Ravens release Vonta Leach after failing to agree on new deal Vonta Leach was released Tuesday by the Baltimore Ravens, who failed to agree on a restructured contract with the All-Pro fullback. Leach was an integral part of a running game that helped the Ravens become Super Bowl champions last season. Paving the way for standout halfback Ray Rice, Leach made the Pro Bowl in each of his two seasons with Baltimore and was a key figure in the locker room. After negotiations reached a standstill, both sides agreed it would be best to terminate Leach's contract. But General Manager Ozzie Newsome left open the possibility that Leach could return if he fails to find an adequate suitor in the free-agent market. Leach is the latest in a long line of players cut loose or traded by the Ravens this off-season. The list includes wide receiver Anquan Boldin, safeties Ed Reed and Bernard Pollard, and linebackers Darnell Ellerbe and Paul Kruger. The Indianapolis Colts agreed to terms with unrestricted free-agent running back Ahmad Bradshaw, adding a veteran running back to their crowded backfield. The 27-year-old Bradshaw spent seven seasons with the New York Giants, but was released in February. Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones pleaded not guilty to an assault charge after police say he hit a woman at a nightclub last week. An attorney for Jones, 29, entered the plea a day after he was arrested and then released on his own recognizance. He attended the start of the Bengals' training camp Tuesday and worked out with the team in the afternoon, but declined to comment. Jones is accused of hitting a 34-year-old woman at a downtown Cincinnati nightclub Wednesday shortly before midnight. A police report lists the injury as apparently minor. The backside pat former NFL star Chad Johnson gave his lawyer in a Miami court was not meant as disrespect to a judge and certainly wasn't something that warrants a 30-day jail sentence, the attorney said in a motion seeking another chance. Adam Swickle asked Broward County Circuit Judge Kathleen McHugh to reconsider the sentence she imposed Monday. Johnson had reached a deal with prosecutors for community service and counseling to resolve a probation violation from his no-contest plea last year to battery on his then-wife, TV star Evelyn Lozada. McHugh, elected last August to her first term on the bench, seemed poised to approve the plea deal until Johnson's backside pat of Swickle triggered a wave of laughter in the court. The judge then angrily said she wouldn't sign off and tossed the six-time Pro Bowler formerly known as Chad Ochocinco in jail. Colin Moran hit an RBI triple in a three-run sixth inning and staff ace Kent Emanuel picked up his first career save by getting the final two outs to help North Carolina beat South Carolina, 5-4, sending the No. 1 overall seed to the College World Series. Brian Holberton hit a two-run homer for the Tar Heels (57-10), who trailed, 4-2, in Chapel Hill, N.C., before pushing ahead for good in the sixth to win the decisive third game in the weather-delayed super-regional. It will be the Tar Heels' sixth trip to Omaha in eight seasons. Reliever Trent Thornton (11-1) earned the win, allowing one earned run over 4 2/3 innings. Then Emanuel - who had thrown 238 pitches in the NCAA tournament - came on for a pair of one-pitch outs to end the season for the Gamecocks (43-20). North Carolina will play North Carolina State on Sunday in Omaha, followed by UCLA playing Louisiana State. The College World Series begins Saturday with Mississippi State playing Oregon State and Indiana playing Louisville.