Jamison re-signs with Warriors

Antawn Jamison, the NBA's ninth-leading scorer last season, agreed to a six-year contract extension with the Golden State Warriors yesterday. The deal's exact value won't be fixed until next season's salary cap is determined, but the contract will be worth more than $86 million.

Although Jamison was openly angry and depressed as the Warriors stumbled to the league's second-worst record last season at 17-65, he said he's committed to turning things around at Golden State — which was his primary objective when he came to Oakland in 1998.

"I want to turn this situation into a positive," said Jamison. "Friends have asked why I want to stay. They say, `Go somewhere else. Go to a winning organization.'

"But I want to see my name retired in the rafters at The (Oakland) Arena. I want people to say, `Golden State is a winning organization.' I want to be a part of that when it happens — and it's going to happen. People can say it started when I made this commitment."

The contract is the largest deal allowed under the league's collective-bargaining agreement and the largest contract in Bay Area sports history, according to Warriors General Manager Garry St. Jean.

Jamison averaged 24.9 points and 8.7 rebounds last season. He was second in the league with 800 field goals, and he played all 82 games after injuries hampered his previous season with the Warriors.

• The Los Angeles Lakers signed guard Isaac Fontaine, a former Washington State Cougar. The 6-foot-4 Fontaine averaged 21.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 22 games with La Crosse, Wis., of the Continental Basketball Association last season.

Golf

The final hour of Tiger Woods' playoff victory over Jim Furyk in the NEC Invitational on Sunday in Akron, Ohio, drew the second-highest prime-time audience of the week — and it took a congressional scandal to top it. The last portion of the Woods-Furyk telecast on CBS drew an 11.0 preliminary national rating and a 23 share — higher than all prime-time programs last week except for ABC's interview with Rep. Gary Condit.

College basketball

Audrey Gomez, 28, a former high-school basketball star from New Jersey who played for USC, was found shot to death in Whittier, Calif., and her boss at a youth counseling center, a former LAPD officer, was arrested for murder, police said. Early Sunday, police arrested Angela M. Shepard, 37, of Whittier, a Whittier Police spokesman said. The killing was believed to have taken place late Friday.

• Indiana Coach Mike Davis hired Ben McDonald, 39, as an assistant coach. McDonald served as an assistant director at the Nike All-America Basketball Camp the past two years.

• A former Winslow, Ariz., High School athlete who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in a hazing case has enrolled at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and will try out for basketball, Coach Mike Adras said.

Stephen Garnett had been offered a scholarship, but it was taken away following the hazing scandal. Garnett pleaded guilty along with six others to various counts of aggravated assault against fellow athletes.

University Games

Marcus Brunson of Arizona State captured the 100-meter gold medal in track at the World University Games in Beijing, and the U.S. men's and women's basketball teams won again.

Brunson beat Gennadiy Chernoval of Kazakstan and Chris Lambert of Britain to give the United States its first track-and-field medal at the games, winning in 10.15 seconds. In basketball, the U.S. men scored a 128-97 win over South Korea behind 32 points and 10 rebounds from Chris Owens of Texas. The Americans (6-0) will play China in the semifinals.

The U.S. women, led by Skereka Wright's 23 points and 12 rebounds, downed China 89-78 in a possible preview of the final.

The United States also asserted itself in swimming by taking three gold medals. Kevin Clements set a meet record to win the 400 individual medley in 4:17.82, almost 4 seconds ahead of second-place Carlos Sayao of Canada and third-place Tim Siciliano, also of the United States. Raymond Hunt won the men's 200 backstroke in 2:00.20, ending the domination of fellow American Peter Marshall.

Soccer

Sergei Perkhun, goalkeeper for a top Russian team, died in Moscow, 10 days after he collided with an opponent and was knocked unconscious.

The accident happened when Perkhun, 23, and Budun Budunov leaped for a ball and struck heads. Perkhun had been in a coma since the accident. Budunov was in serious condition.

• Dutch player Edgar Davids was suspended for five months and fined $45,000 after testing positive for the banned steroid nandrolone. Davids plays in the Italian league.

Boxing

Joseph Nolan, a three-time Golden Gloves champion in the 1930s, has died at 85 in Peabody, N.J. Nolan fought as a flyweight and won 160 of 168 fights.

Auto racing

Researchers tested the energy-absorbing Humpy Bumper by sending a remote-controlled Winston Cup car crashing into a wall as a NASCAR official watched. Indications were that the test at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., was a success, but the damage and data from a "black box" inside the car must be analyzed. Humpy Wheeler, president of the speedway, said he would meet with NASCAR next week to discuss the results of the device.

NHL

Michael Peca accepted a five-year contract offer from the New York Islanders, ending more than a year's absence from the NHL, Newsday reported.

Peca was acquired by the Islanders from Buffalo in June.

The contract will pay Peca, 27, about $20 million over the five years and will keep the center under contract through his first two years of unrestricted free agency.

• Mike Barnett took a pay cut to join friend and former client Wayne Gretzky in the Phoenix Coyotes' front office as the new general manager.

• The New York Rangers signed left wing Steve McKenna. McKenna had one goal, one assist and 119 penalty minutes in 54 games for Minnesota and Pittsburgh last season.

• Denis Savard, a Hall of Famer who is a Blackhawks assistant coach, was arrested in Illinois and charged with driving under the influence on Aug. 19.