IN BRIEF

HOCKEY

Wranglers suffer first loss of young season

Victoria winger Wes Goldie recorded a hat trick as the Salmon Kings handed the Wranglers their first loss of the ECHL season with a 4-3 decision Saturday night in Victoria, British Columbia.

The defeat dropped Las Vegas to 4-1 and brought an end to the Wranglers' run of 17 regular-season regulation victories, which dated to last season.

Adam Cracknell, Brandon Kaleniecki and Peter Ferraro each scored for Las Vegas.

Wranglers goalie John Curry suffered his first loss, stopping 26 of 30 shots, as the Salmon Kings improved to 2-2.

Las Vegas will host the Utah Grizzlies at 7 p.m. Friday at the Orleans Arena.

Also: Patrice Bergeron was taken from the Boston ice on a stretcher against Philadelphia after the Bruins center lost consciousness when he was hammered into the boards face-first by defenseman Randy Jones, the third high-profile violent play this season involving a Flyers player.

Bergeron was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital and was diagnosed with a broken nose and a concussion by Bruins team physician Dr. Bertram Zarins.

Tests didn't show any other serious injuries to Bergeron's head or neck, and he was awake and able to move all his limbs, Zarins said.

Alexander Semin signed a two-year, $9.2 million contract extension with the Washington Capitals.

The extension, which begins next season, rewards Semin for his productivity since returning from his NHL hiatus in Russia. The 23-year-old right wing set career highs in goals (38) and assists (35) last season with the Capitals.

BASKETBALL

Lakers' Bryant listed day to day with injury

Kobe Bryant didn't practice with the Los Angeles Lakers because of the sprained right wrist that kept him out of Friday's final NBA exhibition game against the Sacramento Kings at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Bryant didn't travel to Las Vegas with the team and his status was day to day, Lakers spokesman John Black said.

Coach Phil Jackson said he expected Bryant to play Tuesday in the season opener against the Houston Rockets.

Also: Denver Nuggets guard Chucky Atkins is expected to miss six to eight weeks after an MRI revealed a severe right groin strain.

Atkins, who signed with the Nuggets in July, has been bothered during the preseason by a pulled groin. He left an exhibition game against Phoenix on Thursday with a groin injury.

The eight-year veteran averaged 13.2 points and 4.6 assists with Memphis last season.

The California State Fair is bringing in former Gov. Pete Wilson for negotiations with the NBA that could result in a new arena for the Sacramento Kings at the Cal Expo fairgrounds.

The Cal Expo executive committee voted unanimously to hire Wilson, an attorney, and his law firm to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the NBA. Sports consultant Gregory Clark, who works with Wilson at the Bingham McCutchen firm, also will participate in the talks.

The Kings have been looking for a replacement for 19-year-old Arco Arena.

The U.S. women's select team lost to CSKA Moscow 75-65 in the final of the FIBA World League tournament in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Maria Stepanova and Ilona Korstin each scored 16 points for CSKA Moscow.

Janel McCarville led the U.S. with 18 points and nine rebounds. Diana Taurasi, who had 25 points in the semifinal victory over host UMMC Ekaterinburg on Friday, was held to five points.

MISCELLANEOUS

Big Sky rivals team for highest-scoring game

Weber State beat Portland State 73-68 to set an NCAA all-division football record for most points in a game.

The previous record for most points by two teams was 136, set in 1968 when North Park beat North Central 104-32 in a Division III game. The Division I record was 133, set in 2004 when San Jose State beat Rice, 70-63.

Weber State's Cameron Higgins passed for 334 yards and four touchdowns.

In his first college start, freshman Drew Hubel threw nine touchdown passes for Portland State to set a school and Big Sky Conference record.

Also: Olympic swimming hopeful Whitney Myers, who set 14 school records at Arizona, is the 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Myers, a science education major from Oxford, Ohio, received the honor at a dinner in Indianapolis. The annual award honors female student-athletes for their contributions in the classroom, on the athletic field and in their community.

She was selected from an initial field of 128 nominees.

Charlotte Browning placed sixth in a time of 21 minutes, 38 seconds as UNLV finished seventh out of nine teams at the Mountain West Conference Women's Cross Country Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.

Colorado State (33 points) outdueled Brigham Young (39) for first place in the team standings on the 6-kilometer course set up on New Mexico's North Golf Course, and the Rebels (207) placed ahead of Texas Christian (224) and San Diego State (229).

The UNLV softball team opened fall play with two victories in its Round Robin 1, the first of three tournaments to be contested over three weekends at Eller Media Stadium.

The Rebels scored five first-inning runs, and Stephanie Bregante allowed only three hits in five scoreless innings in an 11-2 victory over Mount San Antonio College of Walnut, Calif., in the opener.

UNLV then came back with a four-run first to back the three-hit pitching of Traci Odegard to beat Dixie State of St. George, Utah, 6-1 in the second game.

Las Vegan Mike Dobbyn captured the World Long Drive Championship at the Palms Golf Club in Mesquite, outdistancing Brooks Baldwin 395 yards to 385 in the final head-to-head shootout.

Dobbyn, who soon will be moving to Chicago, collected $125,000. Baldwin, of Mendenhall, Miss., was awarded $50,000.