In Brief
BASEBALL
Federal judge rules Clemens
to be retried on perjury charges
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday that Roger Clemens must face another trial on charges of lying about drug use, though the judge criticized prosecutors' mishandling of evidence during a July perjury mistrial and questioned the fairness of making the former star pitcher pay to defend himself twice.
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton set a new trial for April 17. Clemens attorney Rusty Hardin said he might appeal Walton's decision. Walton said if Clemens wants to do that, he must request an expedited review by the appeals court to avoid more delays.
Clemens listened intently while both sides argued passionately over his fate, but only spoke briefly to tell Walton he would waive his right to a speedy trial because a member of his defense team has another trial scheduled this fall requiring the long delay in his case.
FOOTBALL
Oklahoma president to decide
soon on Sooners leaving Big 12
University of Oklahoma president David Boren said multiple conferences have shown interest in the Sooners recently and he expects to decide whether to leave the Big 12 within the next three weeks.
Boren said Oklahoma is seeking stability in its conference relationship with "partners that are both outstanding athletically and academically as well because a conference that's strong is not only stable but it's one in which there are multiple relationships, along with sports, between the university members."
He said he tried to prevent Texas A&M from leaving the Big 12 and was disappointed the Aggies announced this week they would seek to join another conference -- most likely the Southeastern -- by July.
Also: Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Lee Roy Selmon, a 56-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer, has been hospitalized with an unknown illness in Tampa, Fla.
Nikki Johnson, a 2009 graduate of Silverado High School, passed for three touchdowns to lead the Las Vegas Sin to a season-opening 32-20 upset of the Chicago Bliss in a Lingerie Football League game in Bridgeview, Ill.
Tracee Thomas' touchdown run helped the Sin take a 12-6 halftime lead, and Johnson sealed the victory with a 1-yard TD pass with 19 seconds left.
MGM Resorts sports book director Jay Rood posted Chicago as a 7½-point favorite, and the total was 41½.
GOLF
Top-ranked Donald trails
Matteson at Deutsche Bank
Luke Donald finally made the right putts to get off to a good start. Now the world's No. 1 player would like to see how far that might take him in the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Donald had a 5-under-par 66 at the TPC Boston in Norton, Mass., and wound up one shot behind Troy Matteson. Even though Donald has three wins around the world and 10 finishes in the top 10, he has started slowly. Donald was headed that way again until making three straight par saves on the back nine to keep the momentum.
Also one shot behind were former PGA champion Y.E. Yang and Masters champion Charl Schwartzel.
Barclays winner Dustin Johnson had a 68. Phil Mickelson, using a belly putter for the first time, opened with a 70.
Also: Rory McIlroy shot a 2-under 69 to share the lead after the second round of the European Masters in Crans-Sur-Sierre, Switzerland.
The U.S. Open winner, who had an eagle 2 and a double-bogey 7, is at 8-under 134 with Englishmen Gary Boyd and Simon Dyson and Jamie Donaldson of Wales.
MISCELLANEOUS
NHL player Belak suffered
from depression, mother says
The mother of former NHL player Wade Belak said her son had suffered from depression before his death.
Belak, an enforcer who had played with five NHL teams before retiring in March, was found dead Wednesday in Toronto. The 35-year-old hanged himself.
Asked by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. if her son suffered from depression, Lorraine Belak said yes.
"I think he was taking control of that," she said in a phone interview from Nashville, Tenn. "He didn't talk about it all the time or a lot."
Also: Six cities from Europe, Asia and the Middle East are competing to host the 2020 Olympics.
Submitting bids to the International Olympic Committee by the deadline were Rome; Madrid; Tokyo; Istanbul; Doha, Qatar; and Baku, Azerbaijan. The U.S. Olympic Committee announced last week it would not submit a bid.
Former NBA player and Michigan State star Jay Vincent was sentenced to 5½ years in prison and ordered to pay more than $110,000 in restitution to the IRS for his part in a fraud scheme.
Vincent, 52, received the sentence in federal court in Grand Rapids, Mich. He pleaded guilty to fraud and tax charges.
Ron Hornaday Jr. raced to his record 49th NASCAR Truck Series victory, pulling it out on pit strategy after Clint Bowyer led much of the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.
Bowyer and Kyle Busch were the only drivers to lead until the last round of stops brought the leaders onto pit road for fuel and tires.
Hornaday won by 1.596 seconds over Bowyer, while Busch settled for third.
Larry Dixon powered his Top Fuel dragster to the top of the field at the NHRA U.S. Nationals in Clermont, Ind., with a provisional-qualifying run of 3.883 seconds at 315.56 mph.
Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also took provisional top spots in the final event before the six-race NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship.
Rodney Wallace scored in the 65th minute as Costa Rica beat the United States 1-0 in a men's soccer friendly in Carson, Calif.
The UNLV women's soccer team played Detroit to a 0-0 overtime tie at the Wolf Pack Invitational in Reno. The Rebels (1-3-1) had 16 shots on goal.
The UNLV volleyball team won two matches at the Texas Tech Invitational in Lubbock, Texas.
The Rebels (2-3) beat Central Arkansas 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-16), behind Madeline Westman's five kills, and Morgan State 3-2 (21-25, 26-24, 25-22, 18-25, 15-12), behind Stephanie Thelen's 53 assists.
