Sports People

Chris Berman, the popular ESPN personality, will take over the halftime portion of ABC’s “Monday Night Football.” Berman will replace the team of Brent Musburger and Peter King. … Defending national figure skating champion Rudy Galindo, 26, was arrested for investigation of drunken driving in Los Gatos, Calif. … The San Jose Sharks acquired veteran defenseman and enforcer Marty McSorley from the New York Rangers for two players and a draft pick. The Rangers received defenseman Jay More, the last remaining player from the Sharks’ 1991 expansion draft, center prospect Brian Swanson and a 1998 fourthround draft choice. …

Mark Messier, Rod Brind’Amour and Brendan Shanahan each scored as Canada beat the United States 3-1 in a World Cup exhibition game at Vancouver, British Columbia. …

In Dallas, former Super Bowl MVP Harvey Martin was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in jail on charges stemming from an attack last week on his girlfriend. The former Cowboys defensive end was sentenced after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of assault, telephone harassment and resisting arrest.