In Brief

GOLF

PGA Tour eyeing postseason
tourneys vs. Nationwide elite

The PGA Tour is considering a change to the end of its season in which players who don't make the FedEx Cup playoffs would compete for their cards in a series of tournaments against top Nationwide Tour players.

PGA Tour spokesman Ty Votaw confirmed the policy board has given preliminary approval to the concept, although it is in the early stages of discussion. The tour began informing players by memo on Monday.

Another change being mulled is Q-school at the end of the year providing access only to the Nationwide Tour.

Also: France's Raphael Jacquelin ended a four-year wait for his third European Tour title by winning the weather-delayed Sicilian Open in Rigusa, Sicily.

Jacquelin beat England's Anthony Wall by one stroke, finishing at 12-under 272 after shooting a 68 in the conclusion of a round delayed Sunday by lightning.

The UNLV men's golf team shot a 36-hole total of 25-over 593 to stand tied for fourth at the 15-team National Invitational Tournament in Tucson, Ariz.

The Rebels are nine shots behind leaders Arizona, Southern Methodist and Tulsa. Indiana and Kent State, both tied with UNLV in relation to par, were on the course when the second round was suspended due to darkness.

Kevin Penner paced the Rebels at even-par 142, tied for second with Tulsa's Stephen Carney and five shots behind Arizona's Jonathan Khan.

The UNLV women's golf team, led by Therese Koelbaek, moved up two spots to sixth through two rounds of the Battle at Rancho Bernardo in San Diego.

The Rebels shot 15-over 303 for a 31-over 607 total, 20 strokes behind leader Purdue. Koelbaek shot 2-under 70 for a 2-under 142 to stand in second place, one stroke behind Purdue's Laura Gonzalez.

BOXING

Judge: Pacquiao's suit against
Mayweather to continue

A federal judge in Las Vegas said a lawsuit filed by Manny Pacquiao against longtime boxing rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. over allegations that Pacquiao used performance-enhancing drugs can continue.

U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks said in a court order that he would not dismiss the case as requested by Mayweather and others named in the defamation lawsuit filed by Pacquiao in 2009.

Pacquiao claimed in the suit that he has never tested positive for any performance-enhancing drugs. He said Mayweather, Mayweather's father and uncle, Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions chief Richard Schaefer embarked on a campaign to make people think he used drugs.

Attorneys representing the defendants said the statements made by Mayweather and others were not defamatory.

MISCELLANEOUS

Findlay Prep selected to play
in national high school tourney

The Findlay Prep basketball team was selected to play in the third annual ESPN RISE National High School Invitational.

The Pilots (28-3), who are ranked No. 7 in the nation by USA Today, have won the past two titles at the event. This year's tournament will be held March 31 through April 2 at Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md.

Game times and tournament pairings have not been announced.

Also: Notre Dame suspended star wide receiver Michael Floyd indefinitely, a day after he was cited for drunken driving and authorities said his blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.

Coach Brian Kelly said the suspension will not be lifted until Floyd changes his behavior and both the legal and university discipline procedures run their course. It was Floyd's third run-in with the law over alcohol since 2009.

Jerry Glanville, the colorful former coach of the NFL's Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons, is returning to the sidelines as coach of the United Football League's Hartford Colonials. Glanville joins Jim Fassel of the Locomotives and Dennis Green in Sacramento as UFL coaches who had previously worked in the NFL.

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin will be sidelined for seven to 10 days because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Bruce Boudreau said Ovechkin has been dealing with a nagging ailment for several months.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke was suspended for the remainder of the regular season and first round of the playoffs by the NHL for elbowing Ryan McDonagh of the New York Rangers in the head. Cooke will lose $219,512 in salary.

Vancouver Canucks center Manny Malhotra is out for the rest of the season with an eye injury that has already required surgery. Malhotra was hit in the left eye by an errant puck during Wednesday's game against Colorado.

Figure skating's governing body hopes to select a new site for its world championships by the end of the week after Japanese officials said they could not host the event this year. The championships were to have begun Monday in Tokyo but had been postponed because of the earthquake and tsunami.