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In brief: Arenas pleads guilty to felony gun charge

Gilbert Arenas, right, arrives with attorney Kenneth Wainstein, front center, at D.C Superior Court in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)
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NBA: Straight-faced and subdued, Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas on Friday pleaded guilty in a Washington, D.C., Superior Court to a felony gun charge connected to a locker-room argument, leaving his All-Star career in limbo and his freedom in doubt.

Arenas won’t know whether he must serve jail time until his March 26 sentencing and remains free until then. The government indicated it will not seek more than six months, although the judge can give Arenas anywhere from probation to the charge’s maximum term of five years. Guidelines call for six to 12 months.

Without Roy, Trail Blazers top Magic: Martell Webster scored 24 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 points and 14 rebounds and host Portland beat the Orlando Magic 102-87 without star guard Brandon Roy in the lineup. Roy sat out with a sore right hamstring.

Crawford’s 3-pointer beats buzzer, Suns: At Atlanta, Jamal Crawford scored 21 points and hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer, capping an Atlanta comeback in the final seconds and giving the Hawks a 102-101 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns.

•Nowitzki, Mavericks hold off Thunder: Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points and Jason Terry added 21 to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-98 at Dallas. Kevin Durant scored 30 points and grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds for the Thunder.

Diaw leads Bobcats past Spurs: Boris Diaw had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Gerald Wallace added 21 points and the Charlotte Bobcats used stifling second-half defense to beat the San Antonio Spurs 92-76 at Charlotte, N.C.

Lincecum, others file for arbitration

MLB: Two-time N.L. Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum highlighted the list of 128 players who filed for salary arbitration.

Lincecum earned $405,000 from the San Francisco Giants in 2008 and $650,000 last season, when he became the N.L.’s first repeat Cy Young winner since Randy Johnson from 1999-02.

Other notable players eligible for the first time include Tampa Bay pitcher Matt Garza, Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton, Chicago White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin and Tampa Bay outfielder B.J. Upton.

Kemp, Billingsley agree to extensions: Matt Kemp and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a $10.95 million, two-year contract.

The Dodgers also avoided arbitration with right-hander Chad Billingsley, who agreed to a $3.85 million, one-year deal.

Bell, Padres agree to deal: Closer Heath Bell and the San Diego Padres agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract to avoid salary arbitration. Bell led the N.L. with 42 saves last year.

Mariners claim Everidge off waivers: The Seattle Mariners have claimed first baseman Tommy Everidge off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. The 26-year-old made his major league debut with 24 games for Oakland last season.

Hornqvist, Predators skate past Flames

NHL: At Calgary, Alberta, Patric Hornqvist scored with 6:22 left, and Dan Ellis made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season in the Nashville Predators’ 1-0 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Police investigating Fleury’s complaint: Winnipeg, Manitoba, police are investigating a criminal complaint filed by former NHL star Theo Fleury alleging he was sexually assaulted by his junior hockey coach.

The longtime Calgary Flames forward announced on his Web site that he was filing a complaint against Graham James, whom Fleury accused in his recent autobiography of sexually abusing him during the 1980s.

Seahawks finalizing new coaching staff

Miscellany: The Seattle Seahawks’ former coaching staff will be clearing out their offices today in Renton, Wash., with the exception of two holdovers.

Defensive assistants Dan Quinn and Gus Bradley will be staying put as part of Pete Carroll’s staff. Bradley will remain defensive coordinator.

Tennessee hires La. Tech coach Dooley: Tennessee’s whirlwind search for a new coach ended with the Volunteers hiring Derek Dooley of Louisiana Tech.

The son of former Georgia coach Vince Dooley, Derek Dooley went 17-20 in three seasons at Louisiana Tech.

•Coroner: S. Indiana player had enlarged heart: Hundreds of grieving students turned out to mourn Southern Indiana center Jeron Lewis as a coroner said a heart condition may have caused the player’s death after a game at Kentucky Wesleyan. Speaking in a gymnasium in front of an estimated 300 students and others, first-year coach Rodney Watson said there had been no signs of health problems with the 21-year-old Lewis.

Palmer takes lead at Sony Open: Ryan Palmer stayed calm in an ocean breeze and wound up with a 4-under-par 66 at the Sony Open for a one-shot lead at Honolulu over a group that included Chad Campbell. Palmer finished the day at 9-under 131.

Alex Prugh (Ferris High) birdied the final two holes to make the cut with a 3-under 67. Prugh stands at 1-over 141 after two days.

•Williams loses Sydney final to Dementieva: Top-seeded Serena Williams struggled in the Sydney International final Friday, committing 40 unforced errors in a 6-3, 6-2 loss to fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva at Sydney.

Miller wins World Cup super-combined race: Bode Miller won a World Cup super-combined event on the Lauberhorn course at Wengen, Switzerland, for his first victory since March 2008. Miller completed his slalom run in 49.05 seconds after leading the downhill for a combined time of 2 minutes, 35.96 seconds.