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The 28-year-old winger, who spent his first seven NHL seasons with the Kings, has scored more than 20 goals five times, including two 30-goal seasons, but is coming off a season in which he had only 19 goals and 32 assists in 81 games.

New York Islanders left wing Matt Moulson agreed to a one-year contract worth $2.45 million. . . . The Edmonton Oilers re-signed center Gilbert Brule. . . . The Phoenix Coyotes signed free-agent center Bracken Kearns to a one-year contract. . . . The Kings signed left wing Alexei Ponikarovsky.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Rick Pitino's lawyer said the Louisville basketball coach might testify Wednesday in the case of a woman accused of trying to extort him. Attorney Steve Pence said Pitino's testimony could last half a day in the case of Karen Cunagin Sypher, 50, who is accused of demanding more than $10 million.

Sypher's attorney, James Earhart, has said Pitino pulled strings and used his influence to cover up the rape of his client. Police found no evidence to back her claim of rape, and the case was dismissed.

A spokesman for the West Virginia University basketball team says further testing has revealed that coach Bob Huggins broke seven ribs - not four - in a hotel room fall. Huggins injured himself in a fall in his Las Vegas hotel room Friday while on a recruiting trip.

Say goodbye to the old Pac-10. When Colorado and Utah officially join, the conference will have a new name: the Pac-12.

NBA: Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is considering quitting basketball if he doesn't fully recover from a lingering foot injury. In comments to the official Xinhua News Agency, Yao, who missed last season following foot surgery, sounded pessimistic. "The chance is very small," said Yao, who turns 30 in September.

NASCAR: Roush Fenway Racing owner and aviation buff Jack Roush walked away from a Beechcraft Premier business jet that crashed during landing at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. The National Transportation Safety Board said Roush, who was piloting the jet, and a passenger, Brenda Strickland of Plymouth, Mich., were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

SOCCER: Diego Maradona is out as Argentina's soccer coach, his stay ending after nearly two years on the job and a humiliating exit in the World Cup quarterfinals earlier this month.