Basketball
POSEY PLEA DEAL: Former Miami Heat player James Posey has agreed to plead guilty to reckless driving in connection with an incident in April on Miami Beach, prosecutors said Friday.
Posey, who is unsigned, agreed to a deal involving lesser charges. He was originally arrested on drunken-driving charges. According to the plea agreement, Posey must perform 50 hours of community service and complete six months of probation. He also must pay court costs, a $250 fine, donate $25 to the Ryder Trauma Center and attend DUI school.
MADSEN OUT 3 MONTHS: Minnesota Timberwolves forward Mark Madsen had surgery on his shoulder Friday, four days after he was hurt on a personal watercraft. Madsen was using the watercraft Monday and was hurt after he had to bail off the machine and dive into the water, a team spokesman said. Team orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Fischer and Dr. Brad Nelson performed the surgery to repair his right shoulder. If all goes well with his rehabilitation, Madsen should return in November.
Baseball
'Z' LOCKED IN:Carlos Zambrano's long wait paid off. The Chicago Cubs talented and emotional ace agreed Friday to a five-year, $91.5 million contract extension that features a vesting option for a sixth season. Zambrano skipped a shot at free agency and its lucrative payday to stay with the only club he's ever known. The Cubs, meanwhile, are expected to go on the auction block at the end of the season.
Golf
WOODS TO SKIP BARCLAYS: Tiger Woods will skip the first playoff event for the FedEx Cup, a setback for PGA Tour officials who promoted this as a "new era in golf" and a reminder to the public that majors are what matter most.
Woods, the No. 1 seed when the PGA Tour playoffs begin at The Barclays next week, said Friday he was tired from back-to-back victories in the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone and the PGA Championship at Southern Hills, which he won in 100-degree heat for his 13th major.
"My body is spent and I need a short break," Woods said.
That will leave The Barclays only a 143-man field for the start of its playoffs.
Hockey
TOCCHET GETS PROBATION: A former NHL player and assistant coach who ran an illegal sports gambling ring won't serve jail time despite international headlines linking the case to hockey's biggest star. Rick Tocchet was ordered Friday to serve two years' probation for his role in the gambling ring. Tocchet, 43, could have received up to five years in state prison.