IN BRIEF

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Indiana supports NCAA case against Sampson

Indiana University thinks there is enough evidence to show former coach Kelvin Sampson provided false and misleading information to investigators, didn't appropriately monitor his staff and failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance during his 11/2-year tenure at the school.

The revelations were made in a 96-page case summary detailing the NCAA's four major accusations against Sampson, his staff and the Hoosiers. The report was sent to the school last week and released publicly Thursday.

University officials agreed with most of the facts outlined by the NCAA, although they only acknowledged there was enough evidence to support the charges of providing false and misleading information to investigators and contended some of the violations should be classified as secondary.

Also: Nikki Blue was named assistant coach for the UNLV women's team, head coach Kathy Olivier announced.

Blue played under Olivier for four seasons at UCLA (2003 to 2006) and was a two-time Associated Press honorable mention All-American.

Highly regarded prep center J'Mison Morgan has signed a grant-in-aid to attend UCLA, Bruins coach Ben Howland announced.

Morgan, from Dallas, originally signed a letter of intent with Louisiana State, but was released from that commitment last month.

OLYMPICS

Johnson takes lead at U.S. gymnastics meet

Reigning world champion Shawn Johnson showed she's still the one to beat, taking a solid lead at the U.S. gymnastics championships in Boston with a score of 63.450.

Nastia Liukin was second after posting a 17.05 on uneven bars that is the highest mark for an American woman -- on any event -- since gymnastics went to its new, open-ended scoring system two years ago.

Former world champion Chellsie Memmel was third.

The finals are Saturday, and the top 12 will qualify for the Olympic Trials from June 19 to 22 in Philadelphia along with any gymnasts chosen by the selection committee.

Also: The IOC ratified a new rule to keep convicted doping cheats out of future Olympics.

Under the regulation, athletes will be banned from the following Olympics if they received a drug suspension of at least six months in the previous four-year period.

The rule goes into effect July 1 and will first apply to eligibility for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, followed by the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

A U.S. Olympic volunteer wrestling coach was released from federal custody in Phoenix after being detained on fraud and embezzlement charges filed by officials in his native Poland.

The Polish government accused Roman Wroclawski, a 1982 world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, of breaking Polish laws between November 1993 and March 1994.

MISCELLANEOUS

Hurricanes' Wesley retires after 20 seasons

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Glen Wesley is retiring after 20 NHL seasons.

The Hurricanes said Wesley would move into the front office as the team's director of development for defensemen. The team will retire his No. 2 jersey next season.

Wesley, 39, is the only player to have played in each of the Hurricanes' 10 seasons since the team once known as the Hartford Whalers moved to North Carolina.

He ranks sixth in NHL history among defensemen with 1,457 games played.

Also: Mike Skinner will start on the front row for the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series race at Texas for the eighth straight time after qualifying second in Fort Worth.

Rookie Justin Marks will start on the pole in the Sam's Town 400 tonight after a qualifying lap of 176.961 mph in his Toyota.

Skinner, still looking for his first win in Texas, has had five poles at the track and started second two other times.

State prosecutors in Louisville, Ky., say they can't investigate the death of Eight Belles, despite a request from The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Steve Tedder, a spokesman for the commonwealth's attorney in Jefferson County, said the actions requested by PETA aren't within the legal duties of the office.

Eight Belles was euthanized moments after the Kentucky Derby on May 3 after breaking both of her front ankles.