Miscellany

Major League Soccer attendance dropped 8.5 percent for its first six games, primarily because of a sharp falloff for the Los Angeles Galaxy. MLS is averaging 19,452 fans per game, down from 21,272 for the first six games last season.

Former Dallas Mavericks star Roy Tarpley was freed after spending two nights in jail at Arlington, Texas, on a warrant accusing him of misdemeanor assault.