In brief: Beavers continue run at title defense
Lonnie Lechelt’s solo home run sparked a three-run second inning and put defending national champion Oregon State ahead to stay Tuesday in a 7-3 victory against Virginia in the Charlottesville regional in Charlottesville, VA.
The Beavers (42-18) won for the third time in two days, and beat the Cavaliers (45-16) for the second straight time, to keep alive their hope of defending their title. Oregon State advanced to the Super Regional, where it will host Michigan starting Saturday.
Football
Green goes to Miami
After almost three months of trade negotiations, Kansas City quarterback Trent Green is now reportedly set to become a member of the Miami Dolphins.
Green was traded to the Dolphins for a 2008 fifth-round draft pick that could become a fourth-rounder if he hits playtime incentives, according to FOXSports.com.
“Suspended Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman has been accused of kicking and hitting two men in Monticello, Ga., during the weekend. He has not been charged with a crime, but a magistrate will hear testimony Friday to determine if charges should be filed.
“Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure said he takes literally remarks Gene Upshaw, NFL union head, made that he’d like to “break his … damn neck”
“He is the head of a union. He has the wherewithal to do it,” DeLamielleure said.
Upshaw made the comments last week to the Philadelphia Daily News.
“The New Orleans home of one of Marquise Hill’s relatives was burglarized on Saturday, the same day the late New England Patriots lineman was laid to rest.
“Former NFL player Bob Buczkowski pleaded guilty to helping run a million-dollar prostitution ring with his girlfriend out of his parents’ suburban Pittsburgh home.
Miscellany
UA forces third game
Pinch-runner Danielle Rodriguez beat the throw home on Adrienne Acton’s groundout in the 10th inning as Arizona beat Tennessee 1-0 in Oklahoma City, extending the Women’s College World Series to a decisive third game today.
“Phil Mickelson withdrew from the final PGA Tour event before the U.S. Open and will have a cortisone shot in his left wrist. A doctor assured him he can play pain-free next week at Oakmont.
“A judge in Urbana, Ill., dismissed a pair of lawsuits that claimed the University of Illinois broke state law when it shelved its American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek.
“In St. Paul, Minn., no charges were filed against a 33-year-old woman arrested in the beating death of former Villanova basketball star Howard Porter, and she was released from jail.
“Erik Zabel, who admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs during the 1996 Tour de France, will not compete at next year’s Beijing Olympics.
“The Pac-10 women’s basketball tournament will move from San Jose, Calif., to Los Angeles for at least two years starting in 2009, the conference announced.