Sports in brief

COLLEGES

Peetz named PSU board president

A banking executive has been selected to guide Penn State's Board of Trustees through the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Trustees elected Karen Peetz as president of the 32-member board. Peetz is a vice chairman of The Bank of New York Mellon. Peetz says the board will focus on themes of change, reform and transparency. The trustees also elected farm owner Keith Masser as the vice chair.

Penn State could pay out millions of dollars in severance to a half-dozen assistants who weren't retained by new head coach Bill O'Brien. Acting athletic director David Joyner said the status of the assistant coaches who aren't coming back from former coach Joe Paterno's staff hasn't been finalized.

The severances for the full-time assistants were negotiated by Paterno when he signed a three-year contract extension in December 2008 to provide some financial security for his staff if he left his position as head coach, the athletic department said in a statement. The total amount budgeted in the 2008 extension severance for all nine assistants was $4.4 million.

NBA

Howard leads Magic past Lakers

Dwight Howard scored 21 points and grabbed 23 rebounds as the host Magic beat the Lakers, 92-80. Jameer Nelson added 17 points and nine assists. Kobe Bryant scored 30 for the Lakers, who are 1-6 on the road . . . Al Harrington scored a season-high 29 points -- shooting 5-for-8 from three-point range -- and Danilo Gallinari and Ty Lawson had 21 each to lead the Nuggets to a 108-104 victory over the Wizards in Washington.

NFL

Roethlisberger, woman settle

Lawyers for Ben Roethlisberger and a woman who accused him of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008 have reached a settlement that ends her civil lawsuit against the Steelers quarterback. Cal Dunlap, the Reno lawyer representing the woman, told The Associated Press on Friday "the matter has been resolved." He said he had no further comment . . . New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he would be "beyond stunned" if he and the Saints are unable to agree on a contract extension during this offseason. -- AP