defensive player of the year

With two of their big men out for the year, the Blazers on Tuesday acquired former defensive player of the year Marcus Camby from the Clippers.

Green Bay cornerback Charles Woodson has won The Associated Press 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.

A person with knowledge of the deal says Ben Wallace is coming back to the Detroit Pistons. Wallace will receive a $1.3 million, one-year deal, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the contract has not been signed.

Wallace is expected to do that early next week. The four-time defensive player of the year helped the Pistons win the 2004 NBA title.

James Harrison plans to pass on another trip to the White House with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Harrison, the NFL Defensive Player of the Year, says he'll skip the Super Bowl champion's visit to the White House to meet President Barack Obama on Thursday, just as he did when the Steelers were honored by President George W.