CINCINNATI — Cincinnati hitting coach Chris Chambliss was fired after the Reds endured had an offensive slump in the last five weeks of the season and fell out of playoff contention.

Bench coach Bucky Dent, first base coach Billy Hatcher, third base coach Mark Berry and bullpen coach Tom Hume agreed to contracts for next season, along with bullpen catcher Mike Stefanski.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers guard Stephen Jackson was charged with a felony for criminal recklessness and misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct by the Marion County prosecutor, five days after he fought with another group of men outside a strip club.On Tuesday, Jackson apologized for the fight, saying he was "happy to be alive." His comments came hours after police arrested another man on several charges related to the fight.

SAN DIEGO — Chargers linebacker Steve Foley was charged with drunken driving stemming from a confrontation last month with an off-duty Coronado police officer that resulted in Foley being shot three times.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — League MVP Shaun Alexander will not play Sunday in Seattle's NFC West showdown at St. Louis despite recent tests that show the crack in his foot has diminished.