03:19 PM ET 05.18 | The New York Jets brought in David Garrard during the offseason to add some extra competition to the battle for the starting quarterback position, and while that didn't work out for either party, Garrard could remain a part of the organization. The Jets have given Garrard the opportunity to serve as a coaching intern during training camp. "The Jets offered me the chance to come back if I want to take a shot at that coaching thing with an internship in training camp," Garrard told SiriusXM NFL Radio. "I told them I'd talk with my wife about it, so I could still work with those guys. It's definitely something I'm considering." Garrard recently decided to retire because of a nagging left knee injury. The surgically-repaired knee kept swelling after practice, and Garrard eventually concluded that he couldn't realistically compete for the Jets' starting quarterback job while hampered in such a manner.

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09:00 AM ET 05.18 | The University of New Mexico and former men's basketball coach Steve Alford have reached an agreement in principle on the buyout he owes his former employer. UNM issued a news release Friday stating the buyout amount plus savings of deferred compensation payments, incentive bonuses would net the university a "favorable" outcome of $625,000. UNM had demanded $1 million and Alford had offered $200,000. After sorting through who owes who what, the additional "hard" dollars Alford and his new employer, UCLA, will owe UNM come to $300,000. UCLA, meanwhile, said it was blindsided Friday afternoon by UNM's announcement. The two sides have not yet signed any agreements, and UCLA made it clear that it is not paying the $625,000 initial media reports implied in UNM's statement. "On Friday afternoon, the University of New Mexico issued a news release stating that they had reached a buyout agreement with their former Men's Basketball Coach, Steve Alford, who last month accepted the head coaching job at UCLA," read an emailed statement UCLA sent to the Journal on Friday. "The UNM news release does require some clarification. While there has not been a signed agreement, New Mexico has agreed to accept $300,000 of their original $1 million demand. A larger figure included in UNM's release appears to include certain bonuses which Coach Alford previously agreed to forego (sic) when he decided to terminate his contract there and accept the offer from UCLA."

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09:18 AM ET 05.18 | Will Don Mattingly be the Dodgers manager for the remainder of the season? Team President Stan Kasten wouldn't say. "I don't discuss the manager and I never do," Kasten said. "Ever since spring training, we said that, when you wanted to talk about him every day. We had a rough start but we expect to get through this." Kasten was reminded he was asked a yes-or-no question. "What was the question again?" Kasten asked. Will Don Mattingly be your manager for the rest of the year? Kasten offered more substantive information this time, but still left himself some wiggle room. "That's my assumption, yeah," he said. "I assume so because I assume we're going to play the rest of the year even better than we've played so far and I like the way the ballclub is set up." Asked to appraise Mattingly's performance as manager, Kasten said, "I'm not going to do this. I'm not going to have a discussion about any individual."

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05:07 PM ET 05.18 | As much heat as he takes, it doesn't appear center Kendrick Perkins will be leaving Oklahoma City soon. Thunder GM Sam Presti said Saturday the team hasn't even considered using the amnesty clause on the embattled big man, despite the apparent deterioration in his performance the past few years. Once considered a talented defender, the kind of physical presence OKC would need to win postseason games, Perkins has devolved into an utterly ineffective two-way player with questionable value this year. Considering he's owed $18.63 million over the next two seasons, many have wondered why the Thunder don't simply cut bait on Perkins and waive him using the amnesty clause. Though the team would still be saddled with paying most of his salary, the possible luxury tax savings alone justify the move to many analysts. Still, Presti continues to defend Perkins and his contract. "We think Perk has a lot of value to our team," the GM said.

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08:15 AM ET 05.18 | On Friday, San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson revealed his thoughts about the league-mandated suspension to veteran forward Raffi Torres. Torres was banned for the remainder of the Sharks' second-round series against Los Angeles for an illegal hit to the head of forward Jarret Stoll during the second period of the Kings' 2-0 Game 1 win on Tuesday. "The Sharks organization fully supports the NHL in its efforts to remove illegal and dangerous hits from the game but we strongly disagree with the NHL's decision to suspend Raffi Torres," Wilson said in a statement. "Upon review of the incident, it is abundantly clear that this was a clean hockey hit. As noted by the NHL, Raffi's initial point of contact was a shoulder-to-shoulder hit on an opponent who was playing the puck. He did not leave his feet or elevate, he kept his shoulder tucked and elbow down at his side, and he was gliding -- not skating or charging. "As evidenced in the video, just prior to Torres making contact with the opposing player, that player altered his posture to play a bouncing puck with his hand, placing himself in a vulnerable position.

