Newsmakers

Elected Golfer Ernie Els was elected Wednesday into the World Golf Hall of Fame at Atlanta. Els was the only player to receive enough votes from the PGA Tour, the first year his name was on the ballot. Els has won 62 times around the world, including two U.S. Opens and a British Open.

Expected U.S. captain Corey Pavin says the wife of Phil Mickelson is planning to make the trip to the Ryder Cup. Amy Mickelson has only been to the golf course one time since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2009. She showed up in the final hour at Augusta National to watch her husband win the Masters for the third time.

Pleaded A man has pleaded no contest in Las Vegas to attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon in a strip club melee involving NFL player Adam “Pacman” Jones. Arvin Kenti Edwards entered the plea Tuesday as part of a plea deal in the 2007 shooting that left a club employee paralyzed and two other people wounded, the Clark County district attorney’s office said.

Suspended The California State Athletic Commission suspended UFC middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen for one year after revealing he tested positive for steroids following a loss to Anderson Silva last month in Oakland.

Arrested The wife of former New England Patriots tight end Christian Fauria was arrested on domestic assault charges at North Attleborough, Mass. Rhonda Fauria, 37, was arrested after an incident on Tuesday morning at the couple’s home.

Invited The Charlotte Bobcats will bring Javaris Crittenton to training camp with a non- guaranteed contract, giving the ex-Washington Wizards point guard a chance to return to the NBA following his infamous gun altercation with Gilbert Arenas. Crittenton didn’t play last season because of an ankle injury and then served a 38-game suspension after he and Arenas acknowledged bringing guns into the locker room following a dispute that occurred during a card game on a team flight.