Major League Baseball

WRIGLEY CHEWS ON NAMING DECISION: The chairman of Chicago-based Wrigley says the gum maker hasn't decided whether to make a bid for the naming rights of Wrigley Field if they become available.

The historic ballpark got its name while owned by the Wrigley family, which sold the Cubs decades ago.

Bill Wrigley Junior is chairman of the confectioner. During a morning shareholder meeting, he said his family has "great passion" for the Cubs and baseball.

But Wrigley says the company promotes its individual brands, not the Wrigley name. And he says Wrigley would "evaluate it like we would any other opportunity" if naming rights become available.

Tribune Company is selling the team, and chairman Sam Zell says he'd consider selling the stadium's naming rights.

Pro basketball

SKY SWITCHES COACH/GM: As general manager and coach Bo Overton resigned from the team on Wednesday, the Sky immediately selected assistant coach Steven Key to move in to the dual role.

Key has been with the Sky during both seasons of operation, previously spending three years coaching the Dusseldorf Magics, a men's professional team in Germany.

Pro hockey

CABLE STATION WILL BEGIN HAWKS LEGEND REBROADCASTS: Comcast SportsNet will rebroadcast Blackhawks games not just from last week, but from 1971. At 10:30 p.m. on March 18, CSN will show the original black and white "Hockey Night in Canada" production of the Hawks at Toronto game from Dec. 11, 1971.

During intermissions, current play-by-play announcer Dan Kelly will interview Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull and Tony Esposito, discussing the game from Maple Leaf Gardens and hockey history.

Iditarod

MACKEY WINS AGAIN: Lance Mackey won his second consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday morning, completing the 1,100-mile journey in just under nine and a half days.

The 37-year-old throat cancer survivor and 11 dogs crossed the finish line under Nome's burled arch at 2:46 a.m. ADT Wednesday.

He yelled "Yeah, baby!" as he drove his team down Nome's Front Street. Fans mobbed him along the final 10 blocks, whooping and cheering and slapping his hand while chanting his name.

"I'm not much to brag very often, but damn, I'm going to this time," said Mackey, from Fairbanks, whose father and brother are past Iditarod winners. "I don't know exactly how to explain it. I'm just blessed with an incredible dog team."

Olympics

RODDICK OPTS OUT OF BEIJING: Andy Roddick won't be going for gold this summer.

The highest-ranked American tennis player is skipping the Beijing Olympics, choosing instead to focus on preparing for the U.S. Open by playing at the hard-court Legg Mason Tennis Classic.

"My goal every summer is to win the U.S. Open," Roddick said in a statement released by Legg Mason organizers. "I have won the Legg Mason Tennis Classic three times and feel defending my title in Washington best prepares me for another Grand Slam title."

College basketball

LOYD NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Valparaiso University senior guard Jarryd Loyd was one of five players named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team. Loyd averaged a team-high 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game during the Crusaders' three tournament games. He had 13 points in VU's first-round win over Wisconsin-Green Bay, 14 points in VU's second-round win over Wright State and a career-high 25 points in VU's semifinals loss to Cleveland State. Loyd was joined on the all-tournament team by Butler's Mike Green (MVP), Matt Howard and Drew Streicher, as well as Cleveland State's J'Nathan Bullock.

College softball

VU'S JACOBSON NAMED LEAGUE'S PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Valparaiso University freshman Jill Jacobson was named the Horizon League's Pitcher of the Week. Jacobson threw a three-hit shutout with eights strikeouts against Holy Cross.

College tennis

CRUSADERS FALL TO CONNECTICUT: The Valparaiso women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to Connecticut on Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. Connecticut won all six singles contests in straight sets.

Youth football

BOONE GROVE-WINFIELD POP WARNER SIGNUPS: Registration for the Boone Grove-Winfield Pop Warner football and cheer program will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Boone Grove High School cafeteria.

All children ages 5-15 are welcome -- weight limits apply for football. Birth certificate is required. Registration fee is $150 per child, with discounts for additional siblings. A mandatory fundraiser fee of $25 is due at registration. Visa and Mastercard are accepted. For more information, go to www.bgwpw.com.