Sports in brief: Whistle blown on Tweeter

NFL: The agent for cornerback Antonio Cromartie confirms that the San Diego Chargers have fined his client $2,500 for using Twitter to complain about the food at training camp.

The offending tweet apparently equated the food quality with the Chargers’ failure to reach the Super Bowl in recent seasons.

Agent Gary Wichard said Tuesday that he had seen a paraphrased version of the offending tweet, and added that he is a staunch anti-tweeter.

The fine was first reported by profootballtalk.com.

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Zags open Maui against Colorado

College basketball: The Gonzaga men’s basketball team will open the Maui Invitational on Nov. 23 against Colorado.

The Zags play at noon (Pacific time) against the Buffaloes. The winner of the opener takes on the winner of the Arizona-Wisconsin game. In the other bracket, Maryland faces Chaminade, the Division II host school which has compiled a 5-68 record in the 25 previous Maui Invitationals, and Cincinnati takes on Vanderbilt.

The championship game is Nov. 25 and the tournament is sponsored by EA Sports.

The entire 12-game tournament will be televised on the ESPN networks.

Roenick will retire today

Hockey: San Jose Sharks forward Jeremy Roenick is expected to announce his retirement today, ending the NHL star’s 20-year career.

The Sharks have scheduled a news conference for today and said Roenick will make an announcement regarding his future.

Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, the Sharks’ TV broadcaster, said Roenick planned to retire.

He all but announced his intention to retire last spring when his second season in San Jose ended with the Sharks’ first-round ouster from the playoffs.

Roenick is the third-leading American- born scorer in hockey history with 1,216 points.

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Broncos adding more seats

College football: Boise State University is adding 1,600 seats to the south end zone of Bronco Stadium.

The work is expected to be done in time for the 2009 season.

Boise State assistant athletics director Brad Larrondo says the new seats will give fans the option to buy season tickets at a lower cost.

Associated Press