Bills Trade Running Back Henry to Titans for Pick

The Buffalo Bills traded running back Travis Henry to the Tennessee Titans on Monday for a third-round draft pick in 2006.

The deal, announced by Bill President Tom Donahoe, ended a standoff after Henry vowed not to play the last year of his contract with Buffalo this season.

Henry, the Bills’ former starter, did not attend the team’s minicamp sessions last spring, unhappy after losing his job to Willis McGahee in October.

“We’re really glad that it’s over,” Donahoe said. “Tennessee gave us the best offer and gave us really what we were looking for.”

Henry had 326 yards rushing in five starts last season and sat out the last five games because of torn ligaments in his right ankle.

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New York Jet cornerback Donnie Abraham retired, ending his nine-year career to spend more time with his family.... As expected, Tim Brown signed a one-day contract and retired with the Oakland Raiders, gracefully ending his 17-year career as one of the NFL’s top receivers.

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Tennis

Mariano Zabaleta beat teenager Aljoscha Thron, 6-2, 6-3, in the first round of the Mercedes Cup at Stuttgart, Germany.

In another first-round match, Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo defeated Stefan Koubek, 6-4, 6-3.

Wesley Moodie beat Jean-Rene Lisnard, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to the second round of the RCA Championships at Indianapolis.

In another match, unseeded Robby Ginepri needed only 57 minutes to dispatch Michael Ryderstedt, 6-1, 6-4.

Tatiana Panova upset eighth-seeded Kveta Peschke, 6-4, 7-6 (6), in the first round of the Cincinnati Women’s Open. In another match, Aiko Nakamura eliminated Abigail Spears, 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-3.

Seventh-seeded Roberta Vinci rallied to beat Martina Sucha, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, in the first round of the Palermo International on the island of Sicily in Italy.

Second-seeded Fernando Gonzalez advanced to the second round of the Priority Telecom Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Kristof Vliegen at Amersfoort, Netherlands.

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Golf

For the first time in eight years, Dana Quigley will be doing something different during a Champions Tour event -- watching on television.

A nagging hip injury and travel delays caused by weather forced Quigley to abandon hopes of playing this week in the Senior British Open, ending his streak of playing every tournament on the 50-and-older schedule at 264 in a row. The streak dates to August 1997.

Tiger Woods’ dominant British Open victory produced the highest overnight ratings for the tournament since his last win in the major.

ABC got a 5.0 rating with a 14 share for Sunday’s final-round coverage of Woods’ five-stroke victory at St. Andrews. It was a 9% improvement over last year’s tournament, which was won by Todd Hamilton and got a 4.6 rating with a 13 share.

Joe Monte shot a course-record-tying six-under-par 64 to take the first-round lead in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Longmeadow, Mass.

Defending champion Sihwan Kim of Fullerton got to four under but bogeyed the 17th and finished at 67.

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High Schools

Ryan Weisenberg, former coach of the Sparks, has been hired as girls’ basketball coach at Santa Ana Mater Dei.

Weisenberg, who was an advance scout for the Lakers and has coached on the college and high school levels, replaces Geri Campeau, who resigned after last season.

Corey Jones of Camarillo, a second baseman who hit .470 with 10 home runs and 41 runs batted in as a junior this spring, has committed to Cal State Fullerton.

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Jurisprudence

Former Seattle Seahawk receiver Koren Robinson pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence and was ordered to spend one day in jail.

Kirkland (Wash.) Municipal Judge Albert Raines sentenced Robinson to one year in jail with 364 days suspended. He must serve 24 months of supervised probation.

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Miscellany

The United States’ softball team lost a tournament title game for the first time since 1997, falling, 3-1, to Japan in the championship of the inaugural World Cup of Softball at Oklahoma City.

The Americans, who won the gold medal at three consecutive Olympics, lost for the second time in a week.

The U.S. beat Japan, 7-0, Saturday in a game shortened to 4 1/2 innings by the mercy rule, but that victory didn’t come against Japan’s ace.

Blythe Hartley of Canada led all the way in winning the one-meter springboard title at the World Swimming Championships at Montreal.

Hartley, a former gymnast who attends USC, easily outdistanced silver medalist Wu Min Xia of China.

Hartley finished first with 325.65 points. Wu had 299.80.

Buzzards Bay, winner of the Santa Anita Derby and fifth in the Kentucky Derby, was sold for $725,000 at an auction in Lexington, Ky.

The buyers were Gary and Wendy Broad of Lake Tahoe, Nev. Buzzards Bay had been owned by Bill Bianco and David Shimmon, who sold the colt to dissolve their partnership.

The Mighty Ducks hired Kevin Dineen to coach the Portland Pirates, their minor league affiliate in the American Hockey League.