IN BRIEF

BOXING

Hunter disqualified after win at nationals

Michael Hunter of Las Vegas beat Lenroy Thompson in a quarterfinal match at the USA Boxing National Championships in Denver, then had the victory taken away by disqualification after a two-hour deliberation.

Hunter narrowly outpointed Thompson, of Lenexa, Kan., 8-7 in the 201-plus weight class, earning the winning point on a punch with two seconds left in the third and final round. But a protest was filed over how much gauze Hunter used to wrap his hands, and the grievance committee upheld the protest, disqualifying Hunter.

At 119 pounds, Las Vegan Jesus Magdaleno stopped Isaac Torres of Mission, Texas, at 1:32 of the third round.

In the junior division, Las Vegan Isaac Castaneda lost to Jose Ramirez of Avenal, Calif., 5-0 in the 125-pound class.

SOCCER

England clubs Andorra; Argentine squad upset

England improved to 7-0 in qualifying for next year's World Cup with a 6-0 rout of visiting Andorra, and two-time champion Argentina was upset 2-0 at Ecuador.

While most big European nations are off from qualifying until September, England coasted at Wembley as Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe scored two goals apiece, and Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch each had one.

David Beckham made his first start for England in a competitive match in two years. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder made his 112th international appearance.

Argentina's Carlos Tevez failed to convert a penalty kick in the 29th minute as the two-time World Cup champion lost.

Also: The U.S. men's soccer team might go to Iran in November for the first match between the nations in a decade.

USSF president Sunil Gulati said the game could be held in Tehran on Nov. 14 or 18.

"We've had discussions with the Iran federation about possibly playing a game during one of the international FIFA dates in November," Gulati said in a statement.

Former UNLV men's soccer player Lamar Neagle became the second Rebel signed by a Major League Soccer team this year as he joined the Seattle Sounders FC, the team announced.

Former UNLV teammate Danny Cruz was a fourth-round selection by the Houston Dynamo in the 2009 Superdraft.

MISCELLANEOUS

Younger Montana commits to Washington

Just like his dad, Nick Montana will wear a golden helmet in college. Unlike his famous father, he'll be doing it on the shores of Lake Washington and not under the watchful eye of Touchdown Jesus.

Nick Montana, the son of former Notre Dame and NFL great Joe Montana, gave an oral commitment to play his college ball at Washington. He will be a senior at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, Calif., this fall. He told his coach, Bill Redell, on Tuesday night of his decision to become a Husky after visiting the school last weekend.

"I've put probably seven, eight, nine guys in Division I programs, and he's one of the top guys I've ever had," Redell said by phone. "He'll do nothing but get better."

Montana is considered one of the top prep quarterbacks for the class of 2010, rated by Scout.com as the No. 13 quarterback prospect in the country. Last season as a junior, he led Oaks Christian to a 14-0 record, throwing for 33 touchdowns and more than 2,500 yards.

Also: Oklahoma state health officials confirmed that a stretch of the Oklahoma River was to blame for sickening at least 45 triathletes last month, saying the water was filled with parasites, viruses and other contaminants associated with animal and human waste.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health said tests on stool samples from the athletes confirmed such contaminants as norovirus and "a couple of different kinds of bacteria and parasites." The agency said the findings were consistent with waterborne human or animal waste.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award for his record-breaking performance in the Beijing Olympics.

Bolt became the first man to win gold in the 100-meter dash (9.69 seconds), 200 dash (19.30) and 400-meter relay (37.10) in world-record times in the same Olympiad.

Brian Brazeau of Ocala, Fla., remained in first place in the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters at the South Point Bowling Center.

Brazeau rolled 1,133 in the third five-game block for a total pinfall of 3,449. Tom Carter of Rockford, Ill., was second at 3,275 heading into match play beginning today.

Tad Murray of La Quinta, Calif., shot 3-under-par 69 in the second round of the Las Vegas Junior Open, taking a one-shot lead with a 2-over 146 total on the Anthem Country Club course.

Coronado High School standouts Tad Darland and A.J. McInerney were tied with two others for second at 147 heading into the final round of the American Junior Golf Association event. Darland shot 70 and McInerney 73.

In the girls division, Tessa The of Los Altos, Calif., shot her second straight 76 to take the lead at 8-over 152.