IN BRIEF

BASKETBALL

Sampson to become Bucks assistant coach

Former Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson has agreed to become a Milwaukee Bucks assistant under Scott Skiles, a person with knowledge of the hiring told The Associated Press on Friday.

The person requested anonymity because Sampson has not signed a contract.

This is a second chance for Sampson, who resigned as Hoosiers coach Feb. 22 and accepted a $750,000 buyout after an NCAA report charged him with five major NCAA rules violations.

Also: Marc Iavaroni will return to lead the Memphis Grizzlies next season after having won only 22 games in his first stint as an NBA head coach.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins signed an 11-year contract with the school that will keep him at his alma mater until he's 65. The deal will pay Huggins $1.5 million a year, plus incentives.

Indiana coach Tom Crean will not reinstate Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis, who were ordered off the team in March.

Interim coach Dan Dakich dismissed the players for missing an appointment, then failing to show up to run laps as punishment.

Tennessee sophomore forward Duke Crews and sophomore guard Ramar Smith are being dismissed from the team.

Coach Bruce Pearl would not provide reasons for the dismissals, though he did say the two cases were unrelated and stemmed from problems over a period of time.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

LSU coach Miles kicks QB Perrilloux off team

Louisiana State quarterback Ryan Perrilloux was kicked off the defending national championship team after a college career marked by legal and disciplinary problems.

Perrilloux "didn't fulfill his obligation as an LSU student-athlete," coach Les Miles said in a statement. "Ryan was given every opportunity to be a part of this football team."

Perrilloux, a sophomore, was a backup to Matt Flynn last season. The starting job next season appeared to be his provided he could avoid trouble off the field.

Also: The NCAA ruled that transfer quarterback Ryan Mallett must sit out a year before playing for Arkansas.

Mallett transferred from Michigan after coach Lloyd Carr retired and was replaced by Rich Rodriguez.

MISCELLANEOUS

Edwards, Roush agree on contract extension

Carl Edwards explored free agency before deciding to stay with Roush Fenway Racing for the next several years.

Edwards said he signed a multiple-year contract extension to continue driving the No. 99 Ford, a decision that takes NASCAR's most sought-after free agent off the market.

Also: Melanie Troxel topped Funny Car qualifying for the NHRA Midwest Nationals in Madison, Ill., with a quarter-mile pass of 4.802 seconds at 327.59 mph.

Dave Grubnic (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Chip Ellis (Pro Stock Motorcycle) led their categories.

Former track star Tim Montgomery is scheduled to appear in federal court in Norfolk, Va., on Monday for a bond hearing on heroin distribution charges.

He was arrested Wednesday on a sealed indictment accusing him of dealing more than 100 grams of heroin in Virginia in the past year.

Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists, and Tim Thomas made 24 saves to help the United States beat Latvia 4-0 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the Americans' opening preliminary round game in the world championship.

Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Barcelona (Spain) Open semifinals.