Kansas State's volleyball team rallied from a set down to beat Missouri 3-2 at Columbia, clinching third place in the Big 12. K-State won 21-25, 25-19, 12-25, 25-20, 15-12.

The Wildcats (23-6, 13-5 Big 12) got 22 kills from Rita Liliom and a career high 11 from JuliAnne Chisholm.

TOPEKA ROADRUNNERS forward and team captain Matt Hartmann has committed to play hockey for Bemidji State University next season.

Hartmann has nine goals for the RoadRunners in 17 games this season. He registered 20 goals for the team last season when the RoadRunners captured the South Division championship.

Football: Vikings' Allen fined but not suspended

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen will not be suspended for a spate of late hits.

Coach Brad Childress said he was told by the NFL that Allen will be fined $25,000, but not punished further. Allen was summoned to the league office Tuesday to talk about his play. Defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier went with him.

Allen was fined $50,000 for two late hits earlier this month on Houston quarterback Matt Schaub, one that injured his knee. The following week against Green Bay, Allen was called for roughing the passer after knocking down Aaron Rodgers

Childress defended his player, arguing that the speed at which Allen rushes makes it difficult to stop in time.

ADAM "PACMAN" JONES is getting another chance from the NFL.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but will not play this Sunday or the following game on Thanksgiving. That would peg his return for Dec. 7 at Pittsburgh.

The Arizona Cardinals declined to consider releasing Edgerrin James when the running back's agent inquired about the possibility, the team's general manager said Wednesday.

Rod Graves said he received a call from agent Drew Rosenhaus three weeks ago after James was benched in favor of rookie Tim Hightower and didn't play a down in Arizona's 34-13 victory at St. Louis.

According to Graves, Rosenhaus asked if the team would consider releasing James "and we declined it as a consideration."

The Seahawks placed Patrick Kerney on injured reserve Wednesday, ending the season for Seattle's top pass rusher. Kerney had shoulder surgery earlier this month. He injured it in a win at San Francisco on Oct. 26.

The two-time Pro Bowl defensive end had five sacks in seven games this season.

The Lions signed Stuart Schweigert to add depth at safety and on special teams. Schweigert said Wednesday he signed a two-year contract, ending a brief stint as a substitute teacher in his hometown of Saginaw, Mich. He started 39 games the previous three years with the Oakland Raiders, but was cut by them and the New York Giants .

Tampa Bay Buccaneers leading rusher Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right ankle during last week's victory over the Minnesota Vikings .

General: Wakamatsu hired to manage Mariners

Don Wakamatsu is proud to be the first Asian-American manager in major league history. He's also keenly aware of what his grandparents endured, generations before he took over the Seattle Mariners.

A fourth-generation Japanese-American, the former Oakland bench coach was introduced Wednesday as the new manager of the Seattle Mariners.

The team has close ties to Japan, from Hiroshi Yamauchi, its titular head and Japanese billionaire, through All-Star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, the franchise cornerstone.

Bidders for the Chicago Cubs have until Dec. 1 to submit offers, Major League Baseball said Wednesday after a meeting of its ownership committee.

Baseball officials do not think Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been part of the bidding process for months. Cuban was charged Monday by federal regulators with insider trading for allegedly using confidential information on a stock sale.

Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff has a way to shorten baseball's postseason: Make the first round best-of-one.

"I'd make it one-game-and-you're-out for the first series," the Oakland Athletics owner said Wednesday. "It would be exciting. It would be great."

The NCAA says the men's basketball Final Four will be played at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington in 2014. It's also awarded the 2016 men's Final Four to Houston. Those games will be played at Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans.

The 2012 Final Four will be played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, with finals awarded to Atlanta's Georgia Dome in 2013 and the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in 2015.

North Carolina freshman 7-footer Tyler Zeller will likely miss the rest of the season with a broken left wrist he suffered late in Tuesday night's win against Kentucky. Zeller had surgery Wednesday to repair fractures in two places, a recovery that normally would take 12 to 16 weeks.

From staff and wire reports