Colts Coach Tony Dungy's son found dead
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy was found dead Thursday at his apartment near the University of South Florida.
Investigators have ruled out foul play in the death of James Dungy but cause of death had not been determined, The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times said.
Hillsborough County deputies arrived at the Campus Lodge Apartments at 1:32 a.m., where Dungy's girlfriend, Antoinette Anderson, found his body, according to the sheriff's office.
A deputy performed CPR on Dungy before he was transferred to University Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Aside from James, Tony Dungy, former coach of the Tampa Bay Bucs, and his wife Lauren have son Eric and daughters Tiara, Jade and Jordon.
Georgia wide receiver suffers knee injury
ATHENS, Ga., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Wide receiver Sean Bailey of Georgia is questionable for the Bulldogs' Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl contest against West Virginia because of a knee injury.
Bailey, a 6-foot, 1-inch, 175-pound junior from Alpharetta, Ga., sustained cartilage damage in his left knee during practice Tuesday. Coach Mark Richt said the severity of the injury is unknown.
"Bailey's knee got a little puffed up, but we don't know for sure what it is," Richt told the Athens Banner-Herald.
If Bailey can't play against the Mountaineers, red-shirt freshman Kenneth Harris will assume a larger role in the Bulldogs' passing attack.
Bailey was Georgia's fourth leading receiver during the regular season with 16 receptions for 364 yards and four touchdowns.
His injury leaves Georgia short at the position as wide receiver Michael Moore also has a knee injury. The newspaper reported that Moore, a freshman who is red-shirting, will be back in time for spring practice.
Twins sign Rondell White to one-year deal
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Veteran outfielder and designated hitter Rondell White Thursday agreed to a one-year contract with the Minnesota Twins.
White, 33, spent the 2005 season with the Detroit Tigers, batting .313 with 12 home runs and 53 RBI in 97 games. During an eventful season, he also compiled a career-best 20-game hitting streak, but missed most of the season because of a dislocated shoulder.
White also has played for Montreal, the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees, San Diego, and Kansas City, was a National League All-Star in 2003 and has a lifetime batting average of .289 with 716 runs scored, 187 homers and 710 RBI in 1,337 games.
He has reached double-digits in home runs each of the last nine seasons.
White, who was drafted by the Expos in 1990, will fill a void created by the recent defection of Jacque Jones, who signed with the Cubs this week.
Dodgers sign Brett Tomko
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Right-hander Brett Tomko has agreed to a two-year $8.7 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Tomko, 32, was 8-15 with a 4.14 ERA in 2005 for San Francisco. He has a career record of 81-73 with a 4.26 ERA and also has pitched for Cincinnati, Seattle, San Diego, and St. Louis.
Tomko has won double-digit games in five of his nine major league seasons, and has thrown at least 190 innings in each of the last four. His signing is seen as a safeguard in case the Dodgers cannot re-sign right-hander Jeff Weaver.
General Manager Ned Colletti said on the team's Web site that Weaver is seeking a four-year, $40 million deal. Los Angeles have until Jan. 8 to negotiate with Weaver, who has 27 wins over the last two seasons.
In a busy off-season, the Dodgers also signed Nomar Garciaparra, Rafael Furcal, Sandy Alomar Jr., Bill Mueller and Kenny Lofton.
Cubans eye team for Baseball Classic
MIAMI, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Cuban exile baseball players called a Miami meeting Thursday to talk about forming a team for the World Baseball Classic.
First, they must form an association if they want to get into the March competition. The Cubans' bid was rejected last week by MLB, because the rules require teams to be represented by a national baseball federation, the Miami Herald said.
The meeting was called by U.S. Rep. Lincoln Díaz-Balart, R-Fla., who's leading the fight on the national level.
At least 80 members of Congress have signed letters to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary John Snow, urging them not to take international politics onto the ball field and to allow the Cuba team to play.
