfinals at Monte Carlo in April. Five seeded players were elminated. No. 9-seed Ernests Gulbis retired after falling behind Illya Marchenko 6-1, 1-0 due to heat - the temperature was above 90 degrees when play started.

French Open finalist Samantha Stosur advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win over American teenager Melanie Oudin in the Mercury Insurance Open at Carlsbad, Calif. Stosur, the No. 2 seed, used her powerful serve to control Oudin. The Australian also broke Oudin's serve late in both sets en route to her second-round win. Stosur, who had a first-round bye, is coming off a semifinal showing last week at the Best of the West Classic, where she lost to eventual champion Victoria Azarenka. Oudin lost to Azarenka last week in a second-round match.

Hockey

The Boston Bruins have hired Doug Jarvis as an assistant coach. Jarvis replaces Craig Ramsay, who was hired as head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers on June 24 after three seasons as an assistant to Boston coach Claude Julien. Jarvis was an associate coach for Montreal the past four seasons, the first of them when Julien was coach of the Canadiens. Before that, Jarvis, 55, was an assistant coach from 1988 to 2002 with the Stars in Minnesota and Dallas. As a player, he was a forward for 13 years and was part of the Montreal teams that won Stanley Cups in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. He later played with Washington and Hartford. He holds the NHL record with 964 consecutive games played from 1975 through 1987.

Soccer

Midfielder Jermaine Jones has been included in the squad for the United States' friendly game against Brazil Oct. 10, the first match for both nations after the World Cup. Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore and Stuart Holden were omitted by U.S. coach Bob Bradley, allowing them to remain in Europe ahead of the start of their league seasons. Jones was the lone newcomer. The friendly will be played at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.