IN BRIEF

CYCLING

Armstrong says French may ban him from Tour

Lance Armstrong said Friday he thinks French doping officials might ban him from riding in this summer's Tour de France over a report that he violated protocols during a recent drug test.

"There's a very high likelihood that they prohibit me from riding in the Tour," a somber Armstrong, a seven-time Tour winner, said in a video statement posted on his Web site. "It's too bad. The Tour is something I love dearly."

France's anti-doping agency, known as AFLD, has said the American did not fully cooperate with a drug tester when he showed up at Armstrong's home in France to collect blood, urine and hair samples from the cyclist on March 17.

Although no banned substances were found, the dispute revolves around a 20-minute delay when Armstrong went inside the house and took a shower while his assistants checked the tester's credentials.

BASKETBALL

Oklahoma star Griffin wins Wooden Award

Oklahoma sophomore Blake Griffin won the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's top player, three days after he announced he would turn pro.

The award gave Griffin a sweep of this season's individual honors. The forward won The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award this month and the Naismith award. He also was picked by The Sporting News as Player of the Year.

Connecticut sophomore Maya Moore won the women's Wooden award, four days after capturing the national title and completing a perfect season for UConn.

Also: CBSSports.com said its free NCAA March Madness on Demand video player had 7.52 million unique visitors this year. That's up 58 percent from the 4.76 million for the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

Former Kentucky player Mike Casey died Thursday of heart complications. Casey, 60, played at Kentucky from 1967 to 1971 and was named to the All-Southeastern Conference team three times.

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng will miss the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his right tibia. He has been sidelined since Feb. 28.

LOCAL COLLEGES

UNLV men's golf tied for last at Arizona State

The 19th-ranked UNLV men's golf team is tied for last after the first day of the 16-team ASU Thunderbird Invitational at Tempe, Ariz. The Rebels are at 21-over-par 589 after rounds of 11 over and 10 over.

Arizona State leads by seven shots at 9-under 559 entering today's final round. The Sun Devils' Cameron Edens has the individual lead at 5-under 137.

UNLV's Eddie Olson is tied for 16th at 1-over 143.

Also: The UNLV softball team (24-13, 1-2 Mountain West) ended a four-game losing streak with an 8-7 victory over New Mexico (10-26, 1-3) in eight innings at Eller Media Stadium.

Ashli Holland ended the game with a line drive through the left side with the bases loaded in the eighth. The Rebels threw out Shenise Cox at the plate for the final out in the top half of the inning.

Marvin Campbell went 5-for-8 with a double and a home run on the day, but the College of Southern Nevada baseball team (27-15, 19-7 Scenic West Athletic Conference) was swept by No. 16 Western Nevada (29-9, 23-3), losing 10-4 and 3-2 in 10 innings in Carson City.

Berlynn Bagley and Amerissa Villamar both homered in the second game to help the CSN softball team (24-15, 19-13 SWAC) finish off an 8-0, 18-0 sweep of visiting Colorado Northwestern (0-32).

The UNLV women's tennis team whipped Southern Utah 7-0 at the Fertitta Tennis Complex for its ninth straight victory. The Rebels (16-6) got their points from Kristina Nedeltcheva, Nikol Dimitrova, Katy Williams, Anna Maskaljun, Adrienn Hidvegi and Alisa Razina.

Nicholas Paterson, a four-year starting midfielder for the UNLV men's soccer team, has signed a contract with the Harrisburg City Islanders FC of the United Soccer League.

MISCELLANEOUS

Ex-Falcon Vick moved to prison in Atlanta

Michael Vick was back in Atlanta, the city where he rose to NFL stardom, but as a prisoner rather than a player, an official said.

Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Felicia Ponce said the suspended Falcons quarterback was moved to a medium-security unit in southeast Atlanta from Virginia, where he had been held while attending a bankruptcy hearing April 3.

Ponce declined to say if authorities plan to move Vick back to a penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., where he has served most of a 23-month sentence for bankrolling a dogfighting ring.

Also: The NFL Network and Dish Network announced a settlement that ends a lawsuit over how the satellite provider broadcasts the channel. The agreement includes a multiyear deal for Dish to continue carrying NFL Network. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Jurors began deliberating on tax evasion charges against race-car driver Helio Castroneves after prosecutors in Miami said in closing arguments that the driver enjoyed ample wealth but defrauded the government to get more.

Ernie Paragallo, a prominent thoroughbred breeder in Albany, N.Y., was charged with 22 counts of cruelty to animals, two days after authorities seized 177 malnourished horses at his Hudson Valley farm. Paragallo owned Unbridled's Song, the 1996 Kentucky Derby favorite and fifth-place finisher.

Mr. Sidney weathered a yielding turf to win the $300,000 Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., his fourth victory in six career starts on turf. Favorite Thorn Song finished last in the six-horse field.

Boston University senior defenseman Matt Gilroy, a former walk-on, received the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the top college hockey player.

Canada edged the defending champion United States 2-1 to complete round-robin play at the world hockey championships in Hameenlinna, Finland. They'll meet again Sunday in the final for the 12th straight time.

Nadia Petrova of Russia, Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada, Elena Vesnina of Russia and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark reached the semifinals of The MPS Group Championships in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain, Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain and Sorana Cirstea of Romania advanced to the semifinals of the Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella, Spain.

Defending champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C., because of an injury to her left leg.