Sports People

Roy Jones Jr. fights Mike McCallum tonight in Tampa, Fla., with the WBC light heavyweight title at stake, a championship which became vacant when Fabrice Tiozza, who won it on points from McCallum, moved up to cruiserweight… . Ruthie Bolton, who led the U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning team in 3-point shooting and steals, has signed with the Women’s National Basketball Association to play in its inaugural season. … Russia’s Alexei Urmanov’s short program at the Nations Cup in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, placed him at the top of the standings going into today’s free skate.

Phil Hankinson, 45, a reserve player on the Boston Celtics’ 1973-74 NBA championship team, was found shot to death in his car along Interstate 64 in north-central Kentucky. He apparently shot himself while sitting in his car, the Shelby County coroner said.