Sports People

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Alexei Zhitnik, who wants to be paid $2 million per season, said he would rather be traded than sign for less money. … Former National Hockey League coach Mike Keenan is talking with ESPN and Fox Sports about becoming a hockey commentator this season, Keenan’s agent said.

Fresh off a 12-round pounding of Hector “Macho” Camacho, Oscar De La Hoya will fight again Dec. 6 when he meets Wilfredo Rivera in Atlantic City, the third defense of his WBC welterweight title. … In Nashville, Tenn., IBF flyweight champion Mark Johnson battled his way to a unanimous 12-round decision over Angel Almena. … Nina Shahravan, the woman who falsely accused Dallas Cowboys stars Erik Williams and Michael Irvin of sexual assault, was sentenced to 90 days in jail. … A 28-year-old woman has accused Charlotte Hornets owner George Shinn of kidnapping and sexually assaulting her in his home, according to a search warrant in Columbia. S.C. Shinn has not been charged. Police searched Shinn’s lakefront home last week, the search warrant says.