Baseball: Andruw Jones signs with White Sox
CHICAGO — Andruw Jones took a $500,000, one-year deal with the Chicago White Sox.
Jones hit .214 with 17 homers and 43 RBIs in 82 games with the Texas Rangers this year while making 53 starts as the DH, 12 in left field, five in right field and four at first base.
A five-time All-Star who has slumped in recent years, Jones was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers in January and signed with the Rangers the following month.
ELSEWHERE — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer, a Lakewood Ranch resident, has been hospitalized due to recurring symptoms from groin surgery in September. The team announced Moyer has been admitted to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia but did not give any more information about his condition. ... Shortstop John McDonald has decided to remain with the Toronto Blue Jays, agreeing to a $3 million, two-year contract. ... The Kansas City Royals have traded infielder Tug Hulett to the Boston Red Sox for cash or a player to be named. ... A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit by a group of businessmen hoping to block the redevelopment of an industrial area near the New York Mets’ new stadium.
Motorsports: Knaus close to contract extension
Chad Knaus believes he and Jimmie Johnson can continue to add to their championship total for years to come.
But the crew chief first needs a new contract.
Knaus denied an ESPN report that he’s agreed to lead Johnson through 2015, the length of Johnson’s new contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports.
Knaus, who has guided Johnson to four straight titles and 47 victories since 2002, is still working under an extension signed in 2006 that runs through next season.
“We’ve only started very light conversations,” Knaus said. “I don’t have a new contract, and we’ve barely had enough conversation for me to agree to anything.”
ELSEWHERE — Jeremy Mayfield’s former attorneys have filed a civil suit against the suspended NASCAR driver seeking nearly $400,000 in unpaid fees. The firm James, McElroy and Diehl filed the complaint in North Carolina Superior Court.
Tennis: Nadal loses to Davydenko
LONDON — Rafael Nadal fell out of contention for a spot in the semifinals at the ATP World Tour Finals with a second straight defeat, losing 6-1, 7-6 (4) to Nikolay Davydenko on Wednesday.
Nadal looked sluggish throughout and was thoroughly outplayed by the Russian, who secured his first win of the round-robin phase and can still reach the semis. Nadal, however, will not reach the semis for the first time.
Earlier, Robin Soderling became the first player to reach the semis of the season-ending tournament by beating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (5), 6-1. The Swede, who qualified for the eight-player tournament only when Andy Roddick pulled out with an injury, also beat Nadal in straight sets.
Soccer: UEFA suspects five clubs of match fixing
NYON, Switzerland — Five clubs in Albania, Latvia, Slovenia and Hungary are suspected in European soccer’s biggest match-fixing investigation.
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