IN BRIEF

BASKETBALL

Wizards' Arenas might return by weekend

Gilbert Arenas signaled through various sources Monday that a return to the court is possible this weekend against the Detroit Pistons.

The Washington Wizards guard, a three-time All-Star who hasn't played all season as he recovers from knee surgery, first sent a text message to Comcast SportsNet saying: "I'm playing Saturday against Detroit," and that he would subsequently play only in home games except for an April 8 road trip to Cleveland.

After the team's morning shootaround, Arenas was asked by a Washington Post reporter if the news was true.

"It's only true if I play on Saturday," he said.

Also: The Orlando Magic re-signed center Adonal Foyle after trading him to the Memphis Grizzlies last month.

Foyle was dealt to Memphis in a three-team deal just before the Feb. 19 trade deadline that brought point guard Rafer Alston to Orlando from Houston. The Magic needed an upgrade at point guard after All-Star Jameer Nelson's season-ending shoulder injury. Memphis waived Foyle on March 1.

North Carolina State forward Brandon Costner, a redshirt junior who led the Wolfpack at 13.6 points per game this season, will enter the NBA Draft, coach Sidney Lowe said.

Howard "Butch" Komives, who led the nation in scoring at Bowling Green in 1964 and went on to play 10 seasons in the NBA, died at age 67 in Toledo, Ohio. Komives died Sunday after battling health problems for the last decade.

MISCELLANEOUS

UNLV men's golf takes fourth in Arizona event

After shooting under par in the first two rounds of the National Invitational Tournament, the UNLV men's golf team shot 12-over 300 in the final round, falling from second to fourth in the 15-team event in Tucson, Ariz.

The 13th-ranked Rebels posted a 1-under 863 total, 13 strokes behind first-place New Mexico. Ji Moon led UNLV, shooting 72 for a 2-under 214 total to tie for eighth.

New Mexico's Nick Geyer won the individual title at 9-under 207.

Also: Lil E. Tee, who upset heavily favored Arazi to win the 1992 Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 20.

The horse was euthanized last week at Old Frankfort Stud in Lexington, Ky. Farm owner Jim Plemmons said the horse fell ill last month, following an operation to repair an obstructed bowel, and struggled to recover.

The committee trying to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago has invited President Obama to be in Copenhagen, Denmark, for its final presentation but doesn't yet have a firm commitment.

Pat Ryan, chairman of the Chicago 2016 bid, said Obama planned to attend the meeting in October barring an emergency. Later, however, he said he wasn't positive about the president's schedule but was hoping Obama would be there.

The Montreal Canadiens could be for sale as part of a plan by owner George Gillett to sort out his varied holdings, according to the Montreal La Presse newspaper.

"The Gillett family has retained the services of financial advisers to assess various strategic alternatives to optimize the value of its corporate assets," team president Pierre Boivin said in a statement. "In Canada, the family has retained the services of BMO Capital Markets, and the process is under way."

Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu hurt his knee in Sunday's win over Edmonton and will miss at least the next week, if not the remainder of the regular season. Koivu leads the Wild with 62 points, on 18 goals and 44 assists.