IN BRIEF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Florida's Meyer signs new six-year contract

Florida coach Urban Meyer has two national championships in the last three years and the same number of raises.

Meyer signed a six-year contract Monday worth $4 million annually, up from $3.25 million, after leading the Gators to the national title in January.

The new deal also makes Meyer co-chairman of a university scholarship program. The Florida Opportunity Scholars Program was created by school president Bernie Machen to provide financial assistance to first-generation, financially disadvantaged students working toward bachelor's degrees. Meyer has committed $1 million to the program over the duration of his contract.

Also: Hawaii football coach Greg McMackin was reprimanded by the Western Athletic Conference for his derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame's chant before last year's Hawaii Bowl.

The university already had suspended McMackin for 30 days without pay. He has volunteered to take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary.

The coach also has apologized for using a gay slur in describing the chant during a media briefing last month at the WAC football preview in Salt Lake City.

BASKETBALL

Ex-Rebel Robert Smith to replace Gondrezick

Robert Smith, the starting point guard on the first UNLV basketball team to reach the NCAA Final Four, will serve as the analyst on Rebels radio broadcasts this season, replacing the late Glen Gondrezick, the school announced.

Smith, 54, starred with the Rebels from 1974 to 1977 and was a member of the "Hardway Eight" -- along with Gondrezick -- on the Rebels' 1977 Final Four team under coach Jerry Tarkanian.

Smith will work with play-by-play voice Jon Sandler. He replaces Gondrezick, who died in April after 17 years as a UNLV analyst.

Also: The Minnesota Timberwolves signed restricted free-agent center Ryan Hollins to an offer sheet and seem likely to get him.

The Dallas Mavericks have seven days to match the offer, but they don't have much need for a third- or fourth-string center.

MISCELLANEOUS

Trainer mulls next start for Rachel Alexandra

The trainer of horse racing's biggest star says it'll be two weeks before a decision is made on Rachel Alexandra's next start.

The filly was back at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.J., a day after beating the boys a second time in the Haskell Invitational at New Jersey's Monmouth Park.

Among the races under consideration are the Travers on Aug. 29, the Personal Ensign on Aug. 30 and the Woodward on Sept. 5. All are at Saratoga.

Also: A bankruptcy judge moved the local auction of the Phoenix Coyotes from Wednesday to Sept. 10.

Judge Redfield T. Baum also is considering combining the auction for local bidders with offers to move the team out of town.

Baum granted the delay at the NHL's request so local bidders would have more time to finalize their offers.

Tiger Woods' three-shot victory in the Buick Open on Sunday gave the PGA Tour event a 167 percent ratings boost over last year, when Woods was recovering from knee surgery and did not play.

CBS Sports said its overnight rating was 4.0 with a 9 share, up from a 1.5 rating and a 3 share in 2008.