IN BRIEF
BASKETBALL
Celtics' Ainge can't lure Miller out of retirement
Reggie Miller is staying retired, passing on a chance to turn the Big Three of the Boston Celtics into the Fabulous Four.
Miller told the Celtics his decision after having several conversations with Danny Ainge, Boston's executive director of basketball operations, during the past two weeks, team spokesman Jeff Twiss said.
The NBA's career leader in 3-pointers turned 42 on Friday and has spent the last two seasons out of the NBA after retiring from an 18-year pro career, entirely with the Indiana Pacers. He never won an NBA championship, and the overhauled Celtics are considered contenders.
Also: The Orlando Magic signed free-agent center Adonal Foyle, bringing in a shot blocker to join star Dwight Howard in the front court.
The 6-foot-10-inch Foyle was available after he and the Golden State Warriors agreed on a buyout this month.
Former Florida State forward Alexander Johnson signed with the Miami Heat after playing last season with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Johnson appeared in 59 games last season as a rookie with the Grizzlies, averaging 4.4 points and 3.1 rebounds.
COLLEGES
Irish quarterback says bone spur was removed
Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen, talking with reporters for the first time since arriving on campus in January, confirmed he underwent arthroscopic surgery last spring to remove a bone spur from his throwing arm.
Clausen, rated by many as the top high school recruit last winter, described the procedure as a minor setback.
"I've been rehabbing ever since," he said. "I've been throwing and practicing every day during camp."
Notre Dame never had confirmed Clausen underwent the surgery, though it had been widely speculated.
Also: South Carolina safety Emanuel Cook was arrested on a gun charge and suspended from the university, making him ineligible to play for the Gamecocks.
The 19-year-old player was charged with unlawful possession of a pistol, according to a police report.
One of three Bradley soccer players charged with setting a fire that killed a teammate during what authorities say was a prank gone wrong has quit the team.
Ryan Johnson, 22, is charged in an Aug. 12 blaze that killed 19-year-old Sheridan "Danny" Dahlquist. Prosecutors say the Bradley sophomore died in a fire that started when four friends set off Roman candles under his bedroom door as a prank after a night of drinking.
Jada Walker set a school single-game record with 34 digs, and Maria Aladjova had 14 kills and 11 digs as the UNLV volleyball team opened its season with a 30-17, 30-28, 30-23 victory over Arizona State in the UNLV Tournament at Cox Pavilion.
Former Arizona State running back Loren Wade, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2005 slaying of another ex-Sun Devils football player, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Wade, 23, faced 10 to 22 years under sentencing guidelines after being convicted June 7 by a Maricopa County (Ariz.) Superior Court jury.
He was charged in the death of Brandon Falkner, who was shot outside a nightclub in suburban Scottsdale, Ariz., on March 26, 2005.
GOLF
Ochoa one shot back in Safeway Classic
Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa was one shot back of leaders Sophie Gustafson and rookie Ji-Young Oh after the first round of the Safeway Classic in Portland, Ore.
Ochoa, who has won the past two tournaments, threw up her arms after making a long birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole to finish the day with a 5-under 67.
Oh and Gustafson each had 66s on the course at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.
Also: Ray Stewart, a former PGA Tour player who made the field by shooting 70 and claiming the last automatic spot in a Monday qualifier, made four birdies on his first nine holes and finished with a 6-under 66 to take the first-round lead in the Champions Tour Boeing Open in Snoqualmie, Wash.
Jerry Pate shot a 4-under 68 that put him in a group two shots back.
Jhonattan Vegas was one of three Texans who reached the U.S. Amateur semifinals at the Olympic Golf Club in Daly City, Calif.
Vegas, a Venezuelan who attends the University of Texas, had the toughest time, outlasting 15-year-old Cheng Tsung Pan of Taiwan, 2 and 1. Colt Knost (Southern Methodist) defeated Canadian Nick Taylor 4 and 3, and Casey Clendenon (Lamar) knocked off UNLV junior Eddie Olson, 4 and 3.
Michael Thompson of Alabama became the last semifinalist, defeating Derek Fathauer, 5 and 4.
Thompson will face Clendenon today in an 18-hole semifinal, and Vegas and Knost will meet in the other match.
MISCELLANEOUS
Blake will face friend Fish in Pilot Pen final
James Blake beat Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) to set up an all-American final at the Pilot Pen in New Haven, Conn.
Blake will play his best friend on tour, Mardy Fish, for the title today.
Fish beat hard-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (3), 6-4 to advance to his first final this year.
It will be the first time the frequent practice partners have played each other for a championship.
On the women's side, qualifier Agnes Szavay won her seventh match in eight days, beating Eleni Daniilidou 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 to reach the finals.
The 18-year-old Hungarian trailed 1-3 in the third set before rallying in a match that featured five consecutive service breaks in the first set and seven breaks in the third.
Szavay, ranked 41st in the world, will face top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, who won the first women's semifinal after Elena Dementieva retired while trailing 6-4, 3-6, 0-3.
Also: Milan Michalek agreed to a six-year, $26 million contract extension with the San Jose Sharks, keeping the talented young forward in teal through 2014.
The Czech, a 22-year-old right wing, is considered a rising star after just two full NHL campaigns.
The last of three men who ran an illegal sports gambling ring was sentenced to two years' probation.
James Ulmer, 42, was charged with conspiracy and promoting gambling and faced six months to a year in county jail under a plea agreement for his role in the bookmaking operation with links to the NHL and the Phoenix Coyotes.
Ulmer, a medical supplies salesman from Swedesboro, N.J., agreed in his plea deal to cooperate with authorities and forfeit about $45,000 in gambling proceeds.
David Beckham is taking a break. Exhausted after playing three games in six days, Beckham won't travel with the Los Angeles Galaxy for Sunday's Major League Soccer game in Colorado.
Coach Frank Yallop decided to rest Beckham after evaluating the star midfielder's condition following a 3-0 loss Thursday to Chivas USA.
Luke Kibet of Kenya won the marathon in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 59 seconds in Osaka, Japan, claiming the first gold medal of the track and field world championships.
Qatar's Mubarak Hassan Shami was second in 2:17:18.
Las Vegas' Michael Hunter will meet Kimdo Bethel tonight in the super heavyweight finals of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Trials in Houston.
If Hunter beats Bethel, of Albany, N.Y., whom he sent into the consolation bracket on Wednesday with a 16-6 defeat, he will represent the 201-pound-plus class for the United States next year in Beijing.
