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Lakers coach Phil Jackson has agreed to terms of a two-year contract extension worth about $24 million, putting him under contract through the 2009-10 season. A person with knowledge of the situation, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Lakers hadn’t made an announcement, confirmed the agreement.

Heat guard Smush Parker missed practice Thursday in the wake of a dispute with a parking valet service. Police said Parker got into an argument Tuesday morning over whether he had paid a $12 valet parking fee at a condominium. Parker has not been charged. He also missed Tuesday’s game against Charlotte.

A Scottish council on Thursday rejected a plan by Donald Trump to build a golf course on a stretch of remote and stunning coastline that is home to some of the country’s rarest birds. “Mr. Trump is shocked, extremely disappointed and dismayed at this decision,” said George Sorial, managing director of Trump International Golf Resorts.

Despite a year of personal upheaval and on-track failures, Dale Earnhardt Jr. remains as popular as ever.

Minutes into NASCAR’s annual industry luncheon, the driver known as “Four Time” spotted teammate Jimmie Johnson at the next table.

Jimmie Johnson knew this year’s trip to New York was going to be different from the moment he began packing.

NASCAR driver Aaron Fike understands where he was headed when he was arrested while shooting up heroin in an amusement park parking lot this summer. “After four months of intense rehabilitation, I know that if it were not for my arrest, I would be dead,” he said. “At one point during my addiction, I stopped…

Jeff Gordon lost his car chief on Monday when Jeff Meendering joined Petty Enterprises as crew chief for Bobby Labonte.

MOORESVILLE, North Carolina (Ticker) — Petty Enterprises on Monday named Jeff Meendering as the new crew chief of the No. 43 Dodge driven by Bobby Labonte in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

The NASCAR Nextel Cup season that began in such promising fashion for Kevin Harvick, winning the Daytona 500, didn’t live up to his hopes or expectations.

Jimmie Johnson carried a vendetta all season. And after winning his second Nextel Cup title, he promptly took care of business.

The way Jorge Posada sees it, the New York Yankees must add an ace to their rotation. That’s why he wants Johan Santana pitching in pinstripes next year. “We need a No. 1,” Posada said Thursday after the All-Star catcher finalized his new contract with the Yankees. “I would love to have him.” New York…