PRO FOOTBALL

COWBOYS TOP SEAHAWKS IN PRESEASON ACTION

Cowboys rookie Demarcus Ware forced two fumbles, had an interception, a sack, and three tackles in Dallas’s 18-10 preseason victory over the Seattle Seahawks last night.

Jose Cortez was 3-for-3 on field goals, connecting from 44,37, and 46 yards for Dallas. Cowboys quarterback Drew Bledsoe was 7-of-11 for 56 yards, playing into the second quarter. Julius Jones had 12 carries for 58 yards, 44 coming on Dallas’s lone touchdown drive of the half. Bledsoe threw an 11-yard TD pass to fullback Lousaka Polite with 5:45 left in the second quarter.

JETS RELEASE CARTER

The Jets waived receiver Jonathan Carter yesterday. Carter came to the Jets in 2002 after spending time with the Giants. He was the primary kick returner for the Jets, averaging 24.1 yards on 44 career kickoffs.

BROWNS SEND DAVIS TO PATRIOTS

Wide receiver Andre’ Davis was traded yesterday to the New England Patriots by the Browns for an undisclosed draft pick. Because of a nagging toe injury, Davis started only seven games and had 16 receptions for 416 yards and two touchdowns last season.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

PANELISTS UNVEILED FOR NEW POLL

Terry Bradshaw, Lou Holtz, Steve Largent, and Anthony Munoz are among the 114 panelists voting in a new poll the Bowl Championship Series will use this season to determine which teams play in college football’s four major bowls, including the national title game.

The Harris Interactive College Football Poll panel is comprised of former college football players, coaches, and administrators, plus some media members.

The Poll replaces the Associated Press Top 25 media poll as one of three components in the BCS standings. The USA Today coaches’ poll and a compilation of six computer rankings make up the other two-thirds of a team’s BCS grade.The AP poll had been used by the BCS since its inception in 1998, but after last season the AP asked BCS officials to stop using its rankings in their formula.

The 114-member panel was selected by Harris Interactive Inc., a marketing firm hired by the BCS, out of a group of more than 300 nominations supplied by the Division I-A conferences and Notre Dame.

HOCKEY

SELANNE RETURNS TO ANAHEIM

Right wing Teemu Selanne, the second-leading scorer in Anaheim history, returned to the Mighty Ducks yesterday. The 35-year-old free agent signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the team he played for from 1996-2001.

Selanne, a nine-time All-Star, has averaged 37 goals year in 12 NHL seasons. Selanne played in 394 games for the Ducks before being traded to San Jose in March 2001. His 482 career points in 394 games ranks second in franchise history behind Paul Kariya’s 669.

Selanne had 16 goals and 16 assists in 78 games for the Colorado Avalanche in the 2003-04 season and added three assists in 10 playoff games.

BASKETBALL

MCKIE AGREES TO PACT WITH LAKERS

Free-agent guard Aaron McKie, waived by the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this month, has agreed to terms of a two-year, $5 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. McKie, 32, has averaged 7.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 11 seasons with Portland, Detroit, and Philadelphia. He won the 2001 Sixth Man of the Year award with Philadelphia, but his averages of 2.2 points and 16.4 minutes last season were both career lows.

FINLEY MEETS WITH HEAT

Free-agent swingman Michael Finley met yesterday in his hometown of Chicago with Miami Heat president Pat Riley and coach Stan Van Gundy to discuss a possible contract, the team said.

The Heat expect Finley, who was waived by Dallas after nine seasons, to talk to other teams before making a decision. Miami can offer him the full $5 million mid-level exception.

– Associated Press