In brief: Glanville adds Davis to his PSU staff

On the job for nearly a month, new Portland State football coach Jerry Glanville has been busy assembling his staff.

Former Oregon State player Kevin Strasser, recently offensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL, was named wide receivers coach.

Strasser is the latest hire by Glanville, joining offensive coordinator Mouse Davis, offensive line coach Brian Smith, running backs coach Franke Geske, defensive line coach Josh Fetter, and wide receivers coach Jim Craft.

Davis, the former Vikings coach from 1975-80, was probably Glanville’s most significant hire.

He popularized the run-and-shoot offense and led the Vikings to a 42-24 record over six seasons.

Boxing

Kessler keeps title

Mikkel Kessler kept his WBC and WBA super middleweight titles before a roaring home crowd in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a unanimous decision over Librado Andrade of the United States.

All three judges scored it 120-108 for Kessler, who became the first Danish boxer to hold titles from two major sanctioning bodies.

The “Viking Warrior” raised his record to 39-0 with 29 KOs. Andrade, born in Mexico and fighting for the first time outside the U.S., dropped to 24-1 with 18 KOs.

Kessler took control in the third round of the 12-round bout, landing several hard punches. In return, Andrade gave him a bloody nose.

Horse racing

Hard Spun wins

Hard Spun won the $500,000 Lane’s End Stakes at Turfway Park by 3 1/4 lengths over long shot Sedgefield in Florence, Ky., to make amends for his only loss and get back on track for the Kentucky Derby.

It was the fifth win in six career starts for Hard Spun, trained by Larry Jones. His only loss was his last race, the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park, Arkansas, in January.

He ran the 1 1-8 miles in 1:49.41 over the Polytrack synthetic surface. Another long shot, Joe Got Even, was third, another 3 1/4 lengths back.

Running

Champ’s streak ends

Kenenisa Bekele’s five-year streak is over at the World Cross Country Championships.

The defending champion from Ethiopia, going for his sixth straight title, dropped out on the final lap at Mombasa, Kenya, with stomach problems. Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea won the 12-kilometer race in 35 minutes, 50 seconds.

Earlier, Lornah Kiplagat won the women’s 8K race in 26:23 – the first European to capture the title since Britain’s Paula Radcliffe five years ago.