In Brief

HORSE RACING

Derby winner arrives
well early for Preakness

Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another evidently loves traveling every bit as much as galloping on the track.

The chestnut colt arrived at Pimlico Race Course on Monday after being taken by charter plane from Kentucky to Baltimore. After the plane touched down, I'll Have Another and five of his stablemates received a police escort from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Pimlico, site of the Preakness on May 19.

"He loves to fly. His ears were pricked," assistant trainer Jack Sisterson said. "We were getting a police escort, and there were people in the streets chanting, 'I'd love another.' He knows that's him."

It's the earliest arrival by a Derby winner since Monarchos was shipped just four days after his 2001 victory.

COLLEGES

Big East chief Marinatto
resigns under pressure

Big East commissioner John Marinatto, facing pressure from school presidents upset by his handling of the departure of several high-profile programs, resigned after less three years on the job.

Pittsburgh and Syracuse made plans to leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference last September, and West Virginia bolted for the Big 12 the following month. The Big East regrouped by adding Central Florida, Houston, Memphis, Southern Methodist and Temple for all sports, and Boise State, San Diego State and Navy for football only.

Also: Pennsylvania prosecutors said they now believe the alleged locker-room shower assault of a boy by Jerry Sandusky that ultimately led to football coach Joe Paterno's firing took place a year earlier than they first claimed, prompting attorneys for two Penn State administrators to call for dismissal of one of the charges.

The attorney general's office said in a court filing that investigators have concluded the alleged attack took place around Feb. 9, 2001. Previously filed court documents, including a grand jury report issued before the former Penn State assistant coach's arrest in November, dated it March 1, 2002.

Marquette has added Arizona State transfer Trent Lockett to its men's basketball roster. The 6-foot-5-inch senior guard, with one season of eligibility remaining, started all 25 games he appeared in last season, averaging 13.0 points and 5.8 rebounds.

MISCELLANEOUS

UNLV men's golf team
seeded No. 2 in regional

The UNLV men's golf team, ranked seventh in the country, was named the No. 2 seed for the NCAA's Greensboro (N.C.) Regional, set for May 17-19. There are six regional tournaments and a total of 81 teams, with the top five teams from each regional advancing to the NCAA Championships from May 29-June 3 at Riviera in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

UNLV earned its 24th straight regional berth, an NCAA record for consecutive appearances.

Also: Phil Mickelson was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame for his 42 wins, including four majors, in a career that is still going strong.

Mickelson was inducted in St. Augustine, Fla., along with two-time major champion Sandy Lyle of Scotland, writer Dan Jenkins, British player and broadcaster Peter Alliss and LPGA player Hollis Stacy.

NASCAR driver Eric McClure was released from an Alabama hospital, two days after he was injured in a Nationwide Series crash at Talladega Superspeedway. His team said McClure suffered a concussion and internal bruising in the accident, and he's expected to make a full recovery.