Sports People

Mary Slaney reportedly is under investigation for a drug test she took at the Olympic trials last year. The New York Times reported today that the premier women’s distance runner in U.S. history was being investigated for high levels of testosterone detected in her urine sample last June… . Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin, highly scrutinized through a year of off-the-field troubles, has asked to be traded, The Dallas Morning News reported today. The newspaper said it could not reach Irvin for comment, but cited three unidentified sources… . Thousands of Nebraskans paid tribute to Bob Devaney at a memorial service in Lincoln for the longtime University of Nebraska football coach and athletic director. Devaney, 82, died last Friday. … NBC sportscaster Hannah Storm will serve as play-by-play announcer during the inaugural season of the Women’s National Basketball Association.