In Brief

Justin Brown became the second Penn State offensive starter to leave the team in the aftermath of NCAA sanctions. The senior wideout's name was dropped from the roster Sunday.

Brown would have been a key target in the revamped passing game under new coach and former Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien.

Nine players have now left the team the past week following the sanctions, which included a four-year bowl ban in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Brown is the second key loss on offense, following the defection of star tailback Silas Redd to Southern California. Brown was the leading returning receiver with 35 catches.

Also: Fred Matua, the former Southern California lineman who started at guard on the Trojans' 2003 and 2004 national championship teams, died at age 28.

The school said Matua died of a heart-related issue at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Matua left USC after his junior season to enter the 2006 NFL Draft. He was selected in the seventh round by Detroit and played that season for Cleveland. He also spent time on practice squads with Tennessee and Washington, and played in the United Football League.

Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun had successful surgery to repair a left hip fracture from a bicycle accident. The university said Calhoun was resting comfortably at John Dempsey Hospital at the UConn Health Center. UConn said he is expected to be released in the next few days and will recuperate at home.

The 70-year-old Calhoun was cycling near his summer home in Madison, Conn., on Saturday when he hit sand and fell, hours before he was to coach some former players in a charity game.

MISCELLANEOUS

Poseidon's Warrior claims upset in Vanderbilt Handicap

Long shot Poseidon's Warrior held off Justin Phillip in the deep stretch to score a stunning upset in the $400,000, Grade 1 Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

The 4-year-old ran six furlongs in 1 minute, 9.40 seconds and was a neck in front at the wire as heavily favored Shackleford, winner of the 2011 Preakness and the prestigious Metropolitan Handicap this year, finished last in a field of eight after breaking slowly.

Also: Know More beat Heir Kitty by a half-length to win the $150,000 Best Pal Stakes for 2-year-olds at Del Mar.

Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Know More covered six furlongs over the main track in 1:16.14 in the colt's first start.

Major League Soccer midfielder Kirk Urso of the Columbus Crew died in a central Ohio hospital, a county coroner said.

Franklin County coroner Dr. Jan Gorniak said no cause of death has been determined for the 22-year-old Urso. An autopsy is scheduled for today.

Police were called to a bar in Columbus at about 12:50 a.m. Sunday, and Urso was taken from there to the hospital, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

Police did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press seeking details on the circumstances.

Cheyenne-North Las Vegas lost to Tucson, Ariz., 13-5 in the Little League Baseball Western Regional in San Bernardino, Calif., falling to 1-1 in pool play.

Edarian Williams had three hits, Cade Printy had two, and Jimmy Gamboa had a double and drove in three runs for Cheyenne.

Second-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov won the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. for his first ATP World Tour 500 event title, beating fourth-seeded Tommy Haas, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-1.