In brief: N.C. State’s Yow resumes chemotherapy

North Carolina State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow has resumed chemotherapy in her fight against breast cancer.

The 65-year-old Hall of Fame coach had stopped chemotherapy for five months during the off-season in favor of less demanding hormonal treatments.

Yow said she restarted chemotherapy a month ago but was bothered by side effects – she had trouble walking – and switched to a different drug last week.

Yow said she is more active at practice than she was last year, when she was forced to take a 16-game leave.

“It hasn’t shown the side effects at this time,” she said.

Yow is 708-324 in 36 seasons as a coach (32 seasons in Raleigh). She coached the U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal in 1988, won four ACC tournaments, earned 20 NCAA tournament bids, reached the 1998 Final Four and was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2002.

Yow’s well-publicized fight with cancer began when she was first diagnosed in 1987. It recurred during the 2004-05 season.

“The Los Angeles Sparks won the WNBA draft lottery for the No. 1 pick in the spring draft.

The Chicago Sky will have the second pick, followed by the Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta, Houston Comets and Washington Mystics.

Atlanta, an expansion team added to the Eastern Conference last week, was automatically awarded the No. 4 pick. The Seattle Storm will pick eighth.

“Derek Scott Lee, 19, one of two men accused of shooting at five Duquesne University basketball players after a school dance, pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh to attempted homicide and other counts. He was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison.

Cycling

Astana gets new cyclist

American cyclist Levi Leipheimer will join Astana, reuniting with former colleagues Johan Bruyneel and newly signed Alberto Contador from the now-defunct Discovery Channel team.

“With cycling’s survival at stake, the World Anti-Doping Agency set aside a long-running war of words with the International Cycling Union (UCI) and gave its support to the “biological passport” program.

“Spanish cyclist Iban Mayo, cleared of doping during the 2007 Tour de France, is considering legal action against the International Cycling Union.

“I’m still worked up about it all, but it’s a possibility,” Mayo said after the Spanish cycling federation announced that Mayo’s backup “B” sample test came back negative.

Auto racing

Dirt track racer dies

A dirt track racer died after a crash during weekend qualifying at the Abilene (Texas) Speedway.

Ryan Bard, 23, of Farmington, N.M., died at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, where he was being treated for burns, according to the International Motor Contest Association.

“McLaren filed an appeal in an effort to get four drivers disqualified from last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix and give the Formula One title to British rookie Lewis Hamilton.

The four drivers were investigated for fuel irregularities following Sunday’s race, but governing body FIA said several hours later that there was not enough evidence to penalize them.

Boxing

Khan found guilty

British lightweight boxer Amir Khan was found guilty in Bolton, England, of careless driving, banned from the road for six months and fined $2,050.

Khan was cleared by a jury of dangerous driving.

He was accused of running a red light and knocking down a pedestrian last year.