Newsmakers

Died Decorated World War II veteran Bill Barnes, 91, who coached football at UCLA from 1958-64 and played at Tennessee, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia at Santa Monica (Calif.) Hospital.

•A high school baseball player who was struck by a wild pitch has died. Doctors at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Mo., declared Patrick Clegg brain dead Thursday night and he was taken off a respirator Friday.

Filed Former U.S. Speedskating national all-around coach Bart Veldkamp filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Kearns, Utah, against the organization. The lawsuit came on the same day the organization announced that Derek Parra would take over the position.

Named Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk, New Jersey’s Zach Parise and Tampa Bay’s Martin St. Louis are finalists for the NHL’s Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly play.

Pleaded Former world boxing champion Kendall Holt has pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in Paterson, N.J.

Arrested Oregon football recruit Cliff Harris is facing a felony charge of threatening a police officer during a scuffle at his Fresno, Calif., high school. Chided Wisconsin assistant football coaches Dave Doeren, Randall McCray and DelVaughn Alexander have been admonished for violating NCAA rules by visiting prospects during an off-limits recruiting period.