Carmelo Anthony deal stalls for Nets

The proposed megadeal that would send Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets to the New Jersey Nets hit a snag Sunday.

The Nuggets apparently have reservations about the trade, in which they would acquire rookie forward Derrick Favors of the Nets, forward Andrei Kirilenko of the Utah Jazz and two first-round draft picks in return for Anthony. The Nets would also send point guard Devin Harris to the Charlotte Bobcats, who would send forward Boris Diaw to Utah.

Although NBA tampering rules prevent him from talking directly about Anthony, Nets General Manager Billy King acknowledged that he has been working on a trade.

“I would say that we’re exploring everything,” King said. “But there’s no deal. We have nothing. We have nothing. We’re excited about the guys playing. I’ll continue to explore and see if we can make the team better. At this point I’m excited about watching our guys practice.

“I’ll continue to work the phones. It’s going to be a methodical process whether we do a deal now or six months from now or next year. But there is nothing.”

GOLF

Cochran wins by two strokes

Russ Cochran shot a one-under-par 71 to win the Champions Tour’s SAS Championship by two shots over Tom Pernice Jr. at Cary, N.C. Cochran finished at 14 under and won his second tournament in a row.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Michigan QBs likely to play

Michigan Coach Rich Rodriguez expects quarterbacks Denard Robinson and Tate Forcier, who left Saturday’s 65-21 win over Bowling Green because of knee injuries, to be ready to play Saturday at Indiana in the Wolverines’ Big Ten Conference opener.

ETC.

Samsonov is hospitalized

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Sergei Samsonov was taken off the ice on a stretcher after crashing into the boards during Carolina’s 1-0 exhibition victory at Atlanta. The team said that he was taken to a hospital for observation, but that he had no loss of feeling in any of his extremities. Samsonov was tripped by Thrashers defenseman Dustin Byfuglien.

Terry Newton, a British rugby player who had the first positive result for human growth hormone in testing by a national anti-doping agency, was found dead at his home in Orrell, England. He was 31. Police, who went to Newton’s home after receiving a report of concern over his welfare, said there did not appear to be “any suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.”

In February, Newton was suspended for two years for the positive test.

Tony Schumacher beat Shawn Langdon in the final round to win the top-fuel title at the NHRA Fall Nationals at Ennis, Texas. Matt Hagan (funny car), Greg Anderson (pro stock) and LE Tonglet (pro stock motorcycle) also won their divisions.

Longshot Cayambe led virtually from start to finish at odds of 25-1 to win Fairplex Park’s marquee race, the $75,000 Ralph M. Hinds Handicap, by a neck in a three-horse photo finish. Ridden by Alonso Quinonez, Cayambe covered about 11/8 miles in 1:51.36.