In brief: Semenya announces return to track

Track and field: Caster Semenya is tired of waiting for track and field’s ruling body to release results of her gender tests and plans to return to competition.

What’s unclear is whether any meets will allow the world champion to run.

“I hereby publicly announce my return to athletics competitions,” Semenya said in a statement shortly after a meet in South Africa denied the 19-year-old’s request to run.

Semenya has not raced or spoken publicly since winning the women’s 800 meters at the world championships in Berlin in August, when her dramatic improvement in times and muscular build led the International Association of Athletics Federations to order gender tests.

The IAAF is still reviewing the results to determine Semenya’s eligibility. The organization has refused to confirm or deny Australian media reports that the tests indicate Semenya has both male and female sex organs.

WV guard Bryant sits out practice

College basketball: West Virginia point guard Darryl “Truck” Bryant sat out of practice and his availability for the Final Four remains a mystery.

Bryant broke his right foot at practice on March 23.

•Missouri State wins: Caleb Patterson scored 16 points to lead Missouri State (24-12) to a 78-65 win over Pacific (23-12) to capture the men’s CollegeInsider.com tournament championship in Springfield, Mo.

Sedin, Vancouver cruise past Coyotes

NHL: Henrik Sedin scored a short-handed goal late in the second period and added two assists to regain the NHL scoring lead, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Alex Burrows, Mason Raymond and Daniel Sedin also scored for Vancouver, and Roberto Luongo had 32 saves.

Suspended QB Masoli practices with Ducks

College football: Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli took part in the opening day of spring practice at Oregon even though he won’t play a down for the Ducks this fall after his season-long suspension.

Masoli pleaded guilty March 12 to a misdemeanor burglary charge, involving a theft at a campus fraternity house in late January.

•Trent joins Huskies: University of Washington men’s basketball forward Clarence Trent is walking on to the Huskies’ football team and will take part in spring practices.

•Injury leads to player’s death: A redshirt freshman football player at Tarleton State has died after sustaining a head injury during spring practice.

Zach Shaver, 18, died at a Fort Worth, Texas, hospital Monday, two days after he was injured at the Division II school in Stephenville, Texas.

Tigers send pitcher Robertson to Marlins

MLB: The Florida Marlins acquired left-hander Nate Robertson from the Detroit Tigers for left-hander Jay Voss.

The trade enables Robertson to become a starter with the Marlins and assures left-hander Dontrelle Willis a spot in the Detroit rotation.

•Chapman will start in minors: Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman will likely start the season in the Cincinnati Reds’ farm system. The left-hander has adapted well during spring training but had his chances of making the team scuttled by a back injury.

•Cubs release Millar: The Chicago Cubs released 38-year-old Kevin Millar, giving their final roster spot to infielder Chad Tracy.

Bellotti’s severance under scrutiny

Miscellany: Oregon Attorney General John Kroger is looking into a $2.3 million severance package for departing University of Oregon athletic director Mike Bellotti.

Bellotti, who was the Ducks’ football coach for 14 seasons, abruptly announced on March 19 that he was stepping down as Oregon’s athletic director after less than a year on the job.

•Federer upset: Roger Federer was upset by Tomas Berdych in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6) in Key Biscayne, Fla.

•NCAA cracks down: The NCAA says it has found major infractions involving all 14 sports at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. IUPUI allowed erroneous eligibility certification for 97 student-athletes from 2003-04 through 2006-07, demonstrating a lack of institutional control and a failure to monitor.

The NCAA also sanctioned the University of Texas-Pan American men’s basketball program after it committed “major violations” in recruiting between 2006 and 2008 and will be put on two years’ probation.