sports in brief

Local & state: Search results in another charge

A search of Davyon McGhee's Manhattan residence resulted in another drug possession charge against the Kansas State linebacker, already suspended indefinitely following his arrest Thursday.

Riley County police arrested McGhee on Thursday after he was identified as a suspect in the theft of $300 in alcohol from a Manhattan liquor store. Police found four laptops reportedly stolen from the university as well as trace amounts of marijuana in McGhee's car.

K-State police searched McGhee's residence as part of an ongoing investigation into the theft of 11 laptops from university residence halls in early April.

The search of McGhee's residence did not uncover any of the remaining laptops, but it did result in an additional drug charge against the sophomore linebacker, K-State police chief Ronnie Grice said.

Grice said K-State police are continuing to investigate the laptop thefts.

"Right now, even though (McGhee) was in possession of them, we still don't know who actually took them," Grice said. "That's still an ongoing investigation."

The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to terms on two-year contracts with fullback Steven Jackson, linebacker E.J. Kuale, wide receiver Kevin McMahan and defensive tackle Ken Shackleford.

Only one of the four has suited up for regular season duty. Jackson was active for two games with the Carolina Panthers in 2006.

Kuale is an LSU product who also played at Dodge City Community College.

Basketball: Agency head denies ESPN's Mayo report

The head of the sports agency representing O.J. Mayo denied any illegal activity involving the Southern California star on Monday, a day after ESPN reported Bill Duffy Associates gave cash to an event promoter who provided gifts.

Louis Johnson, a former associate of Mayo's, told ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that BDA Sports provided Rodney Guillory with about $200,000 before Mayo arrived at USC. Johnson said a portion of that money was given to Mayo.

"I haven't seen any evidence of them saying we gave O.J. Mayo a dime, and that has not happened," Duffy told The Associated Press.

An NCAA committee has recommended changing the goaltending rule so that a ball that is completely above the rim and has already hit the backboard could not be touched, regardless of whether it is on an upward or downward flight.

"This change better defines and discerns the act of goaltending," Brad Jackson, chairman of the NCAA basketball rules committee and coach at Western Washington, said Monday.

Previously, only a ball on a downward flight after touching the backboard was subject to a goaltending call.

Drake's Adam Emmenecker may be putting his business career on hold for a shot at a basketball career overseas.

The departing point guard accepted a job with Principal Financial Group last fall. Emmenecker, who was named the Missouri Valley player of the year as a senior, says that may not happen this year.

Emmenecker, 22, hopes to land a contract with a team in Europe.

INDIANA University told the NCAA on Monday that its own self- imposed penalties should be enough keep the organization from having to punish the school for improper phone calls made by Kelvin Sampson before he resigned as basketball coach.

Sampson said he had been judged before he had a chance to present his side to the NCAA.

Football: No death penalty sought in Taylor case

Prosecutors said Monday they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that people cannot be executed for crimes committed when they're under 18, and it's a well established legal principle that others involved in the same case as a minor cannot face the ultimate penalty if they are less directly responsible.

Assistant State Attorney Reid Rubin filed notice Friday that the death penalty will be waived.

Robbie Gould became the highest paid kicker, agreeing to a five- year, $15.5 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears that includes a $4.25 million signing bonus on Monday.

The deal runs through 2013.

"I'm excited about the contract I signed," Gould, who had a year left on his contract, said during a conference call with reporters. "I'm excited to be a Bear. ... This is definitely a win-win on both ends."

Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh will meet separately with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Sen. Arlen Specter today to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.

Walsh is scheduled to meet with Goodell at the NFL offices in New York at 7:30 a.m. Afterward, he will travel to Washington to meet with Specter. Specter, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has been critical of the NFL's handling of the investigation.

Goodell and Specter each plan to hold a news conference after meeting with Walsh.