Duquesne players resume schedule

With two teammates still lying in hospital beds, Duquesne University’s basketball team tried to return to normal Wednesday, three days after five players were shot during a terrifying outburst of gunfire that followed a school dance in Pittsburgh.

The players went to class, lifted weights and were scheduled to work out later in the day.

On Tuesday, police arrested Brandon Baynes, 18, of Penn Hills, on five counts of criminal attempted homicide. William Holmes, 18, also of Penn Hills, turned himself in Wednesday, police said. He was to be arraigned on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy and weapons-related offenses.

•No charges will be filed against Trail Blazer Zach Randolph in connection with a sexual assault report taken by Portland police last month.

•Candace Parker had 18 points and six rebounds to help the United States rout Lithuania 90-56 in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Basketball Championships at Sao Paulo, Brazil.

College Football

Game official granted leave of absence

The instant replay official whose failure to overturn a bad call helped Oregon beat Oklahoma has been granted a leave of absence for the remainder of the football season.

The league announced that official Gordon Riese, who has already been suspended for a game by the Pac-10, requested a leave of absence.

•Florida defensive tackle Marcus Thomas was suspended indefinitely for a second violation of the school’s substance-abuse policy, leaving the Gators without their top pass rusher.

•Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner plans to rejoin the team Sunday, less than two weeks after brain surgery, and be ready for the Big Ten opener on Sept. 30.

•Connecticut starting safety Marvin Taylor has been suspended from the team indefinitely following his arrest on larceny charges.

Miscellany

Attorney says record should remain sealed

In a brief filed Monday in Bozeman, an attorney for former Montana State redshirt football player John Lebrum asked District Judge Mike Salvagni to keep all the court records in the case sealed until trials for Lebrum and co-defendant Branden Miller, a former MSU basketball player, are finished.

Lebrum and Miller, both 22, are charged with murder, kidnapping and tampering with evidence in Jason Wright’s shooting death.

•Columbus Blue Jackets center Sergei Fedorov will be out four to six weeks after injuring his left shoulder.

•Russian Evgeni Malkin was injured during his much-anticipated debut when he collided with Pittsburgh teammate John LeClair.