Defensive end Julius Peppers signed his one-year tender with the Carolina Panthers yesterday, five months after the four-time Pro Bowler first said he wanted to play elsewhere next season.

The deal makes the 29-year-old Peppers perhaps the highest-paid player in the NFL with a one-year contract that could pay him up to $19.183 million this season. Peppers, Carolina's all-time sacks leader, should be present for the start of training camp.

Elsewhere: Linebacker Michael Boley, who signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the New York Giants as a free agent, had hip surgery and almost certainly will miss the start of training camp. A full recovery is expected to take eight to 10 weeks, the team said. . . . Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings signed a three-year, $27 million contract extension that includes $16 million in guaranteed money through the 2012 season.

Colleges

Temple will open its football season against Villanova on Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field.

Other home games at the Linc include: Buffalo at noon Sept. 26; Ball State at 1 p.m. Oct. 10; Army at 1 p.m. Oct. 17; Miami (Ohio) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5; and Kent State, at 1 p.m. Nov. 21.

Penn State announced kickoff times for its first four games: Akron at noon Sept. 5; Syracuse at noon Sept. 12; Temple at noon Sept. 19 and Iowa at 8 p.m. Sept. 26.

Duke University's most recent IRS documents show that men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski earned more than $3.6 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2008.

Krzyzewski's salary is about 31/2 times that of Duke's next highest-paid employee. Chancellor emeritus Ralph Snyderman made about $983,000.

Guard Elliot Williams said he was leaving the Blue Devils after one season because of an unspecified family medical reason. Williams plans to transfer closer to his hometown of Memphis.

The Bowl Championship Series' presidential oversight committee rejected a playoff plan submitted by the Mountain West Conference. The MWC proposed an eight-team playoff that would allow greater access to the national championship game to teams outside the six most powerful leagues.

"There was no overall support for the proposal," said University of Oregon president David Frohnmayer, the outgoing committee chairman.

Elsewhere: Florida International University eliminated its cheerleading team as part of a plan to cut more than $1 million - roughly 6 percent - from the Golden Panthers' athletic budget for this year. . . . Michael Jordan's son, Jeff, said he would leave the Illinois basketball team after two seasons to concentrate on his academic work. Jordan's youngest son, Marcus, has committed to playing at Central Florida this season.

Auto racing

The cash-strapped Formula One series prevented a breakup when the FIA's divisive and scandal-plagued president, Max Mosley, agreed to scrap a planned budget cap and step down at the end of his term. Mosley will immediately take a backseat role until his 16-year tenure ends in October.

Mosley backed down on the voluntary $65 million budget cap at the World Motorsport Council in Paris. Instead, teams were given a watered-down order to reduce costs to early 1990s levels. Ferrari, McLaren, BMW Sauber, Renault, Toyota, Red Bull, Toro Rosso, and Brawn GP had threatened to withdraw from Formula One if the budget cap was not scrapped.

Noteworthy

Joanna Coe, a graduate of Oakcrest High in Atlantic County, advanced to the second round of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship with a 3 and 2 victory over Mary Carmody of Cortland, N.Y., at the Red Tail Golf Club in Devens, Mass.

Medalist Stephanie Kono of Honolulu also advanced, defeating Emily Powers of Quincy, Ill., 4 and 3.

Isabell Werth of Germany, a multiple Olympic dressage gold medalist, has been suspended from all tournaments after her horse, Whisper, tested positive for a banned substance, Germany's National Equestrian Federation said.

Elsewhere: Chris Chelios, the 47-year-old defenseman released by Detroit on Tuesday, said he has no hard feelings about the decision but hopes to play next season. . . . Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay injured his left hamstring while practicing for the U.S. track championships and says he is questionable for the start of the meet today in Eugene, Ore. . . . Detroit Shock forward Plenette Pierson is expected to miss the rest of the WNBA season after right shoulder surgery.