BRIEFS

Byrnes grapplers

down Gaffney

In high school wrestling on Monday, Byrnes beat Gaffney, 58-6. Cody Thompson and Sam Tedder posted the lone wins for the Indians.

Gaffney jayvees

nip Dorman

Parris Funderburke had 10 points and eight rebounds to lead the Gaffney junior varsity to a 35-33 win over Dorman on Tuesday.

Gaffney improves to 10-4.

Lady Cavaliers

beat Gaffney

The Dorman Lady Cavaliers jumped to a 20-point, first-quarter lead en route to a 76-40 win over homestanding Gaffney on Tuesday.

Kierra Phillips led the Lady Indians with 10 points.

Granard girls

roll to another win

Tiana Logan had 22 points and Rodricka Oglesby had eight to help the Granard Middle girls basketball team to a 41-36 win over Carver.

Casey Duncan and Chantoria Scott each had five points for Granard.

Warriors get past

Carver, 53-48

Ron Best's offenise firepower was the difference as the Granard Warriors posted a 53-48 victory over Carver on Tuesday.

Zac Smith added nine points.

The Warriors, 11-1, will travel to Ewing on Thursday.

Seahawk coach

to return

Before Mike Holmgren decided to return for one - and only one - more season coaching the Seahawks, he signed a new pact.

Not with Seattle ... with his wife.

''She's making me fill out this little contract: 'Upon completion of your last game: The laundry; the garbage; the whole deal,''' Holmgren joked Tuesday when asked what he may feel like after he fulfills the final season of a two-year contract.

What if he really does want to keep coaching beyond a 17th season as a head man in the NFL? What if he wants to keep doing what he's done every football season since 1971, when he was a history teacher and assistant coach at Lincoln High School in San Francisco?

''I've made some promises,'' he said of Kathy, his wife of 37 years with whom he escaped last weekend to their vacation home in Arizona to contemplate retirement.

Photos show

Brady shed boot

Tom Brady walked in New York without the protective boot that he had worn on his right foot, increasing the likelihood that his injury was not serious.

The Web site, TMZ.com, posted a video Tuesday showing the Patriots star walking without the boot and without a noticeable limp through a group of photographers in New York and getting in a cab. The video, lasting 1 minute, 11 seconds, then briefly showed his girlfriend, Gisele Bundchen, leaving a residence.

Several Web sites had photos Monday - credited to infphoto.com - that showed Brady wearing a walking boot on his right foot. A video of Brady walking with a slight limp from an SUV to Bundchen's home was also available on TMZ.com.

Later Monday, other pictures showed him wearing black shoes - and no boot - when he showed up at a New York hotspot.

Brady, this season's NFLMVP, and the Patriots are headed to the Feb. 3 Super Bowl against the New York Giants.

Brady has a high ankle sprain that is ''mild,'' according to the Boston Herald. The Boston Globe characterized it as a ''minor'' high ankle sprain.

Patriots spokesman Stacey James said he had no information about the injury. Brady's agent, Donald Yee, did not return telephone calls or an e-mail seeking comment.