Football
SEATTLE DEAL SIGNED: The Seattle Bowl has a five-year deal to play the December football game at the new Seahawks Stadium.
About 30,000 fans watched Georgia Tech beat Stanford 24-14 in the inaugural Seattle Bowl on Dec. 27 at Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners.
"The five-year contract with the Seattle Bowl provides commitment that will allow Seattle to plan for and expand its bowl-game celebration," Steven Eckerson, the stadium's director of sales and marketing, said Saturday. The Seattle Bowl is scheduled for Dec. 30.
WESTBROOK INJURED: Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Michael Westbrook broke his left wrist in training camp Sunday and was undergoing tests Monday to determine if he needs surgery.
Westbrook completed practice after the injury but complained of soreness later and had an X-ray. If he needs surgery, Westbrook would likely miss 4-to-6 weeks, trainer Paul Sparling said.
Baseball
TWINS GO SPANISH: The Minnesota Twins broadcast their first game in Spanish against the Toronto Blue Jays.
It is believed to be the first of its kind in Minnesota.
"It is a good idea; the Hispanic community is very big," said Johan Santana, a Venezuelan who pitched the Twins to a 4-0 victory over Toronto on Sunday.
Patrick Klinger, the Twins' vice president of marketing, said the Spanish broadcast will be the only one this season. The Twins and WCCO will review listener response to determine whether it would prove popular enough to air more than once next season.
Boxing
MUNDINE REINSTATED: The World Boxing Council has reinstated Anthony Mundine to its rankings after suspending the Australian last November for his comments on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Frank Quill, the Australian-based chairman of the WBC's rating committee, said Monday that Mundine was reinstated — and ranked No. 27 super middleweight — after the organization's board of governors voted last week in Las Vegas to lift the suspension.
Mundine was listed at No. 26 by the WBC when he was suspended.
SPLIT DECISION: Noel Arambulet of Venezuela earned a split decision over champion Keitaro Hoshino of Japan to capture the WBA minimumweight title Monday.
There were no knockdowns in the bout at Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall in Yokohama. Judge Derek Milham of Australia scored the bout 117-112, and Erkki Meronen of Finland scored it 117-111, in favor of Arambulet. American judge Luis Rivera scored the fight a 114-114 draw.
The fight was Hoshino's first defense of the title he won from Joma Gamboa of the Philippines in Tokyo on Jan. 29.
Cycling
HOSPITAL ASSIST: A jersey and cap autographed by Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is helping to raise money for a British Columbia hospital's radiology lab.
The clothing was donated by Jodi Merckx, who lives in Monaco and is married to Belgian cyclist Axel Merckx, who rode on the tour. Her father-in-law Eddy Merckx won the tour five times.
Her mother has cancer and she wanted to help raise money for the hospital in this Okanagan region city, so she asked Armstrong for the autographs.
AUSSIE WINS IN IDAHO: Australian cyclist Henk Vogels won the 16th Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium Saturday night in Boise.
On the final lap down Main Street, Vogels leaned back on his bike, thrust both hands in the air, then cruised on through to the finish line to the delight of thousands of fans lining the streets.
Vogels covered the 55 one-kilometer laps in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 19 seconds. His Mercury teammate, Chris Wherry, was second, 7 seconds behind. Kevin Monahan, representing 7-UP/Nutra Fig, finished third.