SAN DIEGO — David Wells and the San Diego Padres finalized a one year, $3 million contract Tuesday, 11 days after the sides agreed to terms.

Wells, who turns 44 on May 20, and the Padres reached the deal on Jan. 19. Because the left-hander was out of town most of last week, he wasn't able to take his physical until Monday.

Wells will earn $3 million in base pay, and can make another $4 million if he stays healthy and starts 27 games — 14 more than he did last year, when he battled knee injuries while with the Boston Red Sox.

NEW YORK — Kobe Bryant was suspended one game without pay by the NBA Tuesday and missed the Lakers' loss to the Knicks after his long-shot bid for a hearing was denied.Bryant was penalized for striking San Antonio's Manu Ginobili in the face late in the Lakers' loss to the Spurs on Sunday.

IRVING, Texas — Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary was the eighth — and most likely last — candidate to be interviewed by the Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones about replacing retired coach Bill Parcells.The 48-year-old Singletary, who retired in as a player after the 1992 season, has only been coaching in the NFL since 2003, two years with Baltimore and the last two with the 49ers, where he was assistant head coach.

NEW YORK — Barry Bonds gave the San Francisco Giants the right to terminate his $15.8 million, one-year contract if he is indicted.The unusual provision, included in the deal that was completed Monday night, protects the team in case Bonds is charged in the federal government's steroids investigation.As part of the agreement, if Bonds is indicted the Giants have the right to terminate it under two sections of the Uniform Player Contract, a baseball executive said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team didn't announce that detail.