In Brief

basketball

Coach K: 'Uncle Toms' remark
offensive to everyone at Duke

Former Michigan star Jalen Rose's recent comment that he considered black Duke players such as Grant Hill "Uncle Toms" was insulting to everyone at the school, Blue Devils basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski said Tuesday.

Krzyzewski was responding on a radio show to a question about remarks made by Rose during a recently aired ESPN documentary on Michigan's Fab Five teams, which went to two Final Fours in the early 1990s. Initially, Krzyzewski said he didn't want to comment when asked about it on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, but he followed with his criticism.

"I just think that sometimes people say things to get attention so that they can sell their documentary," Krzyzewski said. "Obviously, that was a poor choice of words and very insulting to everyone here at Duke but especially, not just our African-American players, but any African-American students."

Krzyzewski called the Fab Five "good kids," but he suggested they had nothing to show for it. "They had a heck of a run, but they didn't leave anything," he said. "They didn't establish anything there."

In other news involving Rose, police in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., said the 38-year-old was arrested March 11 on suspicion of drunken driving.

Also: Maryland sophomore center Jordan Williams, Pittsburgh junior guard Ashton Gibbs and UCLA junior guard Malcolm Lee will declare for the NBA Draft but will not hire an agent, leaving open the option of returning to school.

Louisiana Tech hired Mississippi assistant Michael White as its head coach. He will replace Kerry Rupp, who was fired last week.

Bishop Gorman star Shabazz Muhammad was selected to play in the All-American Championship on Sunday at the Campbell Center in Houston. Muhammad, a junior swingman, will play for the West team in the second game of a doubleheader at 1:45 p.m. The game will be streamed live by ESPN3.com and shown on tape delay by ESPNU at 6 p.m. Sunday.

soccer

U.S. men lose 1-0 to Paraguay
in friendly, winless this year

Oscar Cardozo scored in the first half as Paraguay held on for a 1-0 friendly victory over the United States in Nashville, Tenn., that left the Americans winless in three games this year.

Cardozo scored in the 18th minute when the Americans failed to clear Hernan Perez's corner. Cardozo, who plays for Benfica in Portugal, scored his fourth international goal, beating U.S. keeper Marcus Hahnemann off a deflection by Victor Hugo Mareco.

Michael Bradley nearly equalized late in the match, shooting for the top left corner from outside the penalty area. But goalkeeper Justo Villar deflected the ball with the fingertips of his right hand.

Also: After a five-day tryout, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco was rewarded with a spot on the reserve team for MLS's Sporting Kansas City. He won't get a contract or be paid but can train with the team.

miscellaneous

Olympic Stadium in London
finished early, under budget

Construction on the flagship stadium for the 2012 London Olympics was completed when the last patch of turf was laid on the grass infield of the 80,000-seat venue.

The $777 million Olympic Stadium was finished under budget and three months ahead of schedule -- less than three years after work began in May 2008 and 16 months before the opening ceremony on July 27, 2012.

The stadium, which will host the track and field competition and opening and closing ceremonies, is the centerpiece of the overall $14.8 billion project.

Also: Motocross star James Stewart was arrested and charged Monday night in Orlando, Fla., after authorities said he tried to pull over two off-duty highway patrol troopers while impersonating a police officer.

Authorities said Stewart, 25, had red and blue lights in the dash area of his truck when he tried to pull over a car with two off-duty troopers who identified themselves. Stewart then sped off, but was eventually stopped at Orlando International Airport.

Mardy Fish reached the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., with a 7-5, 7-6 (5) victory over Juan Martin del Potro. Fish is the lone U.S. player among the 16 men and women in the quarterfinals, and the 29-year-old will overtake Andy Roddick and become the top-ranked American man for the first time if he defeats No. 6 David Ferrer today.

Police in a Dallas suburb issued an arrest warrant for Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib, accusing him of firing a gun at his sister's boyfriend on March 21. Talib is expected to turn himself in later this week and will be charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The man wasn't injured.

Horse of the Year Zenyatta has had a miscarriage. The 7-year-old mare was sent to a Kentucky farm in February to breed with Bernardini, and her pregnancy was announced March 10.