IN BRIEF

BOXING

Mayweather-Marquez to air on big screen

Boxing is coming back to the big screen.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s eagerly anticipated showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19 will be showcased live in about 170 theaters nationwide, promoters announced Monday. The fight at the MGM Grand Garden also will air on HBO pay per view.

Richard Shaefer of Golden Boy Promotions said he'd been considering theater feeds for several years, ever since a trip to the movies with his kids. Unaware that live boxing has a long history on the big screen, Shaefer's children asked him whether it was possible today.

"I always try to see ways we can expand the message in the sport of boxing and increase the distribution," Shaefer said during a conference call.

Also: Timothy Bradley's victory over Nate Campbell on Aug. 1 in Rancho Mirage will be changed to an official no-contest by the California State Athletic Commission, promoters for both fighters said.

The commission held a meeting to determine whether an accidental clash of heads led to a deep cut above Campbell's left eye, stopping the 140-pound fight for Bradley's WBO title after three rounds. Bradley was awarded a TKO victory by referee David Mendoza, who said the cut came from a punch.

MISCELLANEOUS

Agassi autobiography due out in November

Andre Agassi's autobiography is heading to book stores in November.

In the book, the eight-time Grand Slam singles champion discusses his start in tennis as a child, his relationship with his father and his failed marriage to Brooke Shields.

Agassi writes: "No one ever asked me if I wanted to play tennis, let alone make it my life."

The Las Vegas resident retired from professional tennis in 2006.

Also: Czech tennis player Ivo Minar tested positive for a banned substance after a Davis Cup match.

Czech Tennis Association president Ivo Kaderka said the sample was taken after a Davis Cup quarterfinal victory over Argentina on July 10-12.

Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova needed three sets Monday to overcome China's Zheng Jie 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the first round of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament, the final tuneup before the U.S. Open.

Amelie Mauresmo overcame some sloppy serving to beat Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-4, 6-1 in her match.

Rachel Alexandra is taking on a new challenge: racing against older horses in a bid to become the first filly to win the Woodward Stakes.

After dominating the 3-year-old filly division with romps in the Kentucky Oaks and the Mother Goose, and beating the 3-year-old boys in the Preakness and the Haskell Invitational, Rachel Alexandra will run against older competition for the first time in the Sept. 5 race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

The Wranglers agreed to terms with Jason Krischuk for the upcoming season, bringing the defenseman back to the team he played on for two seasons.

Krischuk spent last season playing with the Corpus Christi (Texas) IceRays of the Central Hockey League and Asploven HC in Sweden. He played for the Wranglers from 2006 to 2008.

Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie has submitted an amended proposed agreement to buy the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes for $212.5 million and immediately move them to Hamilton, Ontario, with or without the NHL's consent.

Two-time USGA Mid-Amateur champion Tim Jackson shot a 2-under 68 to take the lead Monday after the first round of the U.S. Amateur Championship.