PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled minor-league defenseman Rob Scuderi on Wednesday to replace Brooks Orpik, who is on injured reserve with a broken foot.

Scuderi had eight assists and a plus-11 rating in 13 games with the Penguins' Wilkes-Barre/Scranton American Hockey League affiliate. In 10 games with the Penguins earlier this season, Scuderi had no points and 10 penalty minutes.

Lance Armstrong was honored as The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth straight year and Annika Sorenstam was the landslide female winner.Armstrong, the only athlete to be selected by sports writers four times since the honor first was awarded in 1931, retired after winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France in July.Armstrong received 30 of the 83 votes cast. Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush of Southern California was second with 23 votes.Sorenstam received 47 of 81 votes to become the first golfer since Babe Zaharias (1945-47) to win the AP Female Athlete of the Year award three straight years.The Swedish star won 10 tournaments in 2005 and became the first woman in 19 years to capture the first two legs of the Grand Slam.Danica Patrick, the rookie race car driver whose fourth-place finish at the Indianapolis 500 was the best ever by a female, received 17 votes.

LOS ANGELES — Pete Carroll, who coached Southern California from mediocrity to dominance since being hired in 2001, agreed to a contract extension with the school.Neither Carroll nor USC athletic director Mike Garrett would provide specifics of the deal.The top-ranked Trojans are one win away from an unprecedented third straight national championship, an accomplishment they can achieve by beating No. 2 Texas in the Rose Bowl next Wednesday night.USC enters the Rose Bowl with a 34-game winning streak, and has a 48-3 record the past four seasons after going 6-6 in Carroll's first year.

INDIANAPOLIS — Ron Artest has accepted that he's played his last game for the Indiana Pacers, his agent said.Artest went public nearly three weeks ago with his desire to be traded, then backpedaled and apologized to his teammates and to management in hopes of staying with the team. But his campaign to stay seemed to end after Pacers president Larry Bird told The Indianapolis Star on Monday that he felt "betrayed" by Artest.Artest said during the offseason that his goal was to help the Pacers to a championship this season, and he wasn't concerned with individual goals. He changed his tune during this season's early weeks by saying he wasn't getting enough shots. He also said that his past haunts him in Indianapolis and the team would be better off without him.Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh said the team had narrowed its options down from about 10 teams this week.Artest has been inactive since his trade request, which came after he was injured against Dallas on Dec. 6.

DENVER — Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, the NBA's leading rebounder, is out indefinitely with a broken right pinkie.Camby will need surgery on the finger, after which a timeline for his return will be set.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Wayne Gretzky returned to the Phoenix Coyotes' bench just eight days after his mother's death.Gretzky was back with the Coyotes after a 10-day leave of absence to be with his mother, Phyllis, who died of lung cancer on Dec. 19 in Brantford, Ontario. His return game featured four goals in 2:58 by his inspired team, which helped produce a 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks.Phoenix lost three of the five games Gretzky missed.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Brian Billick will return as coach of the Baltimore Ravens next year despite two straight disappointing seasons.Baltimore missed the playoffs in 2004, and this season the Ravens are assured their third losing record in Billick's seven years as head coach. But the Ravens (6-9) also have won four of their last six, including two in a row over Green Bay and Minnesota by a combined score of 78-26.Billick led Baltimore to a Super Bowl victory after the 2000 season.

NEW YORK — Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith was fined $15,000 for bumping an official during last Saturday's loss to Dallas.Smith received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and was ejected in the third quarter for placing his arms around line judge Mark Steinkerchner while arguing a late hit.

CHICAGO — Pitcher Jon Garland agreed to a three-year, $29 million contract with the Chicago White Sox.Garland, who was eligible to become a free agent after the 2006 season, will receive $7 million next year, $10 million in 2007 and $12 million in 2008.The right-hander went 18-10 with a 3.50 ERA and led the American League with three shutouts last season for the White Sox.

BALTIMORE — Free agent outfielder Jeromy Burnitz and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed on a two-year contract.A team source, speaking on the condition of anonymity since the deal has not been finalized, said that the deal will pay the former Chicago Cubs right fielder between $10 million and $12 million.