IN BRIEF

COLLEGES

Michigan investigating workout allegations

The University of Michigan announced Sunday that it has launched an investigation into allegations that its football program regularly violates NCAA rules limiting how much time players can spend on training and practice.

The announcement from Michigan athletic director Bill Martin came after a Detroit Free Press article in which players from the 2008 and 2009 teams said the amount of time they spend on football during the season and in the offseason greatly exceeds NCAA limits. The players spoke to the newspaper on condition of anonymity because they feared repercussions from coaches.

"We are committed to following both the letter and the intent of the NCAA rules and we take any allegations of violations seriously," Martin said in a written statement.

"We believe we have been compliant with NCAA rules, but nonetheless we have launched a full investigation of the allegations in today's newspaper," he said.

Also: Seniors Jamie McCoy and Shannon Hughes scored goals as the UNLV women's soccer team improved to 1-1-1 with a 2-1 victory over Cal State Bakersfield in the Nike Classic at Johann Memorial Field.

BOXING

Viloria victorious, keeps IBF light flyweight title

Brian Viloria earned a 12-round unanimous decision over Jesus Iribe to retain the IBF light flyweight championship late Saturday night in Honolulu.

Viloria, nicknamed "The Hawaiian Punch," controlled the fast-paced bout in front of his hometown crowd, starting and ending with a flurry of punches. The bigger Iribe broke his right hand in the second round, but the Mexican still slugged it out the entire fight.

Also: Joey Roach, the younger brother of renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach, died Saturday at his Las Vegas home, according to reports on multiple boxing-related Web sites.

The cause of death has not been determined, though several reports state the 47-year-old might have died from a heart attack.

MISCELLANEOUS

Spring House retains Del Mar Handicap title

Seven-year-old gelding Spring House rallied in the final yards to beat Sir Dave by a nose and win the $250,000 Del Mar Handicap in Del Mar, Calif., for the second straight year.

Ridden by Alex Solis for trainer Julio Canani, Spring House was eighth in the field of 10 for much of the race and was fifth at the top of the stretch but kicked home for the win, covering 1 3/8 miles in 2:12.61. The gelding set a course record of 2:11.14 a year ago.

Also: Icon Project moved into the lead with more than a quarter-mile to run and drew away to a 13-length victory in the $400,000 Personal Ensign Stakes for fillies and mares at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Julien Leparoux rode the 4-year-old Icon Project, who got even for a defeat last month in the Delaware Handicap at the hands of Swift Temper, the runner-up in the Personal Ensign. Icon Project ran 1 mile in 2:02.37 and earned $240,000 for owner Andrew Rosen.

The Personal Ensign was the third win in six starts this year for the Marty Wolfson-trained filly.

Hometown favorite George Hincapie sprinted hard the last 100 meters on rainy streets in Greensville, S.C., to win the USA Cycling Pro Road Race Championship.

Hincapie topped rivals Andrew Bajadali and Jeff Louder as a crowd cheered him to the finish line.