IN BRIEF

BOXING

Prosecutors probing whether to charge Tyson

Prosecutors have begun investigating whether to charge former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and a photographer for a scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport.

City attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan said police on Tuesday handed his office a preliminary report of the Nov. 11 confrontation.

Tyson and photographer Tony Echeverria made citizens' arrests, each claiming he was punched by the other man.

Mateljan said city attorney's investigators want to interview both men and see video of the incident.

Tyson and Echeverria could be charged with misdemeanor battery, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail.

Tyson also could be charged with violating probation from a 2007 drug case if convicted. He pleaded guilty in Arizona to cocaine possession.

WINTER SPORTS

NHL star Shanahan announces retirement

Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career.

The 40-year-old forward announced he wouldn't play again. After going through training camp with the New Jersey Devils, the team he spent his final season with, he and the club mutually parted shortly before opening night of the season.

Shanahan scored 656 career goals.

Also: Wranglers forwards Matt Watkins and Justin Bernhardt were recalled by the American Hockey League's San Antonio Rampage, who also signed Las Vegas defenseman Robbie Bina to a professional tryout. Bina leads the Wranglers (6-8-0) in scoring with 14 points.

Police said Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai stole a car and drove it while drunk Sunday after he finished 10th overall in the Skate America competition in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Police charged Lutai with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle and aggravated driving while intoxicated.

MISCELLANEOUS

Six CSN pitchers sign with Division I teams

Six College of Southern Nevada pitchers, including five local high school products, have signed with Division I programs, Coyotes coach Tim Chambers said.

Bryan Harper (Las Vegas High) and Donnie Roach (Bishop Gorman) signed with South Carolina; Joe Robinson (Green Valley) with Georgia; Kenny McDowall (Spring Valley) with Hawaii; Aaron Kurcz (Durango) with Oral Roberts; and Tyler Hanks with Oklahoma State.

Harper began his college career at Cal State Northridge, Roach at Arizona and Kurcz at Air Force.

"It's super," Chambers said of his pitching staff. "We haven't had anything like this in my 10 years at the college. We've got between eight or 10 guys who are at 90 (mph) or above with their fastballs."

Chambers said he expects "another six or eight" to sign in the spring.

Also: The New York Yankees declined a $1.25 million option on pitcher Sergio Mitre.

The right-hander was not on the Yankees' postseason roster. Mitre now becomes eligible for salary arbitration.

Andy Roddick withdrew from the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London because of a left knee injury.

The sixth-ranked Roddick hurt his knee at last month's Shanghai Masters. The ATP said French Open runner-up Robin Soderling, No. 9 in the rankings, will take Roddick's spot in the eight-man field for the event, which begins Sunday.

The other participants are Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro, Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Verdasco.

Purdue point guard Lewis Jackson is out indefinitely after surgery to repair a foot injury he suffered in practice last week.

Jackson started 30 games as a freshman last season and averaged a team-best 3.3 assists. He was expected to return from two suspensions in time for the No. 7 Boilermakers to play South Dakota State on Friday at the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands.

Italian Cyclist Davide Rebellin will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping.

Rebellin was one of five athletes who tested positive in April for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-boosting drug EPO, in new tests using retroactive blood samples taken at the games.

Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to resume full training Friday after passing medical tests on his injured ankle. Ronaldo hasn't played since Portugal's World Cup qualifying match against Hungary on Oct. 10, when he aggravated the injury.

Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, announced plans to host six night racing events in 2010. The historic Louisville, Ky., track debuted night racing at three events during its spring meet this year, and track officials said the experiment was a big success.