IN BRIEF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Arizona LB suspended for Las Vegas Bowl

Arizona coach Mike Stoops said backup linebacker Sterling Lewis would be suspended for the Dec. 20 Las Vegas Bowl after being arrested Thursday on an extreme DUI charge.

Lewis was stopped at about 2 a.m. after officers saw him driving on the wrong side of the road on Tucson's east side, police spokesman Sgt. Fabian Pacheco said.

The 21-year-old Lewis took a breath test that registered his blood alcohol content at above .15, nearly twice the legal limit in Arizona of .08 and a level that merits an extreme DUI charge, Pacheco said.

Also: Alcorn State coach Ernest T. Jones has been fired days after filing a lawsuit seeking the reinstatement of seven assistant coaches, his attorney said.

Turner Gill interviewed for coaching vacancies at Auburn and Syracuse, raising the possibility he might leave Buffalo after turning around the school's football program in only three seasons.

East Carolina coach Skip Holtz says he has withdrawn his name from consideration to become the new head coach at Syracuse.

BOXING

Adamek earns IBF title by beating Cunningham

Poland's Tomasz Adamek knocked down champion Steve Cunningham three times and won a 12-round split decision to take the IBF cruiserweight title in Newark, N.J.

Adamek (36-1) knocked down Cunningham (21-2) in the second, fourth and eighth rounds.

In an earlier bout on the card, Joseph Agbeko earned a 12-round majority decision over William Gonzalez of Nicaragua to retain the IBF bantamweight title.

Also: Sergio Medina said he was lying when he claimed death threats forced him to throw his WBO super bantamweight title bout against Juan Manuel Lopez last week.

"I lied, now I ask forgiveness. I think my career has ended," said Medina, whose loss Saturday to Lopez in Las Vegas was his second defeat in 35 fights.

Lopez knocked out Medina in the first round. Medina later said he had received death threats, forcing him to lose in the first round.

MISCELLANEOUS

Goalie leads Fresno to shutout of Wranglers

Fresno rookie goalie Joe Fallon made 28 saves as the Wranglers lost 3-0 to the Falcons in an ECHL game in Fresno, Calif.

The Falcons' Jarrett Konkle scored twice and had an assist against Las Vegas (9-11-2).

Also: The Dallas Stars placed defenseman Sergei Zubov on the injured list. He has missed Dallas' last five games after injuring his hip last month.

Three-time Grand Slam winner Lindsay Davenport has signaled a return to the WTA Tour by entering the Australian Open.

Davenport, 32, has not played a tournament since the U.S. Open in August, fueling speculation she was planning to retire.

Annika Sorenstam started the final tournament of her career with a 2-under 70, four shots behind leader Johanna Head at the Dubai Ladies Masters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.