IN BRIEF

BASKETBALL

Heat's Riley dismisses story on Cavaliers' job

Miami Heat president Pat Riley called a newspaper report linking him to the still-occupied Cleveland Cavaliers' coaching job a "complete fabrication." In response to speculation in a New York Daily News blog post, Riley said, through a team spokesman, that he is "very happy where he is, and has no plan to go anywhere."

Riley has not been involved in discussions for any coaching jobs since stepping down as Heat coach a year ago.

In the wake of the Cavaliers being upset by the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference finals, speculation has centered on the future of coach Mike Brown.

Also: Tennessee forward Tyler Smith said he will withdraw his name from consideration for the NBA Draft and return for his senior season with the Volunteers. In his two seasons at Tennessee, Smith never has missed a game and has averaged 15.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

South Carolina forward Dominique Archie said he is removing his name from the NBA Draft and returning for his senior season. Archie averaged 10.9 points and 6.4 rebounds in his junior season.

GOLF

Coronado's McInerney wins local junior event

A.J. McInerney of Coronado High School shot a 4-under-par 68 in the final round to win the Las Vegas Junior Open at Anthem Country Club. He finished the American Junior Golf Association three-round event at 1-under 215, good for a three-shot victory over Tad Murray of La Quinta, Calif.

Sunshine Baraquiel of Chatsworth, Calif., won the girls division.

Also: The Southern Nevada Golf Association Championship, the SNGA's second "major" of its season, starts Saturday at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

The 36-hole, two-day event is open to all area amateur players with Scratch and Net Divisions. Play will begin at 6:30 a.m. each day.

MOTOR SPORTS

Crew chief suspended for making racial slur

Nationwide Series driver Brendan Gaughan's crew chief was suspended indefinitely for using a racial slur about driver Marc Davis, who is black.

Bryan Berry apparently used the slur as he walked toward the Nashville Speedway garage to confront Davis during Saturday night's race. At least two people heard the slur and reported it to NASCAR, which investigated the claims before suspending Berry.

Berry and Gaughan were angry after a pit road accident. Both were going down pit road when Davis turned left into the garage in front of Gaughan, who ran into Davis' car.

Also: Carl Edwards' former car chief sued Roush Fenway Racing, accusing the organization of firing him shortly after his suicide attempt.

Jason Myers said his dismissal in February violated the Family Medical Leave Act. He filed a civil complaint in North Carolina seeking more than $10,000 in damages.

MISCELLANEOUS

Man U gives up Ronaldo for record $131 million

Manchester United accepted a world-record transfer offer for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, clearing the FIFA player of the year to negotiate terms with the Spanish club.

The Premier League champions said it received an unconditional offer of 80 million pounds, or $131 million, for the 24-year-old midfielder.

Also: The NCAA placed Alabama's football program and 15 of the school's other athletic teams on three years' probation for major violations due to misuse of free textbooks, stripping the Crimson Tide of 21 football wins over a three-year period, from 2005 to 2007.

The NCAA said 201 athletes in 16 sports obtained "impermissible benefits" by using their scholarships to obtain free textbooks for other students.

Quarterback Rex Grossman has agreed to a one-year contract with the Houston Texans worth the veteran's minimum of $620,000.

Quarterback Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to restructure the final two years of his contract.

The new deal is worth $24.5 million over the next two seasons, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. McNabb was due to make $19.2 million over the next two seasons.

After the start of the match was delayed by a bomb threat, Andy Roddick defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-6, 7-6 to advance to the quarterfinals at Queen's Club in London.

Tournament officials, who initially said the match was being delayed because of technical issues, disclosed that a spectator had discovered a bomb threat message pinned to a wall. A security sweep found nothing.

UNLV senior Lekeisha Lawson and junior Candise Maxwell failed to advance on the first day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Maxwell stumbled out of the blocks in the 100-meter hurdles and finished in 13.86 seconds, and Lawson ran a 24.48 in the 200 meters.

The Dallas Stars hired Marc Crawford as their coach, bringing in a well-traveled NHL veteran to replace the fired Dave Tippett. Crawford, 470-361-156 in 13 seasons, won the 1996 Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche.

Keith Sharp of Orlando, Fla., entered the double-elimination match-play bracket at the 2009 United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters at South Point Bowling Center, and now he's one of four undefeated players.

The three other bowlers in the winners bracket are Bob Handley of Winter Park, Fla., Dale Traber of Cedarburg, Wis., and Ross Packard of San Jose, Calif. The four will hit the lanes again at 9:15 a.m. today, just three wins away from the $17,000 top prize.