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• Phillies' Manuel, umpire each get 1-game bans
  Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been suspended one game for his nose-to-nose argument with plate umpire Bob Davidson during a game on Tuesday night.
  
  
• Cubs reliever Wood retires after final strikeout
  The Chicago Cubs' Kerry Wood retired on Friday after his final strikeout.
  
  
• White Sox's Konerko out after pitch hits head
  Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko left the game after getting hit in the head with a pitch by Chicago Cubs' pitcher Jeff Samardzija on Friday.
  
  
• Women's Professional Soccer league disbands
  The Women's Professional Soccer league has folded after three seasons.
  
  
• Big 12, SEC champs to play New Year's bowl
  The champions of the Big 12 and SEC conferences will meet in a New Year's Day bowl game annually beginning with the 2014 season, the conferences said Friday in a news release.
  
  
• Smart: Team's success key part to VCU's move
  Men's basketball coach Shaka Smart refuses to take full credit for VCU's move to the "premier" Atlantic 10, but he recognized that his team's success boosted the entire athletic program's stock in the eyes of its new conference.
  
  
• Sources: Oden had same procedure Kobe had
  In an effort to revive his NBA career, Greg Oden recently underwent the controversial knee procedure that superstars Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez say took years off their bodies, according to sources.
  
  
• Report: Ohio State self-reported 46 violations
  Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith acknowledged having committed secondary NCAA violations in recent months, according to a report in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.
  
  
• Loomis: Brees deal must be right for both sides
  Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally.
  
  
• Official: Boise State reaffirms Big East pledge
  Boise State, which has been in recent talks with the Mountain West about staying in the league instead of leaving next year, has reaffirmed its commitment to join the Big East, a conference official told ESPN's Joe Schad.