Sports People

Nate Cast, a Northern Arizona freshman football player, was killed in one-car accident east of Barstow, Calif., after his vehicle blew a rear tire and rolled. … Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter has pleaded guilty and sentenced to two years in prison on a felony theft charge in Noblesville, Ind… . Matt Geiger of the Miami Heat was suspended for one game and fined $10,000 by the NBA for his flagrant foul against Shaquille O’Neal that resulted in the Orlando Magic All-Star center undergoing surgery for a broken right thumb… . Phoenix Suns rookie Mario Bennett, whose left knee was rebuilt twice before he finished his career at Arizona State, faces another operation on the same knee. An arthroscopic procedure will be done on Wednesday.