In brief: Tyson could face jail time in drug charge
Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was charged Wednesday with drug possession and driving under the influence of drugs and the Maricopa County prosecutor in Phoenix says he wants to send him to prison.
Tyson, 40, was charged with two felonies for drug possession and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence. He could be sentenced to between 2 1/4 and 7 1/2 years.
“Defending champion Edwin Valero of Venezuela defeated Mexican challenger Michael Lozada in Tokyo to retain the WBA super featherweight title.
Basketball
WNBA coach resigns
Van Chancellor, who led the Houston Comets to the first four WNBA championships, resigned as the team’s head coach.
“St. Francis (Pa.) coach Bobby Jones remained hospitalized after he had stroke-like symptoms following his team’s loss to American University a night earlier.
Jones, 44, was at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington D.C., and is to undergo testing today.Horse racing
Eclipse finalists named
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Invasor and Preakness Stakes winner Bernardini were among the Eclipse Award finalists announced in Beverly Hills, Calif. Three finalists in each of 15 categories were chosen for various awards.
Miscellany
Players may return
Duke University said that two of the lacrosse players charged with sexually assaulting a stripper, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann, have been invited to return to school while they await trial in Raleigh, N.C.
“Jonathan Toews scored three times in a shootout to lift Canada over the United States 2-1 in the World Junior Hockey Championship semifinals in Mora, Sweden.
“Justine Henin-Hardenne, the No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world, will skip the Australian Open and a preliminary tournament because of undisclosed personal reasons, Australian Open spokesman John Lindsay confirmed.
“Don Massengale, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, died Tuesday night of a heart attack in Conroe, Texas, the tour said. He was 69.