NFL

Bryant's mother tells friends

her son 'tried to kill me'

In an emotional 911 call, the mother of Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant can be heard telling friends her son "tried to kill me" and that she is going to "put an end to it today."

Angela D. Bryant told police her son hit her across the face with a cap, pulled her hair, tore her shirt and bra, and repeatedly struck her hands and wrists when she tried to push him away, according to records released Tuesday by the DeSoto (Texas) Police Department.

"Babe, I can't keep letting him do this. ... I can't let him do me like this. I'm tired. I'm going to put an end to it today," the 37-year-old woman can be heard telling someone else in the room during her call to 911.

Dez Bryant, 23, surrendered to authorities Monday on a Class A misdemeanor warrant for assault with bodily injury and immediately posted bond. If convicted, he faces up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

Even if not found guilty of the criminal charge, Bryant could face discipline under the league's personal-conduct policy.

Top picks haven't signed

The top eight picks in the April draft remain unsigned. One of the major sticking points in the negotiations reportedly is teams' desire to insert "offset" language into the players' contracts.

Such language would protect teams financially if players are released during their initial four-year contracts, which are likely to be guaranteed. If offset language is included, a team's financial obligation would be reduced if the player signs with another team, by the amount he earns from the new team.

Agents are resisting such provisions.

College basketball

Woman who fatally stabbed

player gets 29-year sentence

A Memphis, Tenn., woman was sentenced to 29 years in prison for fatally stabbing a Middle Tennessee State women's player.

Shanterrica Madden got 25 years for second-degree murder and four years for tampering with evidence. She was convicted in May in the March 2, 2011, death of 21-year-old Tina Stewart at an off-campus apartment they shared. At her trial, Madden claimed she had acted in self-defense.

Elsewhere

• The NHL and the NHL Players' Association are set to resume labor talks Wednesday at the league offices in New York.

• Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius of South Africa was second in a 400-meter race in Lignano, Italy, his final tuneup for the London Olympics.

Pistorius, who runs on carbon-fiber prosthetic blades, clocked 46.56 seconds — well off the personal best of 45.07 he ran at the same meet last year.

American Calvin Smith won in 45.52.

• Bob Osborne, crew chief for Carl Edwards, stepped down, citing undisclosed health concerns. Osborne, who will continue working for the team, will be replaced by Chad Norris.

Edwards is 11th in the standings in the Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR's top level; he was second last year.

• The nine-man final table for the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas is set and the event will resume Oct. 28. The top prize exceeds $8.5 million; play in the $10,000 buy-in tournament began July 7 with 6,598 entrants.

Jesse Sylvia, 26, of West Tisbury, Mass., has the lead with about 44 million chips. Andras Koroknai, 30, of Hungary is second with about 29 million chips.

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