IN BRIEF

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Ex-Reno High player Czyz might transfer from Duke to UNR

Former Reno High School basketball star Olek Czyz is considering transferring from Duke to UNR.

The 6-foot-7-inch sophomore forward announced this month he intends to leave Duke because of a lack of playing time. He watched the Wolf Pack's 78-69 victory over Portland in Reno on Monday.

Czyz played in only 19 games in his freshman and sophomore seasons at Duke, averaging 1.2 points a game.

He said UNR and Arizona State are at the top of his list. The Poland native says his familiarity with UNR's Armon Johnson and Luke Babbitt -- both from Reno -- weigh in the Wolf Pack's favor.

He expects to decide within two weeks so he can enroll for the spring semester and begin playing midway through next season.

Also: Suspended Iowa guard Anthony Tucker pleaded guilty to public intoxication after his arrest last week.

Johnson County, Iowa, District Court officials said Tucker entered his plea Monday, though they could not confirm sentencing details. The Gazette in Cedar Rapids reported Tuesday that Tucker will pay $195 in fines and fees.

Tucker was arrested by Iowa City police last week. Police say the 20-year-old Tucker, the team's second-leading scorer, accused the driver of taking his cell phone and allegedly was hitting the side of the cab.

The sophomore also pleaded guilty to public intoxication in December 2008. In January 2009, Tucker was ruled academically ineligible to play, but he returned to the Hawkeyes this season.

Illinois junior guard Alex Legion is leaving the team and will transfer to another school. Legion played 33 games for the Illini, totaling 107 points.

Two Missouri women's basketball players suspended after an off-campus fight Dec. 11 with a male cheerleader are back in action.

Seniors Amanda Hanneman and Jessra Johnson came off the bench Monday in the Tigers' 71-44 win over North Texas. The two were leading the team in scoring before their suspensions, but coach Cindy Stein told the players they had to earn playing time.

Johnson had eight points and nine rebounds, and Hanneman scored five points.

MISCELLANEOUS

Golfer Garcia still suffering from injury to right hand

Spanish golf star Sergio Garcia will visit a specialist about a hand injury that has prevented him from swinging a club for several weeks.

Garcia said he still feels pain in his right hand after not playing for nearly a month. He sprained the wrist during the third round of last month's Dubai World Championship, where Garcia finished seventh.

"It's not healing as fast as we thought it would," Garcia said. "What's clear is that even with the rest it's not better."

Garcia won one tournament and made $2.4 million in prize money this past season. He is hoping to make his 2010 debut at the $3.3 million Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, from Jan. 21 to 24.

Also: John Daly received a sponsor's exemption to play in next month's Sony Open in Honolulu.

It will mark Daly's fifth appearance at the tournament, which tees off Jan. 14.

This year's PGA Tour major champions -- Angel Cabrera, Lucas Glover, Stewart Cink and Y.E. Yang -- also will be in the field, as will Hawaii's Tadd Fujikawa, Dean Wilson and Parker McLachlin.

Lindsey Vonn finished 18th despite a bruised left arm, and Marlies Schild won a World Cup slalom in Lienz, Austria, for her first victory since breaking a leg more than a year ago.

Vonn, the overall World Cup champion, crashed during the giant slalom Monday and injured her arm. Wearing a brace, Vonn said she felt "a lot of pain" but never considered skipping the race. She finished 4.42 seconds back but kept her lead in the overall standings.

Sarah Schleper was the top American finisher, in fifth place. She posted the third-fastest time in the second run.

Andrej Jerman of Slovenia won the knee-jarring World Cup men's downhill in Bormio, Italy. Jerman clocked 2 minutes, 0.32 seconds for his second World Cup victory.

American Bode Miller did not compete, spending the holidays with his daughter in San Diego while resting his sprained ankle. The top American finisher was Steven Nyman (16th).

Three-time Indy 500 winner and former Dancing with the Stars champion Helio Castroneves has a new title: Dad.

Castroneves' girlfriend, Adriana Henao, gave birth to the couple's first child, Mikaella Castroneves, on Monday in Atlanta. The girl measured 19 inches and weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces.

Lane's End Farm owner William S. Farish was chosen to receive an Eclipse Award of Merit for outstanding achievement in thoroughbred racing.

Farish is an owner and breeder, and vice chairman of The Jockey Club. He also was the former chairman of the executive committee of the Breeders' Cup and currently serves as chairman of the board.