STATE COLLEGE — The firing of a Penn State athletics official was connected to the investigation into the child sexual abuse case at the university, said two persons familiar with the situation.

Mark Sherburne, an associate athletic director, was fired this week, said the people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

One person said Sherburne was dismissed for failing to produce in a timely fashion documents under subpoena by the state Attorney General's office related to its investigation into Sherburne's boss, Athletic Director Tim Curley.

NEW YORK — Baseball players and owners have banned the type of personal-services contracts agreed to by Albert Pujols and Ryan Zimmerman during the offseason.In addition, the sides said they have prohibited the bonuses for milestone accomplishments contained in the deal Pujols signed with the Los Angeles Angels and the agreement between Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees that began in 2008.Only new contracts will be affected under the agreement, reached March 29, and the previous deals will be allowed to stand. The prohibition was first reported by ESPN.com.

NEW YORK — Derek Fisher has rejected a call from the NBA players' association's executive committee to resign as president, instead urging players to seek a review of the union's finances.Hours after the NBPA said in a statement that the executive committee voted 8-0 this week that it had lost confidence in Fisher's ability to lead, Fisher reiterated that he will not step down.

SAN ANTONIO — Ben Curtis shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 in the Texas Open before storms brought afternoon wind that sent scores soaring, leaving the former British Open champion two strokes ahead at 10 under when the second round was suspended because of darkness.Storms interrupted the round for nearly two hours.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii — Japan's Ai Miyazato shot a 2-under 70 in difficult wind conditions to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship.The seven-time LPGA Tour winner had a 10-under 206 total.