In brief: JUCO tourney game ends in double forfeit
A bench-clearing brawl in a junior college tournament Tuesday night in Lubbock, Texas, ended with umpires ejecting every player and declaring a double forfeit that ended the season for both schools.
Weatherford College and New Mexico Junior College emptied their benches in the sixth inning when a skirmish at second base set off a melee with thrown punches and tangled players. The fray lasted a few minutes before the teams were pulled apart.
The schools were playing an elimination game in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region V Tournament. About a half-hour after the brawl ended, tournament officials told both teams they were disqualified. Weatherford led 3-2 when the fight started.
Basketball
Bucks add Sampson
Former Indiana University coach Kelvin Sampson was one of four assistants hired by Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles.
Skiles also hired Jim Boylan, Lionel Hollins and Joe Wolf.
Sampson resigned as Hoosiers coach after an NCAA report charged him with five major rules violations.
“San Antonio Silver Stars guard Shanna Crossley will miss the WNBA season after tearing a ligament in a preseason game.
“The WNBA’s Connecticut Sun have given a contract extension to head coach Mike Thibault. Terms weren’t released.
Football
Whitley found dead
Former NFL center Curtis Whitley, who played for San Diego, Carolina and Oakland in the 1990s and had a history of substance abuse, was found dead in his trailer home in Fort Stockton, Texas.
Pecos County sheriff Cliff Harris said that the 39-year-old was found Sunday face down in the bathroom by friends who went to check on him after they had not heard from him. There were no signs of foul play.
“Quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, kicked off LSU’s team after repeated off-the-field problems, signed with Jacksonville State.
Miscellany
Collins reinstated
American sprinter Michelle Collins was reinstated by the IAAF after serving three-plus years of a BALCO-related suspension.
“Sami Lepisto’s goal at 3:59 of overtime led Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States in the world hockey quarterfinals in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
“Busy with “Monday Night Football” and other jobs, Tony Kornheiser announced the end of his full-time association with the Washington Post, which began in 1979.