IN BRIEF

PRO BASKETBALL

Hawks, Heat to replay finish of Dec. 19 game

For the first time since 1982, the NBA is sending two teams back to the court for a do-over.

The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out, the league said Friday.

The Hawks won 117-111 at home in overtime Dec. 19, but strike that from the books.

The NBA said the replay will take place before the teams' next scheduled game: March 8 in Atlanta. Play will start from the time after O'Neal's disputed sixth foul, with the Hawks leading, 114-111.

Also: Denver Nuggets forward Nene took an indefinite leave of absence to take care of a personal medical issue.

Golden State guard Troy Hudson will be out for the season after undergoing surgery on his left hip.

Indiana Pacers center David Harrison was suspended for five games by the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug program.

Former Heat star Glen Rice was arrested in Miami on a felony battery charge after police say he beat a man he found hiding in his estranged wife's closet.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Purdue's Tiller to retire following next season

Purdue coach Joe Tiller will retire after next season and be replaced by new associate head coach Danny Hope.

Hope, who was the head coach at Eastern Kentucky the last five seasons, will be signed to a six-year contract, with the final five as head coach, the university said.

Also: The Air Force Academy and coach Troy Calhoun agreed in principle to a new five-year deal.

The deal would keep Calhoun at Air Force through the 2012 season.

With UNLV coach Mike Sanford and two assistants in Honolulu for today's Hula Bowl, the Rebels will welcome two recruits this weekend.

Linebacker/wide receiver Chris Little of Castlemont High School in Oakland, Calif., and defensive tackle Litani Moimoi of Menlo-Atherton High in Menlo Park, Calif., are visiting.

Ohio State defensive end Vernon Gholston is leaving early for the NFL.

Louisville linebacker Lamar Myles and Oregon running back Jonathan Stewart also are going to enter the draft.

MISCELLANEOUS

UNLV's singles entries beaten in tournament

All three of UNLV singles entries in the main draw of the Freeman Memorial Women's Tennis Championships were ousted at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

Rebels star Elena Gantcheva beat Oregon's Anna Powaska in her first match before losing to Stanford's Whitney Deason.

UNLV's Kristina Nedeltcheva lost in the second round to Jessica Nguyen of Stanford, and Katy Williams lost to Stanford's Celia Durkin in the first round.

The tourney continues today.

Also: Justine Henin won her 28th match in a row, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the Sydney (Australia) International final.

Andy Roddick beat Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 6-3 in Melbourne, Australia, to claim his third consecutive Kooyong Classic championship.

A nephew of former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was sentenced in Kingston, Jamaica, to life in prison for his 2006 murder.

Harold Berbick, 21, will be eligible for parole in 20 years.

The U.S. volleyball team qualified for the Beijing Olympics, beating Puerto Rico 25-20, 25-19, 25-20 in the final of the Continental Olympic Qualifying Championship in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Connecticut's O'Brian White and Florida State's Mami Yamaguchi won the Hermann Trophy as the top NCAA Division I soccer players.