TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban has received a three-year contract extension that will reward him richly if he sticks around for the next nine seasons.

The university system's Board of Trustees compensation committee unanimously approved the three-year extension through Jan. 31, 2018. Saban would receive a series of three completion bonuses totaling $5 million if he is still the coach through 2011, 2014 and 2017.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Grizzlies confirmed they have agreed in principle to a contract with veteran guard Allen Iverson, hours after the guard tweeted he was heading to Memphis. The team scheduled a Thursday news conference open to the public at FedExForum.Samford player dead in dormBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Samford basketball player Jim Griffin was found dead in his dorm room. The body of the 23-year-old Griffin, a senior from Chicago, was discovered Tuesday morning.