Overtime

Volleyball

Gamecocks' coach turns in resignation

Kim Hudson, who led South Carolina to 226 victories in 12 seasons, announced her resignation Thursday.

Hudson, the winningest volleyball coach in school history, plans to pursue other opportunities.

"I have other goals that have been neglected over the years, and it is time to focus on achieving those goals and challenges," Hudson said.

"It truly has been a great ride at Carolina. It's been a great place to work."

Hudson, who has 396 victories in 18 years as a head coach, took six Lady Gamecocks teams to the NCAA Tournament.

Last season, the Lady Game¤cocks were 12-15, 5-11 in the South¤eastern Conference.

Baseball

Mondesi says he'll sign with Atlanta

Raul Mondesi said he has agreed to terms with the Atlanta Braves on a one-year contract.

In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Mondesi told the Associated Press that he will earn $1 million, and that the deal includes performance bonuses that could bring the total value up to $1.7 million.

"I will travel to Atlanta tonight to take a physical early Friday, and the deal will be official afterward," Mondesi said.

According to Braves spokesman Brad Hainje, assistant general manager Frank Wren said Mondesi's claim was not true.

"We don't have any news on Mondesi," Hainje said. "There are a number of players we're talking to. I don't know if Mondesi is one of them.

"He has not signed with us, and we don't have plans for an announcement today."

Mondesi said he chose Atlanta over Baltimore because the Braves offered him the starting right field position.

That spot opened when J.D. Drew signed a $55 million, five-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

- Major league owners unanimously approved the $223 million sale of the Milwaukee Brewers from the family of commissioner Bud Selig to a group headed by Los Angeles investor Mark Attanasio.

Attanasio, 47, is committed to keeping the team in Milwaukee, thanks to a 30-year lease to play in Miller Park.

The sale is to close today, when the ownership transfer will take place.

Soccer

Match will benefit victims of tsunami

An all-star soccer match to raise money for tsunami victims is set for February in Spain.

FIFA and UEFA announced the match will be held in Bar¤celona on Feb. 15, with one team led by world player of the year Ronaldinho and the other by European player of the year Andriy Shevchenko.

Golf

Knox, Johnson fall two shots behind

In West Palm Beach, Fla., Au¤gusta's Jeff Knox and his partner fell two shots off the lead after 54 holes of the Southern International Four-Ball Championship.

Knox and Steve Johnson, of Chattanooga, Tenn., had shared the first- and second-round leads after rounds of 65-65, but shot 69 on Thursday to fall behind Buddy Marucci and Mike McCoy, who shot 67.

Knox and Johnson, the defending champions, trailed by four shots at one point in the third round before rallying at Emerald Dunes Golf Club.

The final round is today.

Tennis

Australian Open seedings posted

Top-ranked Roger Federer and Lindsay Davenport were given the No. 1 seedings for the Australian Open.

Federer, winner of three Grand Slam titles in 2004, will defend his Australian Open championship beginning Monday against a men's draw that includes all of the top 20-ranked players.

The men's seedings kept to form, with second-ranked Andy Roddick seeded No. 2, Lleyton Hewitt seeded third, Marat Safin fourth and Carlos Moya fifth.