Kurt Warner will stay with Arizona Cardinals

The 37-year-old's deal includes a $15-million signing bonus. Combined with a $4-million salary for the first year of the contract, $19 million is guaranteed.

He believes it's his final NFL contract.

"You never say never," Warner said, "but I'm old."

Linebacker Ray Lewis agreed to a three-year deal worth nearly $22 million to stay with the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens also reached an agreement on a three-year deal with Matt Birk, a six-time Pro Bowl center with the Minnesota Vikings.

The Cincinnati Bengals agreed to a four-year deal with former New York Jets receiver Laveranues Coles. ESPN reported that the deal was worth $28 million. . . . The Detroit Lions signed defensive tackle Grady Jackson to a three-year contract and cornerback Philip Buchanon to a two-year deal. . . . The Denver Broncos finalized deals with running backs LaMont Jordan and J.J. Arrington.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mountain West has playoff idea

The Mountain West Conference presented the bowl championship series with a proposal to create an eight-team playoff system that would allow greater access to the national- championship game to teams outside the six most powerful leagues.

"Some of these ideas or similar ones have been addressed before in BCS meetings," BCS coordinator and ACC Commissioner John Swofford said.

The next BCS meeting is scheduled for April in Pasadena.

Rutgers dismissed junior receiver Dennis Campbell for an undisclosed violation of team policy.

SOCCER

U.S. wins, 2-0, at Algarve Cup

Tina DiMartino scored her first international goal to help the defending champion United States beat Denmark 2-0, in its first match at the Algarve Cup in Lagos, Portugal.

Angie Woznuk scored the first goal for the Americans.

Edwin van der Sar lost his record-breaking run of not giving up a goal. but Manchester United won, 2-1, at Newcastle to move seven points clear at the top of the English Premier League with a game in hand.

After stretching his record to 1,311 minutes without giving up a goal since Nov. 8, Van der Sar failed to hold a shot from Jonas Gutierrez, giving Peter Lovenkrands an easy goal in the ninth minute.