Briefly

Summerall takes first trip to minicamp

Broadcaster Pat Summerall attended the first day of the Dallas Cowboys’ minicamp in Irving, Texas, Saturday, two months after getting a liver transplant.

Summerall said it was his first trip on his own since being cleared to drive. The 73-year-old former NFL kicker, who lives in nearby Southlake, said he feels good but gets tired quickly.

Summerall received a new liver April 10. A recovering alcoholic, he qualified for a transplant through blood tests that rank potential recipients anonymously.

After playing in the NFL from 1952-61, Summerall was a broadcaster the next 40 years. He teamed with John Madden to call Fox’s lead game from 1994-01, and the two did eight Super Bowls together, while Summerall called 16.

• Right tackle Ryan Tucker signed a four-year contract extension through 2009 with Cleveland after a season in which he was the Browns’ only offensive player to start all 16 games.

Women’s soccer

Hamm aims to be first with 150 goals

Although she’s never been big on milestones, Mia Hamm wants to take the ball home when she becomes the first player in the world to score 150 international goals.

It could happen Sunday, when the U.S. women’s team hosts Japan in a tuneup for the Athens Olympics.

“I’d like to keep it,” Hamm said after Saturday’s practice at the University of Louisville. “I just hope the officials let me keep it.”

No doubt they will, and they’d better be ready Sunday. Hamm has scored a goal in each of her last two games, putting her at 149, on the brink of an accomplishment she’s been eyeing for a while.

“One away,” Hamm said. “Am I going to put any extra pressure on myself? Because sometimes when you do that, you tend to get in your own way and you press too hard.”

Boxing

Sanavia takes WBC title by split decision

Italy’s Cristian Sanavia upset Markus Beyer in a split decision to win the WBC super middleweight title in Chemnitz, Germany.

Sanavia landed his left throughout the fight against the German, who came on strong in the later rounds, but still lost the crown for the second time.

The American judge ruled it 115-114 for Beyer, a French judge 116-115 for Sanavia and a judge from Serbia-Montenegro had it 116-113 for the Italian, ranked second by the WBC.

“I think a lot of people were surprised by this outcome – this was a very even fight,” Sanavia said.

Running

Kenya’s Riri wins Stockholm Marathon

Kenya’s Joseph Riri broke away from his only challenger with about a mile remaining and won the Stockholm (Sweden) Marathon in 2 hours, 16 minutes and 12 seconds.

Italy’s Mostapha Errebah was second for the second straight year, finishing 22 seconds back.

Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo Sitienei won the women’s race in her first marathon start, finishing in 2:35:14. Russia’s Svetlana Ponomarenko finished second in 2:42:05.

Horse racing

North Light wins English Derby

North Light won the $2.3 million English Derby by 1 1/2 lengths at Epsom (England), giving jockey Kieren Fallon his second straight victory in the race.

North Light, a 7-2 co-favorite trained by Michael Stoute, captured the 225th running of the Derby, the top race of the British thoroughbred season.

College baseball

Wake Forest baseball coach steps down

Wake Forest baseball coach George Greer stepped down after 17 seasons.

Greer will take another position within the Wake Forest athletic department.

Greer led the Demon Deacons to a 608-382-4 record and won three Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles. Wake Forest went 17-33 and 4-20 in the ACC last season.

“We are so very appreciative for what he did as our baseball coach,” Demon Deacons athletic director Ron Wellman said.

“He was the winningest coach in Wake Forest baseball history. His achievements on the baseball field are quite, quite impressive.”