Monday's sports briefs

January 27, 2009 at 5:55AM

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Yankees re-sign Pettitte After months of stalled negotiations, lefthander Andy Pettitte and the Yankees agreed to a $5.5 million, one-year contract on Monday.

While the guaranteed money is less than half New York's original $10 million offer, Pettitte can make an additional $6.5 million in bonuses: $4.5 million based on innings and $2 million based on days on the active roster.

Pettitte, 36, was 14-14 with a 4.54 ERA last season, his highest ERA since 1999. He joins a starting rotation that already includes C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain.

• Righthander Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a $38 million, four-year contract that avoided a salary arbitration hearing next month. Greinke went 13-10 with a 3.47 ERA in 32 starts for the Royals last season, setting career highs in strikeouts (183) and innings (202 1/3).

• Three-time All-Star Sean Casey planned to announce his retirement today to join the MLB Network. Casey hit .302 with 130 home runs and 735 RBI in 12 major league seasons.

ALPINE SKIING

Vonn named to U.S. team Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller will lead the United States team at the World Alpine Ski Championships Feb. 3-15 in Val d'Isere, France.

The women's team consists of Vonn, who grew up in Burnsville, and Julia Mancuso, Stacey Cook, Hailey Duke, Chelsea Marshall, Megan McJames, Sarah Schleper and Resi Stiegler. The men's team will be made up of Miller, Ted Ligety, Marco Sullivan, Steven Nyman, Jimmy Cochran, Erik Fisher, Tim Jitloff, Andrew Weibrecht and Jake Zamansky.

COLLEGE HOCKEY

Two Spartans suspended Michigan State suspended two hockey players for the season after they attacked a Michigan skater during a game Saturday.

Late in the Wolverines' 5-3 victory, Michigan defenseman Steve Kampfer was hit into the boards by Andre Conboy, and Corey Tropp hit him in the neck with his stick while Kampfer was prone on the ice.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Kentucky coach pleads not guilty in player death David Jason Stinson, football coach at Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Kentucky, pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide in the death of 15-year-old offensive lineman Max Gilpin, who collapsed at a sweltering Aug. 20 practice after running sprints, sometimes in pads and helmet.

A judge released Stinson without bond at a hearing that attracted at least a dozen community members voicing their support for the first-year head coach.

AUTO RACING

Johnson slices finger Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson underwent surgery to repair a tendon and nerve after cutting his left middle finger with a kitchen knife on Sunday while preparing to compete in the final segment of the Rolex 24 sports car race in Daytona, Fla.

Johnson said he was attempting to cut a small hole in his firesuit in order to feed a tube from a cooling shirt through a pocket.

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