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Former St. Louis Rams coach Scott Linehan is interviewing with 49ers coach Mike Singletary for a job as San Francisco's offensive coordinator.

Former St. Louis Rams coach Scott Linehan is interviewing with 49ers coach Mike Singletary for a job as San Francisco's offensive coordinator.

The Sports Xchange reports it would be comical, if only it weren't so ominous for the Islanders. Goalie Rick DiPietro now is experiencing swelling in one of his surgically repaired knees, so the oft-injured goaltender missed his third straight game during a 5-2 loss Thursday night in Calgary. Without another game until Tuesday at home against the rival Rangers, DiPietro will get the weekend to rest further and will be reevaluated by the team's medical staff once the Isles return to Long Island. He has appeared in just five games this season, following summertime hip surgery and operations on each knee, including an arthroscopic procedure Oct. 31 to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. DiPietro also missed a handful of games in recent weeks due to a groin injury. 'From a medical standpoint, he's cleared to play. With the (knee) surgery that he's had, he's expected to have some swelling. That's been normal,' coach Scott Gordon said of DiPietro, who is in just the third year of a reco

The San Francisco Giants have extended non-roster invitations for spring Training to the following 16 players: right-handed pitchers Francis Beltran, Brandon Medders, Justin Miller, Kevin Pucetas and Ronnie Ray; catchers Todd Jennings, Buster Posey, Eli Whiteside and Jackson Williams; infielders Matt Downs, Jesus Guzman, Scott McClain, Ivan Ochoa, Josh Phelps and Jake Wald; and outfielder Andres Torres.

Former St. Louis Rams coach Scott Linehan is interviewing with 49ers coach Mike Singletary for a job as San Francisco's offensive coordinator.

Jason Miller had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Niko Scott scored 15 points and Columbia handed the New Jersey Institute of Technology its 49th straight loss, 73-50 on Friday night. Isaiah Wilkerson had 13 points and Justin Garris added 11 for the Highlanders (0-16), who extended their NCAA Division I-record losing streak.

The Tennessean reports that Predators C Scott Nichol has suffered a setback in his recovery from a concussion and is now not expected to be back until after the All-Star break.

Newsday reports that, although he's medically cleared to play, Islanders G Rick DiPietro has sat out the last three games. 'With the (knee) surgery that he's had, he's expected to have some swelling,' said Coach Scott Gordon. 'That's been normal. We've been very cautious about how he's going to respond.'

Scott County (Ky.) H.S. junior Ge-Lawn Guyn might be the best player out of Kentucky in the 2010 class, and he's getting plenty of recruiting interest. Indiana is among the schools showing interest, and Guyn is every bit as interested in IU...

Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski received an automatic three-game suspension without pay for shoving an official during a game Thursday in Montreal. The NHL suspended Grabovski on Friday for pushing linesman Scott Cherrey at the end of a melee in the third period when Grabovski and Canadiens forward Sergei Kostitsyn were trying to get at one another.