The Denver Nuggets, who lost Dahntay Jones and Linas Kleiza to free agency, have fulfilled one of coach George Karl's offseason wishes with the re-signing of backup point guard Anthony Carter.

Carter, a University of Hawai'i alum, has averaged 5.2 points, 4.1 assists and 2.2 rebounds over his 10-year NBA career with Miami, San Antonio, Minnesota and Denver.

In 150 games over the previous three seasons with the Nuggets, Carter has averaged 6.4 points and 5.1 rebounds. He averaged 4.7 assists in 22.9 minutes last season.

Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien said: "AC's loyalty to (owner) Stan Kroenke, George Karl and Denver is exemplary; rarely seen in professional athletics today."

SWIMMING

PHELPS HAD A BEER, INVALID LICENSE

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was driving with an invalid, out-of-state license and told police he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before he was involved in an accident, Baltimore police said yesterday.

The accident Thursday night was not Phelps' fault and was caused by another driver who ran a red light, police said.

Officers did not administer field sobriety tests because Phelps showed no signs of being impaired by alcohol, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. Police were aware of Phelps' 2004 conviction for drunken driving and did not give him special treatment, Guglielmi said.

The swimming star will be cited for driving without a license and failure to establish residency in Maryland, Guglielmi said. The citation carries no fine.

Phelps presented officers with a Michigan driver's license, according to the report, and investigators determined that the license was invalid after consulting with Michigan authorities.

ELSEWHERE

Basketball: European league basketball player Lavelle Felton has died from a gunshot wound he suffered earlier this week at a Milwaukee gas station, police said yesterday. Felton, a Louisiana Tech alum, was shot in the head while sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle Wednesday morning. Felton played for Paderborn last season in Germany's top league. Police said no arrests have been made.

Tennis: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset Roger Federer, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (3), in the Rogers Cup at Montreal yesterday. Tsonga ended Federer's 22-match winning streak and earned a spot in the semifinals against Andy Murray. Juan Martin Del Potro followed with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Rafael Nadal.

Gymnastics: Jonathan Horton has won the U.S. men's gymnastics title, outscoring Tim McNeill, 181.9-178.5, for his first all-around gold medal at Dallas. Horton won the Olympic silver medal on high bar last year in Beijing.

Auto Racing: Brian Vickers has turned a lap of 187.242 mph, winning the pole position for tomorrow's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.