Sports People

European soccer’s governing body upheld a lifetime suspension of former World Cup referee Kurt Roethlisberger on corruption charges. … Cheryl Littlejohn, the top women’s basketball assistant at Alabama, was hired as head coach at Minnesota. … Friends of Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke eulogized him as a charmer, a bully, a bon vivant and keen competitor during his invitation-only funeral in a tiny country church at Upperville, Va. … Former Oregon State football coach Jerry Pettibone will be returning to Oklahoma, where he played and coached, as assistant athletic director, according to published reports.