Diego Maradona is out as manager of Argentina | Soccer

Soccer

Maradona's contract won't be renewed: Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, was given the boot as manager of Argentina before he could resign.

The Argentine Football Association, which hired Maradona in November 2008, said Tuesday his contract will not be renewed. Earlier this month, Argentina was eliminated from the World Cup in South Africa when it was routed 4-0 by Germany in the quarterfinal round.

The federation had offered Maradona, 49, a four-year contract through the 2014 World Cup.

But Maradona said he would return only if his entire staff remained. That demand was unacceptable to AFA president Julio Grondona, who had asked for several assistants to be replaced.

American Altidore draws interest: Ajax of the Netherlands and Turkish teams Besiktas and Fenerbahce, in addition to English Premier League clubs, have shown interest in acquiring Jozy Altidore from Villarreal of Spain. A loan and permanent transfer both are possibilities for the 20-year-old American forward.

Golf

Wyndham will allow fans to have cellphones: Fans will be able to bring their cellphones onto the course at the Wyndham Championship, which starts Aug. 19 in Greensboro, N.C.

Defending champion Ryan Moore of Puyallup will try to give them something to talk about.

Fans can use cellphones as long as the devices are kept in silent mode and calls are made only in designated areas.

Though wireless devices have long been a no-no on the PGA Tour, Moore said he hears rings from contraband cellphones roughly once or twice per tournament. He joked that he might send some text messages from the course.

"People are going to sneak (phones) in anyways, somehow get them in," Moore said. "It's adults. I feel like if you let them actually bring them out there, they'll probably respect the fact that you let them have it and actually go use those (designated) areas a lot more."

Auto racing

Roush is injured in plane crash: NASCAR team owner Jack Roush was in serious but stable condition after walking away from a plane crash in Oshkosh, Wis.

"There are injuries. Possible surgery," Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith said in a text message. Smith confirmed Roush, who was the pilot, owns the business jet.

Drivers for the Roush team include Greg Biffle of Vancouver, Wash.

College basketball

Further tests show Huggins broke seven ribs: West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, 56, broke seven ribs — not four, as previously thought — in a hotel-room fall Friday in Las Vegas, where he had been on a recruiting trip. School spokesman Bryan Messerly said further tests revealed the other broken ribs.

NHL

Penguins, Capitals to meet at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on Jan. 1: The NHL Winter Classic will match the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals on Jan. 1 at Heinz Field, home of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers.

Kings sign Ponikarovsky: The Los Angeles Kings signed forward Alexei Ponikarovsky to a one-year, $3 million contract after losing Alexander Frolov to the New York Rangers.

Ponikarovsky, 30, scored 21 goals last season with Toronto and Pittsburgh, which acquired him in a trade March 2. Frolov, 28, had 19 goals for the Kings last season.

College football

USC coach Kiffin says he is surprised by Titans suit: USC coach Lane Kiffin says he was surprised by the lawsuit filed against him and USC by the Tennessee Titans after he hired one of the NFL team's assistant coaches Saturday.

Kiffin hired Kennedy Pola to be offensive coordinator and running-backs coach for the Trojans.

Titans coach Jeff Fisher said he was upset because neither Kiffin nor a USC official contacted him before the school reached out to Pola.

Kiffin, previously coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, said Pola's hiring "was done no differently than any we did at SC or Tennessee. I didn't anticipate this. No one would have."

Iowa State's Sims faces charge: Iowa State defensive back David Sims, 23, has been charged with unauthorized use of a credit card.

Kick-boxing

Competitor dies: Atlanta kick-boxer Adrienne Simmons, 34, died Tuesday; she was knocked unconscious during an amateur tournament in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday.

Cycling

Federal prosecutors seek records from 2004 Armstrong case: Federal prosecutors investigating cheating in pro cycling have subpoenaed documents from a 2004 case in which a Texas company tried to prove Lance Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France champion, used performance-enhancing drugs. Jeffrey Tillotson, the attorney who handled the case for Dallas-based SCA Promotions, said his office will send the documents to federal prosecutors in Los Angeles.

Swimming

USA Swimming has second list of people under scrutiny: USA Swimming officials acknowledged they have a second list of people who are under suspicion for unscrupulous behavior, having already banned 46 coaches or officials for life, mostly for sexual misconduct.

Seattle Times news services