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05:24 PM ET 05.17 | UFC lightweight Jeremy Larsen has a lot going on this weekend. Not only does he face Lucas Martins on the Facebook portion of the UFC on FX 8 fight card, but his wife could birth to their child any day now. "I need to get home ASAP so she does not have my daughter while I'm away," Larsen said. After failing short against Joe Proctor in his UFC debut in June, Larsen is looking for a rebound. He may also be looking for a flight home. UFC President Dana White took now-retired Stephan Bonnar home on his private jet in October after facing Anderson Silva in order for him to be home on time to see his wife give birth. While Larsen hasn't been offered the same opportunity, he's not about to turn it down if it comes his way. "But if I've got to take the flight they booked, I'm OK with that too," Larsen said.

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11:37 AM ET 05.17 | Keegan Bradley got hot on Thursday morning and fired an opening round 10-under par 60 at The HP Byron Nelson Championship. The score was good for a new course record at TPC Four Seasons Resort which was previously 61 set by Charlie Rymer in 1996, and followed by Justin Leonard in 2001, and Cameron Beckman in 2010. Bradley's opening-round score ties older tournament records of 60 set in 1957 by Sam Snead in the second round at Glen Lakes, and Arron Oberholser who shot a 60 in the second round at Cottonwood Valley. Keegan opened up in the morning session on the back nine, and took advantage of the overnight moisture on the green. He won his first PGA Tour event here in 2011.

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06:20 PM ET 04.24 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch climbed into a ride of a different kind on Tuesday as part of a media event to promote the V8 Supercars Series race May 17-19 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. As part of the promotion, Busch made a 20-minute run around the road course in a V8 Supercar, while Supercar driver James Courtney took Busch's No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup car for a spin. "It was sure a thrill to get into a car that I have watched and admired for many years during all those Supercar road races," Busch said. "It was also a little weird driving the Supercar and watching my car stretch its legs down the straightaway." Before getting into the Supercar, though, Busch acclimated himself with the track by driving his familiar ride, his Sprint Cup car. "I had a blast driving my car on the road course and even more of a blast in the V8 Supercar," Busch said. "The Circuit of The Americas is an awesome track with a lot of interesting and fun turns." When it came time to climb into the V8 Supercar, Busch had a few things to get used to. Opening a door to get into the car, as opposed to climbing in the window, was the easy part. Busch had to get used to a car with the steering wheel on the right side and the shifter to his left.

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10:04 AM ET 05.11 | Landon Donovan loves him some David Moyes. And vice versa, based on everything the world's new "it" manager has always said. Donovan also loves him some English soccer; the game is part of the landscape there, like the Thames or the famous gardens of Cotswolds. Finally, the U.S. national team's all-time leading scorer is out of contract with the LA Galaxy at the end of 2013, which means he's free to go wherever he likes. He could play for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds if he liked; they do have a swell stadium after all. So a few members of the chattering class made the leap on this seemingly non-tricky math: [Donovan + Moyes' arrival at Old Trafford + big transfer expense account] mutual respect = Donovan in a kit of mighty Manchester United. Donovan cleverly deflected questions along those lines, parrying the queries as skillfully as Galaxy teammate Carlo Cudicini has parried anything away from Home Depot Center goal this year, goofing on his recent pair of PK misses at the same time.

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07:05 PM ET 04.01 | The two top Indian doubles players, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, are reuniting for one final run. The two competed together during the 2012 season and have decided to join forces on the same side of the court beginning with the Monte Carlo Masters after spending the beginning of the season experimenting with other partners. Bhupati is preparing to call it quits on his career that included four Grand Slams and eight mixed doubles Grand Slams, and he couldn't think of a better way to go out than to compete with an old partner.

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