Overtime

Tennis

Teen star condemns sex before marriage

In Hyderbad, India, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza insists she opposes premarital sex, a statement that came as crowds burned effigies of the 19-year-old Muslim over her earlier remarks advocating safe sex.

Mirza already has been criticized for her tennis clothing, usually a short skirt and midriff-revealing T-shirt. Sections of orthodox Muslim clergy say she is leading astray young Muslims, especially girls.

"I would like to clearly say on record that I could not possibly justify premarital sex, as it is a very big sin in Islam and one which I believe will not be forgiven by Allah," Mirza said Friday.

The protests were triggered by her remarks at a leadership summit earlier this week in New Delhi.

India's Sunni Ulema Board, a Muslim organization, issued an edict in October demanding Mirza cover up during matches. The group described her tennis clothes as "un-Islamic."

"As long as I am winning, people shouldn't care whether my skirt is 6 inches long or 6 feet long," Mirza said at the leadership forum.

College Basketball

Lady Pacers fall to Boone, Trojans

In Aiken, USC Aiken committed 13 second-half turnovers which Mount Olive converted into 13 points in the Lady Trojans' 66-62 victory in the final game of the NU SKIN Tip-Off Classic.

Satu Leppanen scored 17 and Mindy Allee had 15 for the Pacers (1-2). Teneal Boone had a game-high 26 for Mount Olive.

Major League Baseball

Cameron trade to Padres finalized

In San Diego, Mike Cameron's trade from New York to San Diego was finalized after the Padres were assured by doctors on Friday that the outfielder has no lingering vision or health problems from his season-ending, face-to-face collision with Mets teammate Carlos Beltran in the Petco Park outfield on Aug. 11.

The Mets got utilityman Xavier Nady from San Diego.

- In Boston, David Wilder, who has been the director of player development for the Chicago White Sox the past two seasons, interviewed with Red Sox executives on Saturday for the job that Theo Epstein walked away from on Halloween.

Wilder met with Red Sox part-owner Tom Werner and president and chief executive officer Larry Lucchino, along with other members of the baseball operations staff.

Soccer

Former great Best's condition worsens

In London, soccer great George Best was back on life support and in stable but critical condition.

The 59-year-old former star for Manchester United and Northern Ireland star has been at Cromwell Hospital since Oct. 1. His alcohol abuse led to a liver transplant three years ago.

"He is still on the life support machine," hospital spokesman Jeffrey Brandon said.

His condition worsened three weeks ago, and doctors put him on life support. Best recovered enough to leave intensive care 10 days ago but returned Friday because of a lung infection and was put on dialysis.