Sports in brief
Players probed for casino investment
The NFL is investigating the reported investment by at least 25 players in an Alabama casino that has been shut down, a business venture that might have run afoul of league rules.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed the probe Friday, a day after Yahoo! Sports reported that wide receivers Terrell Owens, Santonio Holmes, Santana Moss and other players invested about $20 million in Country Crossing casino. Holmes played for the Jets last season.
NFL rules bar employees from involvement with any gaming operation.
The Islanders re-signed left wing Trevor Gillies to a one-year, two-way contract. Gillies, 32, played 39 games last season, with two goals and 165 penalty minutes. The Islanders also are close to re-signing restricted free-agent forward Micheal Haley and, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, are leaning toward not bringing back center Zenon Konopka.
TENNIS
Isner-Mahut back in first round
The longest-match rematch is coming to Wimbledon next week: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut will play each other in the first round Tuesday. Last year, the pair played the longest match in tennis history, with Isner winning the fifth set, 70-68.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Game on vessel that bore bin Laden
Organizers say it's all but certain that the Michigan State-North Carolina basketball game on Veterans Day will be played aboard the USS Carl Vinson, the aircraft carrier that carried Osama bin Laden's body to a burial at sea.
WNBA
Liberty falls to Sky
Sylvia Fowles had 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead the host Chicago Sky to an 85-73 victory over the Liberty. Cappie Pondexter scored 20 points and Essence Carson added 12 for the Liberty, which has lost three in a row.
-- AP
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