IN BRIEF

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Tennessee AD condemns athletes' criminal activity

Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton said Monday his tolerance for athletes being involved in criminal activity "has gone to zero" after a second high-profile series of arrests in less than two months.

Senior forward Tyler Smith, junior point guard Melvin Goins, junior center Brian Williams and sophomore guard Cameron Tatum are suspended indefinitely after being arrested Friday on gun and drug charges.

In November, three freshmen football players were charged with attempted armed robbery. Two of them, wide receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive back Mike Edwards, were dismissed.

"I think it's a really good time to do a gut check with our student-athletes and our coaches and our staff to make sure we're doing everything possible," Hamilton said.

Hamilton said he and other Tennessee officials might look at long-term changes to the athletic department's policies on drug usage and gun ownership.

Also: Jordan Dumars has enrolled at Michigan after transferring from South Florida.

Hall of Famer and Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars said his son will be a member of the Wolverines' basketball team, but will have to sit out one year.

In six games this season at South Florida, Dumars averaged 1.0 point and played a total of 27 minutes.

MISCELLANEOUS

Henin sweeps Petrova in official return to tennis

Justine Henin played as if she never left, beating second-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia 7-5, 7-5 in the first round of the Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia.

It was the former No. 1 player's first official tour match since announcing her comeback in September. She is preparing to make her Grand Slam return at the Australian Open, which starts Jan. 18.

Henin, 27, abruptly left the WTA Tour in May 2008 after spending a total of 117 weeks at No. 1, winning seven major championships, an Olympic gold medal and 41 WTA titles overall. Now she is back, perhaps inspired by another Belgian, Kim Clijsters, who returned to the tour after about two years away and promptly won last year's U.S. Open.

Early today at the Brisbane International, Clijsters' comeback continued to gather momentum with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Australia's Alicia Molik .

Also: Jason Bay's contract with the New York Mets includes a $17 million option for 2014, with a $3 million buyout, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

Bay took a physical, necessary to finalize the deal, and the Mets scheduled a news conference for today at Citi Field to introduce their first major free-agent signing of the offseason.

He is guaranteed $66 million under the four-year contract and could make $80 million over five seasons, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the contract had not yet been announced.

Adrian Beltre and the Boston Red Sox are close to agreeing on a one-year contract that would guarantee the third baseman $10 million.

A home run threat known for strong defense, Beltre spent the past five years with Seattle.

Evander Holyfield's return to the ring against Francois Botha was postponed to late February to give the fighters more time to prepare.

Pro Box Promotions manager Eddie Bazira said the fight will be held Feb. 20 in Uganda, instead of the originally scheduled Jan. 16 date.

Casey Johnson, the socialite daughter of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson has died, a spokesman for the family and Los Angeles police said Monday. She was 30.