In Brief

COLLEGES

Arizona star Williams
headed to NBA Draft

Arizona forward Derrick Williams is heading to the NBA after two program-rebuilding seasons in the desert.

The Pac-10's player of the year announced Wednesday that he will sign with an agent and won't return for his junior season.

Williams averaged 19.5 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 59 percent as a sophomore this past season, leading the Wildcats to the West Regional final.

Also: Kentucky coach John Calipari said he thinks freshmen stars Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones should throw their names into the NBA Draft, just to determine where they might be selected.

Knight and Jones fueled Kentucky's first trip to the Final Four since 1998, and their names have vaulted up draft boards. Neither player has decided whether to return to Lexington or go pro.

Florida State junior forward Chris Singleton, who led the Seminoles to three consecutive NCAA Tournament bids, said he'll give up his final year of collegiate eligibility to enter the NBA Draft.

Singleton said he has not signed with an agent but is unlikely to change his mind about leaving school early.

A Michigan State football player arrested after a bar fight in Aspen, Colo., reached a plea deal that could keep him out of jail. The Aspen Times reported that a Pitkin County judge gave 23-year-old tight end Brian Linthicum a one-year deferred judgment.

Former Army football coach Homer Smith, regarded as one of the keenest offensive minds in the annals of college football, died Sunday of cancer at his home in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was 79.

UNLV's Aleksandra Josifoska was named Mountain West Conference women's tennis player of the week. Josifoska went a combined 4-0 in singles and doubles, helping the Rebels beat Texas Christian and New Mexico.

MISCELLANEOUS

51s edge River Cats with ninth-inning rally

For the second straight game, the 51s scored two runs in the ninth inning, coming away with a 6-5 victory over the host Sacramento River Cats.

After an error on Mike McCoy's grounder put runners on first and third in the top of the ninth, Brett Lawrie hit a two-run double for Las Vegas (5-3).

David Cooper had a three-run homer in the 51s' four-run first inning.

Also: Real Madrid and Schalke won their Champions League quarterfinals, following up their blowout first-leg victories with more modest wins to advance to the semifinals.

Schalke beat defending champion Inter Milan 2-1 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, advancing 7-3 on aggregate following its stunning victory last week in Italy. Real Madrid beat Tottenham 1-0 in London to win the series on a 5-0 aggregate.

Madrid will face archrival Barcelona in the semis, and Schalke will meet Manchester United.

Police arrested Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt in his hometown of Bayonne, N.J., after an officer reported seeing him driving his Porsche at 71 mph in a 50 mph zone Tuesday.

Bayonne police chief Robert Kubert said Britt faces charges of eluding the officer, hindering apprehension and obstructing governmental function.

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's License Review Committee denied trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. a license to race in the state in 2011. KHRC executive director Lisa Underwood said the unanimous denial was based on Dutrow's "consistent disregard for the rules of racing."

The decision is the latest setback for the successful but controversial Dutrow. He won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness in 2008 with Big Brown but has had trouble staying out of trouble since.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh straight Monte Carlo Masters title with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Jarkko Nieminen in Monaco.