Columbia, Mo. ? College football

SMU extends coach’s contract

Dallas — SMU coach June Jones has signed a two-year contract extension that would keep him at the school through the 2014 season.

Another Bulldog arrested

Athens, Ga. — Another Georgia football player has gotten into trouble, and this time it’s one of the team’s top running backs.

Tailback Washaun Ealey, who led the Bulldogs in rushing a year ago and expected to share carries this season with Caleb King, was suspended for at least one game after being arrested early Friday.

Ealey was charged with hit and run and driving on a suspended license.

Golf

Woods fades at Barclays

Paramus, N.J. — The Barclays, a tournament that once looked as though it might belong to Tiger Woods, shifted late Friday to the hands of the 22-year-old Australian Jason Day, who showed some of his great promise with three late birdies for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot lead.

Nine players had at least a share of the lead at some point during the second round until Day’s late surge. He was at 8-under 134, one shot clear of Kevin Streelman (63) and Vaughn Taylor (70) going into the weekend of the FedEx Cup’s first playoff event.

Wie hanging on to lead

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Michelle Wie’s second round didn’t have the wow factor of a hole-in-one, but a 3-under 69 on Friday was enough to keep her atop the leaderboard halfway through the Canadian Women’s Open.

Trio tied at Gleneagles

Gleneagles, Scotland — Gary Boyd and David Lynn of England and Julien Guerrier of France were tied for the lead at the Johnnie Walker Championship on Friday, completing two rounds at 9 under.

Ex-Jayhawk leads Nationwide event

Farragut, Tenn. — Former Kansas University golf Gary Woodland fired a 7-under 65 Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Knoxville Sentinel Open.

Baseball

Strasburg needs elbow opearation

Washington — Stephen Strasburg had to get through a few hours of anger, confusion and certainly a few more volatile emotions before he was ready to accept the sobering news expressed in three disheartening words.

Tommy John surgery.

The Washington Nationals rookie sensation is done for the season — and maybe next season as well — after the team announced Friday that he has a torn ligament in his right elbow. He will travel today to the West Coast for a second opinion.

White Sox stake claim on Manny

Chicago — The Manny Watch is on for Chicago’s South Side.

Manny Ramirez was placed on waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the White Sox were awarded the claim that gives them exclusive bargaining rights for the slugger

Twins acquire reliever Fuentes

Seattle — The first-place Minnesota Twins made their revamped bullpen more versatile for the pennant race by acquiring left-handed reliever and four-time All-Star Brian Fuentes from the Los Angeles Angels Friday for a player to be named.

Manager Ron Gardenhire said before Friday’s series opener at Seattle that he will use the now-former Angels closer as a set-up man for closer Matt Capps.

Gallardo robbed at gunpoint

Milwaukee — Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo and clubhouse attendant Alex Sanchez were robbed at gunpoint early Friday, hours after Milwaukee’s ace pitched in a loss to the Dodgers.

Gallardo did not take any questions after briefly discussing the incident outside the team clubhouse before the start of the Brewers’ three-game series against Pittsburgh.

NBA

Knicks sign Patrick Ewing Jr.

New York — Patrick Ewing Jr. is back with the team where his father became famous.

The team says the former Georgetown star signed with the New York Knicks as a free agent Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Ewing was the 43rd pick of the 2008 draft by Sacramento, but wound up with the Knicks through a series of moves.

Nuggets hire Ujiri as GM

Denver — Former Denver Nuggets international scout Masai Ujiri was appointed the team’s new executive vice president of basketball operations on Friday.

Tennis

Wild-card moves into finals

New Haven, Conn. — Nadia Petrova took advantage of her last-minute addition to the field at the Pilot Pen tennis tournament, moving into the finals with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Maria Kirilenko on Friday.

NFL

WR Avery could miss season

St. Louis — St. Louis Rams wide receiver Donnie Avery could miss the entire season after tearing a right knee ligament late in the first half of a preseason game Thursday night.

Auto racing

Busch wins Chicagoland trucks

Joliet, Ill. — Kyle Busch withstood two late challenges for the lead from Todd Bodine and hung on to win the NASCAR Camping World truck series race at Chicagoland Speedway in overtime Friday night.

It was Busch’s second straight truck win at Chicagoland, his fourth series victory of the season and 20th of his career.