BASEBALL

Pettitte speaks for 2 1/2 hours under oath to committee New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte spoke under oath for about 2 1/2 hours Monday with lawyers from a congressional committee looking into drug use in baseball.

After the deposition, Pettitte did not take questions from reporters as he walked out of the offices of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in Washington. His interview is part of preparation for a Feb. 13 public hearing expected to focus on Roger Clemens' denials of allegations about his use of performance enhancers made in the Mitchell Report by former personal trainer Brian McNamee.

Clemens is scheduled to give a deposition to committee lawyers today, followed by McNamee on Thursday.

• Outfielder Curtis Granderson and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a five-year contract for $30.25 million that includes a club option for 2013. Granderson, 27, had a breakout season last year, hitting .302 with 23 homers and 74 RBI along with 38 doubles, 23 triples and 26 stolen bases. He led the majors in triples with the highest total since Ty Cobb had one more in 1917.

• Ed Vargo, a longtime National League umpire who worked in four World Series and was behind the plate when Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's career home run mark, died in Butler, Pa. He was 79. Vargo umpired in the National League from 1960-83, worked the 1965, 1971, 1978 and 1983 World Series and in four All-Star games.

TENNIS

Harkleroad clinches Fed Cup quarterfinals Fed Cup rookie Ashley Harkleroad, 22, rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the second set to beat Germany's Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 7-5 and clinch the quarterfinal match in San Diego, Calif. Harkleroad's victory followed Lindsay Davenport's 6-1, 6-2 victory over Julia Goerges, 19, in reverse singles, sending the United States into a World Group semifinal road match against Maria Sharapova and defending Fed Cup champion Russia in April.

AROUND THE HORN

Hockey: Nathan Gerbe's second goal of the night gave Boston College a 4-3 victory over Boston University in overtime, sending the Eagles to the championship game of the 56th annual Beanpot tournament. BC will play Harvard next Monday night for the title. The Crimson advanced to its first Beanpot final in a decade by scoring three times in the first eight minutes to beat Northeastern 3-1.

Figure skating: Former world champion Kimmie Meissner, whose season-long struggles included a seventh-place finish at the recent national championships, announced she is leaving longtime coach Pam Gregory to train with Richard Callaghan for the next six weeks. Meissner will work with Callaghan, who coached Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, through the March 17-23 world championships in Sweden.

Football: Former SMU coach Phil Bennett, fired with four games remaining last season, was hired as Pitt's defensive coordinator by longtime friend, Dave Wannstedt, the Panthers' coach.

Track and field: Former Olympic sprinter Maurice Green, 33, announced his retirement Monday. Greenwon both the 100 meters and 200 at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. He won a third gold medal in the 100 relay and, with Tyson Gay and Carl Lewis, is one of only three men to win triple gold.

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