Carney re-signs with Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers re-signed free agent swingman Rodney Carney on Tuesday, a year after trading him.

The former first-round pick averaged 7.2 points and 1.9 rebounds in 67 games, including six starts, for the Timberwolves last season.

The 76ers acquired Carney in a draft-night trade in 2006 after he was selected 16th overall by Chicago. After two seasons with the 76ers, Philadelphia traded him to the Wolves with Calvin Booth in July 2008.

• The Phoenix Suns reached an agreement on a contract buyout with swingman Sasha Pavlovic, who was acquired from Cleveland in the trade that sent Shaquille O'Neal to the Cavaliers. Yahoo! Sports, citing unnamed league sources, said Pavlovic had agreed to a one-year contract with the Wolves.

• Golden State's Stephen Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA for saying he wanted to be traded. Players are not allowed to make trade requests publicly.

• Spurs forward Richard Jefferson could miss the start of training camp after dislocating his right thumb while working out.

Olympic medalist to miss worlds Olympic silver medalist Samantha Peszek said she is withdrawing her name from consideration for next month's world gymnastics championships in London and will have surgery to repair a torn labrum. She had been one of 10 gymnasts invited to the final U.S. team selection camp, which begins Sept. 30 at the Karolyi ranch outside of Houston.

Peszek is the second Olympian to withdraw from world team consideration. Olympic champion Nastia Liukin pulled out earlier this month, saying she hasn't had enough time to train.

Blue Jackets center gets extension The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Antoine Vermette, 27, to a five-year contract extension, through the 2014-15 season. The Columbus Dispatch reported that the extension is worth $3.75 million per year.

• Fred Cusick, the radio and television voice of the Boston Bruins for more than four decades, died Tuesday at age 90, one day before he was scheduled to be inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

USC's Barkley has sore shoulder Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley is still unable to throw in practice, increasing the possibility the freshman might miss the No. 3 Trojans' upcoming game at Washington.

Barkley suffered a bone bruise in his right shoulder in Saturday's victory at Ohio State and was held out of throwing drills.

Sophomore Aaron Corp worked with USC's first-team offense Tuesday.

Boxing: Darren Sutherland, who won a bronze medal at middleweight for Ireland at the Beijing Olympics, was found hanged at his London home Monday. He was 27. Sutherland was unbeaten in his first four pro fights and was to have appeared with his manager, Frank Maloney, at a news conference Tuesday to talk about his next bout on Oct. 16. Police said his death is not being treated as suspicious.

Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo, FIFA's player of the year, scored twice in his Champions League debut for Real Madrid, a 5-2 victory at Zurich. Manchester United, his former team, won 1-0 at Besiktas, on a goal by Paul Scholes.

Basketball: Defending champion Russia edged Macedonia 71-69 in Poland and reached the quarterfinals of the European championships. In another Group E matchup, France, which already has secured a berth in the quarterfinals, beat Greece 71-69 on a jump shot at the buzzer by reserve guard Nando De Colo, a 2009 draft choice of San Antonio. Greece and Croatia also advanced in Group E.