IN BRIEF

HORSE RACING

Mine That Bird to have another jockey change

Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird is in need of yet another jockey.

Mike Smith, who rode the gelding to a second-place finish in Saturday's Preakness Stakes, won't ride him in the Belmont Stakes on June 6 because of a previous commitment.

Smith is already set to ride Madeo that day in the $300,000 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif.

The Hall of Fame rider is sticking with Madeo out of his loyalty to owners Jerry and Ann Moss, and trainer John Shirreffs. Together, they won the 2005 Kentucky Derby on Giacomo, who like Mine That Bird was a 50-1 long shot.

That means Calvin Borel, who rode Mine That Bird to a stunning victory in the Derby, could get back on him for the Belmont if Rachel Alexandra doesn't run.

Borel opted to ride Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness, and she became the first filly in 85 years to win the second leg of the Triple Crown. Co-owner Jess Jackson has not yet decided if she will run in the 11/2-mile Belmont.

HOCKEY

NFL, MLB, NBA support team staying in Phoenix

The NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball have lined up in support of the NHL's court fight to block the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes and move to Hamilton, Ontario.

The other major sports leagues, including the office of baseball commissioner Bud Selig, filed statements Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix in support of the NHL.

All three statements ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to "respect the National Hockey League's rules and procedures regarding ownership transfer and relocation," expressing concern for a decision that could affect their respective leagues.

Also: Boston Bruins high scorers Phil Kessel and David Krejci face surgeries that could keep them from playing early next season. The 21-year-old Kessel, who led Boston with 36 goals, will have surgery for a torn rotator cuff and labrum in his shoulder. The 23-year-old Krejci, second on the team with 73 points, will undergo hip surgery.

MISCELLANEOUS

Arencibia fuels 51s to win over Sounds

J.P. Arencibia had two home runs, including a three-run shot in the first inning, to help the 51s beat the host Nashville Sounds 7-5 in Pacific Coast League play.

Nashville (22-16) tied it with three runs in the fourth inning, and after both teams scored once in the fifth, the Sounds took a 5-4 lead on a Carlos Corporan sacrifice fly.

But Las Vegas (15-23) got a Brett Harper RBI groundout in the seventh to tie it, a Kevin Howard leadoff homer in the eighth and an Arencibia solo shot in the ninth.

Also: Maria Sharapova played her first singles match on the WTA Tour in nearly 10 months, and while she won, her game did show signs of rust as she returned from surgery on a torn right rotator cuff.

The three-time Grand Slam title winner needed nine match points to finally put away 68th-ranked Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the first round of the Warsaw Open in Warsaw, Poland.

A panel of swimming experts met in Lausanne, Switzerland, to decide which high-tech swimsuits will be approved for racing on a list scheduled for release today. FINA, the sport's governing body, appointed a commission to sift through laboratory test results for hundreds of suit designs.

The WNBA's Detroit Shock signed former UNLV and Mojave High School standout guard Sequoia Holmes to a training camp contract. Holmes averaged 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 17 games last year with the Houston Comets.