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Sports in brief: Coach K will stay for 2012 Olympics

Mike Krzyzewski led USA Basketball to Olympic gold in Beijing.  (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
From Staff And Wire Reports

Olympics: Mike Krzyzewski could have left international basketball on top, having returned the United States to its longtime position as the world’s best.

That’s not what coaches like Krzyzewski do.

USA Basketball announced Tuesday that Krzyzewski will return to lead the United States in next summer’s world championships and when it defends its gold medal in London.

The Americans won the championship last year in Beijing and will bring the leadership of that team back for another run. Krzyzewski’s entire staff of assistants also will return – New York’s Mike D’Antoni, Portland’s Nate McMillan and Jim Boeheim of Syracuse.

Krzyzewski led the Americans to a 36-1 record from 2006-08, and developed strong relationships with his players, after previous coaches Larry Brown and George Karl had publicly bickered with them. It’s those relationships that drove Krzyzewski to sign on for another tour at age 62.

Raptors unveil newly acquired guard

Basketball: The Toronto Raptors introduced Jarrett Jack after signing him to a $20 million deal over four years.

The Raptors signed the restricted free agent to an offer sheet on July 13, giving the Indiana Pacers a week to match the offer. They opted not to, clearing the way for Jack to land in Toronto as general manager Bryan Colangelo remakes the Raptors’ roster.

Kings sign forward May: Free-agent forward Sean May agreed in principle to a one-year contract with the Sacramento Kings, hoping for a fresh start for a career that has been derailed by injuries.

The Kings announced the agreement but did not disclose terms of the contract. May became a free agent when Charlotte declined to make him a one-year qualifying offer of $3.7 million last month.

May had appeared in only 82 of a possible 328 games since being picked 13th in the 2005 draft because of a lingering knee injury and conditioning problems.

First-round pick signed: The Philadelphia 76ers have signed their first-round draft pick, guard Jrue Holiday.

Holiday, 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, was the 17th overall pick in the draft and was an early-entry candidate out of UCLA following his freshman season where he averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in his only season with the Bruins.

Yao undergoes surgery: Rockets center Yao Ming has had surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot.

Surgeons grafted bone onto the tarsal navicular bone and realigned his foot to reduce stress on the repair. The seven-time All-Star is slated to remain in the hospital for several days.

He is expected to miss the 2009-10 season but be ready to go for training camp in 2010.

Milwaukee Mile draws promoters’ interest

NASCAR: Six investor groups have expressed interest in taking over promotional rights for the historic and financially troubled Milwaukee Mile racetrack, officials said.

With NASCAR and the Indy Racing League poised to post their 2010 schedules soon, any deal will have to come soon.

Wisconsin State Fair Park interim executive director Craig Barkelar confirmed a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report that the State Fair Park board voted Monday to end its partnership with promoter Wisconsin Motorsports, which is believed to owe NASCAR and the IRL several million dollars.

Mayfield test negative, attorney claims: The attorney for Jeremy Mayfield says an independent drug test on the NASCAR driver came back negative for methamphetamine.

In court papers filed in U.S. District Court, Mayfield’s attorneys say Mayfield provided a urine sample to a lab in Hickory, N.C., at about 9 p.m. July 6 and that it did not reveal the presence of methamphetamine.

NASCAR says a sample it collected about 40 minutes earlier that night tested positive for the illegal drug.

Goodell still silent on Vick timetable

Football: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn’t revealing when he’ll decide whether to reinstate Michael Vick now that the former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback has been released from federal custody.

Vick served 23 months on a dogfighting conviction.

NFL training camps open for veterans next week. Goodell would not say when he’ll meet with Vick.

Even if Goodell reinstates Vick, the 29-year-old quarterback would still have to find a team willing to sign him.

Losman to UFL: Former Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman signed with the Las Vegas franchise in the United Football League, which kicks off its first season in October.

Losman, a first-round draft pick in 2004 out of Tulane, is the most notable player to sign with the fledgling UFL so far.

Losman spent five seasons with the Bills after being selected 22nd overall in the draft. He played 42 games and passed for 6,211 yards with 33 touchdown passes and 34 interceptions.

ESPN reporter secretly videotaped

Miscellany: ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was secretly videotaped in the nude while she was alone in a hotel room, and the video was posted on the Internet, her attorney said.

The blurry, five-minute video shows Andrews standing in front of a hotel room mirror. It’s unknown when or where it was shot.

Andrews’ attorney, Marshall Grossman, confirmed Tuesday that the video posted on the Internet shows the 31-year-old reporter. Andrews plans to seek criminal charges and file civil lawsuits against the person who shot the video and anyone who publishes the material, Grossman said.

Ex-UFC fighter still alive:

The Orange County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department fielded about 200 calls about the purported death of Kimo Leopoldo.

But the 41-year-old Costa Mesa, Calif., resident, who once fought in the UFC, said at a news conference that he didn’t know where the rumor of his death started.