Sports People

Virgil Hill, who has not fought in six months, will fight Louis Del valle, the current champion, for the WBA light heavyweight title on Feb. 6. … In Imola, Italy, race car owner Frank Williams and five other defendants were acquitted today of manslaughter charges in the 1994 racing death of world driving champion Ayrton Senna.

Five Russian swimmers, including an Olympic relay gold medal winner, Vladimir Pychenko, have been suspended by the sport’s world governing organization for using banned substances. … Carlos Alberto Parreira, who led Brazil to its record fourth World Cup title in 1994, has signed to coach Saudi Arabia through next summer’s World Cup. … ESPN sportscaster Gary Miller pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct for urinating from a second-floor window onto two off-duty police officers working at a nightclub in Cleveland. He was fined $250 and had a 30-day jail sentence suspended… . The University of Massachusetts has named former Brown coach Mark Whipple as its new football coach… . Colorado quarterback John Hessler was arrested on a warrant for failing to a complete a sentence imposed last year in a reckless endangerment case… . Louisiana State named former University of Illinois coach Lou Tepper defensive coordinator.