In Brief

COLLEGES

Oregon star CB Harris again finds trouble, gets suspended

Oregon cornerback Cliff Harris was suspended Monday after he was pulled over for several infractions, including driving on a suspended license and driving without insurance.

In a statement released by the school, Ducks coach Chip Kelly suspended Harris pending further review, and Harris will not be able to take part in any football-related activities.

Eugene, Ore., police said Harris was stopped on a city street Monday afternoon after an officer noted he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, for which he was also cited.

He faces fines in excess of $952. The car he was driving, which police say belongs to a relative, was impounded.

Harris, an All-American who broke up 23 passes and averaged 18.8 yards per punt return last season, was also ticketed in June by Oregon State Police for driving 118 mph on Interstate 5 on a suspended license. He was subsequently suspended for the season-opening loss to Louisiana State.

Also: NCAA president Mark Emmert backed a proposal to allow conferences to increase grants to athletes by $2,000, "to more closely approach" the full cost of attending college, beyond the athletic scholarships athletes receive for tuition, fees, room, board and books.

Emmert told the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics that the proposal will be finalized this week, and he'll ask the NCAA Division I Board of Directors to support it at their meeting Thursday. He noted that student athletes have limited opportunities to work outside the classroom and playing fields, and that the current model of athletic scholarship hasn't changed for 40 years.

More than 300 football and men's basketball players from Arizona, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Purdue and UCLA want the NCAA and college presidents to set aside a cut of TV sports revenue for student-athletes to cover the cost of their education.

A petition signed by the players asks the NCAA to "realize its mission to educate and protect us with integrity." Players started sending the petition to the NCAA last week.

The issue of whether to pay college athletes has been getting increased attention at a time when major college football programs from Miami to Ohio State have endured scandals involving impermissible benefits to players. At the same time, athletic conferences have made lucrative new TV deals.

The Big 12 Conference board of directors expressed a "strong desire" for Missouri to remain in the league.

The Big 12 said in a release that all 10 current members and Texas Christian, which will join next season, participated in Monday's meeting.

Three days ago, the Missouri Board of Curators gave Chancellor Brady Deaton the authority to move the school out of the Big 12. Missouri is considering a move to the Southeastern Conference.

University of Houston regents will meet Thursday and are expected to give chancellor and president Renu Khator authority to move the Cougars out of Conference USA to a new league, possibly the Big East.

Louisville cornerback Anthony Conner had surgery to "stabilize a cervical fracture" after breaking his neck against Rutgers on Friday night.

Coach Charlie Strong said Conner "continues to maintain good feeling and movement in all his extremities." The coach said the 23-year-old senior was in good spirits after the procedure.

Two Montana football players pleaded not guilty to obstructing a peace officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after Missoula police used a stun gun to subdue them at a weekend party.

Cornerback Trumaine Johnson and quarterback Gerald Kemp were arrested after police were called about a noisy party at Johnson's apartment early Sunday morning.

The UNLV men's golf team raced out to an 11-shot lead after the first day of the 14-team Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M.

The Rebels took a 10-shot lead after the first round by firing a 12-under 272, then followed with a 13-under 271 for a 25-under 543 total. Wichita State is in second place at 14-under (283-272--555).

UNLV's Nicholas Maruri shot back-to-back rounds of 5-under 66 for a one-shot lead in individual play.

The UNLV women's golf team stood in ninth place after the first round of the three-day, 17-team Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

Led by Dana Finkelstein's 2-under 70 and Mayko Chwen Wang's 71, the Rebels shot 2-over 290 to trail leader UC Davis (277) by 13 shots.

MISCELLANEOUS

French challenger Mormeck to
take fight to champ Klitschko

Jean-Marc Mormeck has a simple plan for achieving his goal of becoming France's first heavyweight champion: smash Wladimir Klitschko's face.

Klitschko will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against Mormeck in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Dec. 10.

"I want his belts," the 39-year-old Mormeck said. "If I want to get them, I'll have to smash his face.

"I've seen all his opponents, and I have the impression that they don't do what they need to do. They don't move forward. They don't take any risk."

Also: Formula One will come to New Jersey in June 2013 with a race on the Hudson River shoreline just minutes from New York City, according to an official with direct knowledge of the plan.

The Grand Prix event will take place in Weehawken and West New York, with the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop.

The U.S. hasn't hosted a Formula One race since 2007 in Indianapolis. A race is scheduled for Austin, Texas, in 2012.