Wednesday's Sports In Brief

Wednesday's Sports In Brief
By The Associated Press
BASEBALL
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- All-Star catcher Ramon Hernandez and outfielder Terrence Long were traded from the Oakland Athletics to San Diego for outfielder Mark Kotsay, more than a week after the teams tentatively agreed to the deal.
The teams thought they'd finish the trade Nov. 18, but the A's wanted to see medical information on Kotsay, who had a herniated disc in his lower back that hampered him last season.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Veteran catcher Sandy Alomar and the Chicago White Sox agreed to a $750,000, one-year contract with a club option for 2005.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Pitchers Brian Anderson and Curtis Leskanic, and third baseman Joe Randa re-signed with the Kansas City Royals.
BASKETBALL
PHOENIX (AP) -- Phoenix rookie Zarko Cabarkapa broke his right wrist after he was pushed by Dallas' Danny Fortson while driving to the basket in the Suns' victory.
Cabarkapa is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks.
Fortson was called for a flagrant foul on the play. Suns CEO and Managing General Partner Jerry Colangelo said he will ask the NBA to fine or suspend the Dallas player.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The New Jersey Nets will have to pay Alonzo Mourning $22.6 million over the next four years because they were unable to insure the guaranteed contract due to the center's kidney disease.
Nets president Rod Thorn said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that the Nets are responsible for the payments to Mourning, who earlier this week left the game because his illness worsened. The seven-time All-Star center needs a kidney transplant.
HOCKEY
DETROIT (AP) -- Detroit goaltender Dominik Hasek's groin injury will keep him out of action until at least next week.
Hasek sat out his fifth straight game when the Red Wings played the Edmonton Oilers. He also missed five games earlier this season because of the injury.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Jaromir Jagr was forced out of the Washington Capitals' game due to a groin injury. Jagr is day-to-day and his status for Friday's home game against Montreal is uncertain.
The right wing was hurt in the first period and didn't come out for the second or third periods against the Buffalo Sabres.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Kings leading scorer Ziggy Palffy, hurt when a puck struck him in the face, was placed on the injured list.
Palffy is fifth in the NHL with 26 points, and is tied for the league lead with 20 assists.
The Kings recalled Steve Kelly from Manchester of the AHL.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- New Jersey captain Scott Stevens played his 1,616th NHL game, breaking Larry Murphy's record for defensemen.
Stevens set the mark against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, the team New Jersey beat last season for its third Stanley Cup title in nine years. Stevens has been in the NHL for 22 seasons, the last 13 with the Devils.
FOOTBALL
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The San Diego Chargers filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles asking a judge to determine whether the team has triggered a clause that allows it to renegotiate its lease at Qualcomm Stadium.
The suit against the city of San Diego was filed late Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court. The Chargers didn't tell San Diego city officials or announce it until Wednesday morning, stirring up an already contentious issue.
The Chargers want a judge to decide whether the team has met the complicated financial formula that would allow them to renegotiate their lease and free them to either pursue a proposed new stadium or leave town.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Wisconsin accepted an invitation to play in the Music City Bowl. The Badgers will play a Southeastern Conference team in Nashville on Dec. 31.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Navy football coach Paul Johnson was given a contract extension through 2009.
Navy can win the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy by beating Army on Dec. 6. The Midshipmen, 3-30 the previous three seasons, are assured their ninth winning season in the last 40 years.
TRACK AND FIELD
MINSK, Belarus (AP) -- Olympic shot put champion Yanina Korolchik of Belarus was banned from competition for two years for doping.
She failed two tests for an anabolic steroid, Boris Krishtanovich, secretary general of the Belarus track and field federation, said. The first was carried out in June in Germany and the second in October.
Korolchik denied the accusations and said she would not leave the sport.