ORLANDO - The Magic disappointed Martin Gortat and the Mavericks on Monday, matching a five-year, $34 million offer sheet to keep the backup center.

Gortat's agent, Guy Zucker, said Gortat has been telling everyone in his native Poland he was headed to the Mavericks. Gortat was hoping to compete with Erick Dampier to start in Dallas.

In Orlando, a "very disappointed" Gortat, 25, will likely see spotty playing time behind Dwight Howard.

"This is nothing against Orlando," Zucker said. "He's not going to beat out Dwight Howard for a starting job any time soon."

Griffin debuts: Clippers center Blake Griffin, the top overall pick last month, had 27 points and 12 rebounds in his Summer League debut, a 93-82 victory over the Lakers. "It was just another game," he said.

Transactions: The Pistons sent Arron Afflalo and Walter Sharpe to the Nuggets in exchange for a future second-round pick, gaining $1.8 million in cap space. Guard Anthony Parker, 34, signed a two-year deal worth about $6 million with the Cavs, who like the former Raptors starter's perimeter defense.

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Beckham, Donovan defuse controversy

David Beckham has resolved his issues with Landon Donovan, saying he had a good conversation with his Los Angeles Galaxy teammate who had called him a bad captain and stingy. Donovan said he had some regrets: "I'm generally a pretty honest person, but that doesn't mean I need to share things with everybody."

mls all-stars: Donovan is an All-Star for the ninth time in nine seasons. The team faces English Premier League club Everton on July 29 in Utah. Others: New England midfielder Shalrie Joseph, Toronto FC midfielder Dwayne De Rosario, Columbus midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto and defender Chad Marshall, Seattle goalkeeper Kasey Keller and midfielder Freddie Ljungberg, Houston defender Geoff Cameron and midfielder Stuart Holden, Chicago defender Wilman Conde and Colorado forward Conor Casey.

IRAQ PLAYS IN Baghdad: Iraq played its first game in Baghdad since the 2003 invasion, beating Palestine 4-0 and triggering celebrations among Iraqis unable to watch their national teams during the war.

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Obituary: Nikola Stanchev, the wrestler who became Bulgaria's first Olympic champion, has died in Sofia at 78. He won gold in freestyle in the middleweight division at the 1956 Melbourne Games.

Tennis: Stacey Allaster, 46, was promoted to chairman and CEO of the WTA Tour. Allaster, president of the women's professional circuit since 2006, succeeds Larry Scott.

Track and field: Olympic champs LaShawn Merritt and Veronica Campbell-Brown won at the Tsiklitiria Athens Grand Prix in Greece. Merritt won the 400-meter race in 44.54 seconds; Campbell-Brown won the 100 in 10.96.

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