Sports Briefs January 1, 2011

Baseball

The Baltimore Orioles and free agent first baseman Derrek Lee have reached an oral agreement on a one-year contract pending a physical.

Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail disclosed the deal.

The 35-year-old Lee split time with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves last season, totaling 19 homers and 80 RBIs in 148 games.

Lee has 312 career home runs, highlighted by the 46 he hit in 2005.

Football

The Minnesota Vikings declared the 41-year-old quarterback Brett Favre doubtful to play at Detroit, due to the lingering effects of a concussion.

Favre suffered the head injury against Chicago on Dec. 20 and missed the last game at Philadelphia because of it.

College Basketball

New Pitt coach Mike Haywood was jailed on a domestic violence charge after a struggle at his South Bend home.

Authorities said Haywood was arrested after a custody issue developed with a woman with whom Haywood has a child.

Bulls 90, Nets 81: Carlos Boozer scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and host Chicago pulled away late to beat New Jersey.

Hornets 83, Celtics 81: Trevor Ariza made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:34 to play and visiting New Orleans beat Boston.

Warriors 96, Bobcats 95: At Charlotte, N.C., Monta Ellis scored 25 points and Golden State held off Charlotte.

Pacers 95, Wizards 86: At Indianapolis, Danny Granger and Darren Collison scored 18 points apiece and Indiana beat Washington.

Rockets 114, Raptors 105: At Houston, Chase Budinger scored a season-high 22 points as Houston defeated visiting Toronto.

Thunder 103, Hawks 94: At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant hit a season-high five 3-pointers and scored 33 points as host Oklahoma City beat Atlanta.

Suns 92, Pistons 75: At Phoenix: Vince Carter had 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists as host Phoenix rolled past Detroit.

Lakers 102, 76ers 98: At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 33 points as host Los Angeles edged Philadelphia.

Today's Winter Classic outdoor game pairing Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins and Alex Ovechkin's Washington Capitals was switched from an afternoon start (5 p.m., KHQ) to avoid predicted rain.

Devils 3, Thrashers 1: At Newark, N.J., backup goalie Johan Hedberg made 28 saves and New Jersey beat the Atlanta.

Canadiens 3, Panthers 2, OT: At Tampa, Fla., James Wisniewski scored twice to help Montreal past Florida.

Predators 4, Wild 1: At St. Paul, Minn., Pekka Rinne made 22 saves and Nashville beat Minnesota.

Islanders 4, Red Wings 3: At Detroit, P.A. Parenteau scored on a power play at 3:57 of overtime to give visiting New York the win over Detroit.

Blue Jackets 4, Senators 3 OT: At Columbus, Ohio., Jake Voracek scored an unassisted goal off a quirky bounce to lift Columbus past visiting Ottawa.

Ducks 5, Flyers 2: At Anaheim, Jason Blake and Lubomir Visnovsky scored two goals apiece as host Anaheim downed Philadelphia.

Canucks 4, Stars 1: At Dallas, Cory Schneider had 44 saves as visiting Vancouver defeated Dallas.

Blues 4, Coyotes 3: At St. Louis, Alex Steen had a goal and an assist as St. Louis downed Phoenix.

Flames 3, Avalanche 2: Tom Kostopoulos scored and host Calgary downed visiting Colorado.

- The Associated Press