Cable lobbies for Raiders head coaching job

Oakland Raiders interim coach Tom Cable lobbied for the full-time job Monday, saying that stability at the head coaching position would help the team make it back to the postseason.

Cable, a former player turned coach at the University of Idaho, is 3-8 since taking over for the fired Lane Kiffin at the end of September, beating Houston 27-16 Sunday in the home finale. The Raiders (4-11) will finish their season at Tampa Bay Sunday.

Cable will sit down with owner Al Davis after the season to discuss the coaching situation. Under the terms of the Rooney Rule, the Raiders must conduct a search after the season that includes at least one interview with a minority candidate.

•Suspensions to be reconsidered: The NFL is asking an appeals court to reconsider a federal judge’s order that blocked the suspensions of five players (Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints) for violating the league’s anti-doping policy.

•Seau tackler arraigned: In Wrentham, Mass., Todd Kobus, a football spectator, pleaded not guilty to charges of trespassing and assault and battery for tackling New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau on the sidelines during the team’s 47-7 win over Arizona on Sunday.

Men’s basketball

Triple-double for Jerrells

Curtis Jerrells had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 21 Baylor beat Hartford 74-59 at Waco, Texas.

Henry Dugat scored 16 points, Tweety Carter and LaceDarius Dunn added 14 points each and Kevin Rogers had 11 for the Bears (10-1).

Jaret von Rosenberg’s 19 points led Hartford (4-8), while Genesis Maciel had 13 points.

•Irish overcome poor shooting: Luke Harangody had 23 points and 13 rebounds in his worst shooting game of the season as No. 8 Notre Dame (9-2) beat Savannah St. (7-5) 81-49 in South Bend, Ind.

Harangody shot 5 of 14 from the field, but was 13 of 14 from the free throw line.

•Huskies game postponed: Washington postponed its game with Lehigh after the Mountain Hawks were unable to fly into Seattle due to wintry weather.

NBA

Bryant leads Laker rally

Kobe Bryant scored 36 points and keyed a late rally to help the Los Angeles Lakers earn a 105-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis, Tenn.

The Lakers trailed by 93-88 with 3:08 left, but closed the game on a 17-3 run, including 10 points from Bryant, to overtake the Grizzlies down the stretch.

•Nene leads Nuggets past Blazers: Nene scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds, Chauncey Billups added 19 points and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame the absence of Carmelo Anthony to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 97-89 in Denver.

Anthony sat out with what the Nuggets called a right elbow contusion. He will also miss tonight’s game in Portland and Friday’s home game against Philadelphia.

•Celtic’s Davis still out: Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis will sit out at least one more game because of a car accident. He is considered day-to-day and will not play in tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Boston.

Hockey

Crosby nets OT winner

Sidney Crosby scored 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y.

Crosby snapped his nine-game goal-scoring drought when he tipped Evgeni Malkin’s shot past goalie Ryan Miller. The play survived a 2-minute video review that confirmed Crosby’s stick was under the crossbar when he touched it.

•Oilers slip by Coyotes: Sheldon Souray and Andrew Cogliano scored power-play goals in the third period, lifting the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes in Edmonton, Alberta.

Zack Stortini and Marc Pouliot also scored for the Oilers.

Miscellany

Davis sells NASCAR team

A month removed from his first NASCAR truck championship, but hampered by the current economic crisis, owner Bill Davis has sold his race team and engine company.

Mike Held, a California businessman, and Marty Gaunt, vice president at Bill Davis Racing, bought out the veteran owner. The duo said they’ve also taken control of profitable Triad Racing Development, which supplies engines, chassis and bodies to customers from all three of NASCAR’s top series.

•Kostelic wins World Cup slalom: Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic won a World Cup slalom for his second podium finish in two days on the Gran Risa course in Alta Badia, Italy.

The top American finisher was Ted Ligety in 12th place. Bode Miller split a gate during the opening run and was disqualified.

Kostelic won with a combined time of 1 minute, 39.83 seconds.