Sports People

Mario Lemieux, still undecided about returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the next NHL season, has ruled out playing for Canada in the World Cup… . Unbeaten IBF light heavyweight boxing champion Henry Maske (30-0) of Germany said he will retire after his Oct. 12 fight with Virgil Hill… . David Green, the Busch Grand National Series leader, will be the designated relief driver for injured Dale Earnhardt in the Bud at the Glen NASCAR Winston Cup race this weekend at Watkins Glen, N.Y… . The Citadel has suspended football coach Charlie Taaffe for the season after his second drunken-driven arrest in three years… . Buffalo Sabres center Derek Plante was awarded a one-year, $700,000 contract by an arbitrator in Toronto.