BRIEFS
Blacksburg jayvees

beat Landrum

The Blacksburg jayvee team beat Landrum 38-34 Tuesday for its first victory of the season.

Dondray Hyatt hit a layup and two free throws with 12 seconds left for the final margin of victory. Hyatt finished with nine points.

Ty Davis led Blacksburg with 11 points.

The Blacksburg jayvee team is 1- 1.

Lady Warriors

rout Gaffney Middle

The Granard Lady Warriors improved to 3-0 on the year with a 63-15 rout of Gaffney Middle on Tuesday.

Shaquisha Dawkins led the Lady Warriors with a game-high 31 points. Tiana Logan fired in 13 points while Sheyanne Phillips added 10.

"We played very organized basketball tonight," said Lady Warriors coach Kathy Littlejohn. "Plus everyone got to play."

Favre named SI's

Sportsman of Year

Brett Favre's standout season for the resurgent Green Bay Packers has earned him the title of 2007 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, making him the fourth quarterback to win the award in its 53-year history.

The 38-year-old Favre joins fellow quarterbacks Terry Bradshaw (1979), Joe Montana (1990) and Tom Brady (2005) as recipients of the award, given to an athlete who symbolizes the ideals of sportsmanship.

Favre, a three-time NFLMVP, said in the cover story of the magazine's Dec. 10th issue that leadership is about finding ways to raise his team's level of play.

Favre has started a quarterbackrecord 249 consecutive games, and this year surpassed Dan Marino for career touchdown passes and pass attempts. He is 450 yards away from breaking Marino's career record of 61,361 yards.

Red Sox, Twins

working on deal

The best team in baseball is getting closer to acquiring the best pitcher on the market.

The World Series champion Red Sox are working on a deal to acquire two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana from Minnesota for a package that could include left-hander Jon Lester or outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury.

Twins general manager Bill Smith wouldn't discuss the talks. Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has also declined to comment on Santana, saying generally that ''a lot of the rumors out there are just that.''

''It takes two teams to make a trade,'' he told Boston-area reporters. ''I know there's a lot of speculation that we're close to something big. Until we reach an agreement, then we're not that close.''

If the teams agree to the players, the Red Sox would try to work out a contract extension with Santana, a 28-year-old lefty who is eligible for free agency after the 2008 season.

''We have no payroll constraints. Our issues aren't payroll right now,'' Twins general manager Bill Smith said. ''Some of it is more length. Length of contract is an issue. Some things around groundbreaking issues. I'd just as soon leave it at that.''

Auburn, Tuberville

agree to extension

Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville reportedly agreed to a two-year contract extension Tuesday that includes a $200,000 annual raise and ends speculation that he might leave for another job.

Tuberville, who was in New York for National Football Hall of Fame functions, told The Birmingham News and The Huntsville Times that he and athletic director Jay Jacobs reached an agreement that will run through the 2013 season. They completed the deal Tuesday afternoon in a meeting at his hotel.