David Beckham is coming back to the Los Angeles Galaxy.

The English midfielder will return to the MLS team next month as scheduled after his two-month loan agreement with AC Milan ends despite his wish to stay in Italy.

Tim Leiweke, president of Galaxy parent AEG, said yesterday the Italian club didn't make a second offer to the Galaxy to keep Beckham so the team will adhere to MLS commissioner Don Garber's Friday deadline to resolve the situation.

The Galaxy had earlier rejected Milan's only offer.

"We didn't receive an offer today," Leiweke told The Associated Press by phone from Colorado. "We will abide by the commissioner's wishes, so we are clear at this point that we don't want to have any further conversations."

Leiweke said he had not spoken directly to Beckham, but that he informed the player's representatives the loan would not be made permanent. Beckham's five-year Galaxy contract is owned by MLS, and he is due in the team's training camp on March 9.

AUTO RACING

HARVICK WINS POLE

Kevin Harvick won the pole yesterday for today's Nationwide Series Camping World 300 race at Daytona International Speedway at Daytona Beach, Fla.

Harvick turned a lap at 180.799 mph in a Chevrolet. Matt Kenseth was second in a Ford with a lap at 180.448, and Clint Bowyer was third in a Chevrolet at 180.097.

NFL

FALCONS TO TRADE VICK

Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff said yesterday the Falcons will try to trade the contract rights on Michael Vick to another team.

In an interview that appeared on the team's Web site, Dimitroff said, "With regards to Michael Vick, we've decided to seek a trade of his contractual rights to another NFL club."

Vick is currently in federal prison on felony charges related to dogfighting and is scheduled to be released in July. He has a contract that runs to 2013 and calls for him to receive a base salary of $9 million and a bonus of $6.43 million in 2009. The remainder of the contract is worth $45.11 million.

TENNIS

NADAL IN ABN SEMIS

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal withstood 26 aces from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4, yesterday and reach the semifinals at the ABN Amro in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Next up will be fifth-seeded Gael Monfils, who beat French compatriot Julien Benneteau, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Monfils beat Nadal for the first time last month in the Doha quarterfinals.

AND WHAT'S MORE ...

Top-seeded Serena Williams beat qualifier Emilie Loit, 6-4, 6-1, and second-seeded Jelena Jankovic rallied past Alize Cornet, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, to reach the semifinals of the Open GDF Suez in Paris. ... Top-seeded Andy Roddick, and third-seeded James Blake advanced to the semifinals, while second-seeded Juan Martin del Potro lost his quarterfinal match in the SAP Open at San Jose, Calif.