Senators hire Wamsley as goaltending coach

The Senators are bringing in Rick Wamsley as goaltending coach, Ottawa general manager Bryan Murray said Wednesday.

Wamsley spent the past four seasons with the Blues, including more than three seasons as an assistant with the parent club. He went 17-20-6 in 43 games as interim head coach of the Blues' Peoria AHL team last year.

During his playing career, Wamsley won 204 games in 12 NHL seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, Blues, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. (AP)

Police unable to confirm whether body is former NBA player Lorenzen Wright • Curtis Wright, the uncle of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, said police told the family the athlete who had been missing for 10 days has been found dead in a field about 15 miles from Memphis.

However, Sgt. Alyssa Macon-Moore of the Memphis Police Department wrote in an e-mail to the Associated Press that police were investigating the death of an unidentified man and could not confirm the victim's identity Wednesday night.

Wright, 34, who averaged eight points and 6.4 rebounds during a 13-year NBA career with five teams, was last seen July 18 when he was expected to fly out of Memphis. (AP)

United States trims roster for worlds to 15 • USA Basketball trimmed its roster for the world basketball championships to 15 by cutting Tyreke Evans, Gerald Wallace, O.J. Mayo and JaVale McGee. The moves, coming four days after the completion of the team's minicamp in Las Vegas, come two weeks before the opening of training camp in New York.

More cuts are ahead, as the United States must submit a 12-man roster Aug. 26 — two days before the Americans open pool play against Croatia in Istanbul.

The cuts left the team with six guards (Derrick Rose, Chauncey Billups, Russell Westbrook, Rajon Rondo, Stephen Curry and Eric Gordon); four wingmen (Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Rudy Gay and Danny Granger); three power forwards (Lamar Odom, Kevin Love and Jeff Green); and two centers (Tyson Chandler and Brook Lopez). (From news services)

Pitino says extortion suspect initiated sexual contact • A woman accused of demanding millions to stay quiet about a tryst with Rick Pitino initiated the sex by whispering to him and unzipping his pants when he got up to leave an empty Italian restaurant, he testified Wednesday.

The Louisville coach's testimony marked the first time he's talked publicly in detail about his July 2003 encounter with Karen Cunagin Sypher, the meeting that led to her trial this week on extortion charges. Pitino's portrayal of Sypher as the aggressor came after several witnesses said she was flirty and persistent when she approached Pitino at the restaurant.

Sypher is charged with extortion, asking for cash, cars and a house to stay quiet about the sex. She has pleaded not guilty, claiming Pitino sexually assaulted her. Pitino will return to the witness stand today to face questioning from the defense. (AP)

Huggins released from hospital • West Virginia University said men's basketball coach Bob Huggins, who broke seven ribs in a fall in his Las Vegas hotel room Friday, was released from the hospital Wednesday. (AP)

Ambersley leads AC St. Louis to victory • Mike Ambersley recorded the first hat trick in AC St. Louis history as the home team knocked off the Portland Timbers 3-0 at the Anheuser-Busch Center. AC St. Louis improved to 5-10-4 in USSF Division-2 Pro League with the victory. (Joe Lyons)

Roush is still hospitalized • NASCAR team owner Jack Roush remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition after walking away from a plane crash in Wisconsin on Tuesday night. In a statement, Roush Fenway Racing said Roush was under observation for facial injuries he sustained in the accident. (AP)

Davydenko reaches Croatia Open quarterfinals • Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko beat Stephane Robert 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the Croatia Open quarterfinals in Umag. Davydenko next meets eighth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela, who defeated qualifier Simone Bolelli 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-1.

Also, fourth-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero downed Pablo Cuevas 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. The former No. 1 next plays sixth-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov, who beat wild card Franco Skugor 7-6 (1), 6-3. (AP)