STATE COLLEGE — Penn State coach Joe Paterno was released from the hospital Tuesday, two days after undergoing hip replacement surgery.

The 81-year-old coach had surgery to fix a sore hip that prevented him from pacing the sidelines. He coached the final seven games of the regular season from the press box.

Paterno was released early from Mount Nittany Medical Center, the school said in a statement. The team doctor called the surgery a success.

The surgery took place Sunday, the day after No. 6 Penn State (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten) beat Michigan State to win the conference title and a trip to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.

"He no longer experiences hip-related pain and will continue his rehabilitation at home," the statement said. "Coach Paterno has been working on bowl preparation schedules while in the hospital."

SUSSEX, Va. — Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty Tuesday to a state dogfighting charge, a move that could make him eligible to leave prison early and potentially speed up a return to pro football.Vick, 28, also pleaded not guilty to a count of cruelty to animals, but that charge was dropped under his plea deal.He received a three-year suspended sentence — far less than the maximum of 10 years he could have faced.

INDIANAPOLIS — Fearing a postseason ban, Indiana University accepted an NCAA-ordered three years' probation Tuesday, eager to continue rebuilding its once-storied men's basketball program.After months of uncertainty over an embarrassing telephone recruiting scandal, the NCAA spared the school any additional punishment, such as a postseason ban or additional scholarship losses.But former coach Kelvin Sampson, the man at the center of the scandal, faces recruiting restrictions through November 2013 if hired by another school.The announcement ended a 20-month saga that began with Sampson's hiring in March 2006.

CLEVELAND — Browns quarterback Brady Quinn will miss the remainder of Cleveland's season with a broken right index finger he made worse by playing Sunday, according to several reports Tuesday.Citing unnamed sources, FOXsports.com and the Cleveland Plain Dealer said the break on Quinn's finger worsened after he tried to play through the injury in a loss to the Houston Texans. Quinn initially broke the tip of the finger and damaged a tendon in his second career start on Nov. 17 at Buffalo.

Butler senior R.C. Double scored three goals and added two assists to lead the Ford City High hockey team (7-0) to a 14-2 win over Burrell recently.Butler senior Pat Wellner added a goal and Tanner Master two assists.