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Kansas suspends guard Little after arrest following fight

No. 3 Kansas suspended guard Mario Little indefinitely Thursday after he was arrested on charges of battery, criminal damage and criminal trespassing following a pre-dawn fight with his girlfriend and others.

Coach Bill Self announced the suspension of the 6-foot-6-inch guard, who apologized and said he felt "awful" about the incident.

"Mario remains a member of our team while we work through this process," Self said. "But we have suspended him indefinitely from competition while we gather the facts of this incident. Mario exercised very poor judgment in his handling of a situation. We're disappointed in his behavior; it's unfortunate that our university, our program and his teammates all have to deal with this negative issue."

Police were called to a Lawrence, Kan., apartment complex at 2:45 a.m. They said the 22-year-old senior had gone to his girlfriend's apartment and got into a fight with a 19-year-old man who was there.

Also: Forward Drew Gordon, a transfer from UCLA, will make his debut for New Mexico on Sunday against The Citadel.

New Mexico had submitted a waiver to NCAA officials, seeking to have Gordon declared eligible in time for today's game against Longwood. The NCAA requires any transfer athlete to sit out a calendar year.

The 6-9 Gordon said his appeal was based on UCLA having a quarterly academic schedule, rather than the semester system used at New Mexico.

MISCELLANEOUS

Penn State women to play for fourth straight volleyball title

Three-time defending national champion Penn State advanced to the NCAA women's volleyball national title match, sweeping Texas 25-13, 25-13, 25-22 in the semifinals in Kansas City, Mo.

Penn State (31-5) will face California (30-3) on Saturday night in the championship match. The Golden Bears beat Southern California 25-14, 25-17, 25-20, with All-American Tarah Murrey pounding 23 kills.

Also: Odlanier Solis will face Ray Austin in a heavyweight title eliminator tonight in Miami, with the winner getting a shot at WBA champion Vitali Klitschko next year.

Solis has risen rapidly through the professional ranks after the 2004 Olympic gold medalist defected from Cuba in 2006. He has won his first 16 fights, 12 by knockout, but hasn't been in the ring since a third-round knockout of Carl Drummond on March 20.

Graham Rahal has a new full-time ride, and Chip Ganassi has two more drivers to chase a fourth straight IndyCar points title

Ganassi said Rahal and Charlie Kimball will run full time on his team next season. Ganassi already has two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti and two-time points champ Scott Dixon signed for next season.

Mack Miller, a Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer who at age 71 had his only Kentucky Derby winner in Sea Hero, died Dec. 11 in Versailles, Ky. He was 89.

Miller was working for Paul Mellon's Rokeby Stable in 1993 when Sea Hero overcame 12-1 odds to win the Derby.

Robert McRae of Park City, Utah, shot a 67 at CasaBlanca Golf Club in Mesquite for a two-round total of 131 to lead the Nevada Open golf tournament.

Casey Fowles of St. George, Utah, Brett Kanda of Las Vegas, Eric Meichtry of Murrieta, Calif., and last year's winner, Brian Prouty of Tucson, Ariz., are tied for second at 133.

The final round will be played today.

Ryan Lochte already was being labeled the top swimmer of 2010, ahead of even Michael Phelps. Now he has another title to brag about.

Lochte snapped swimming's world record drought at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, setting the first individual mark since high-tech bodysuits were outlawed at the start of the year.

The American won the 400-meter individual medley at the short-course world championships in 3 minutes, 55.50 seconds, smashing the previous record by nearly two seconds.

Twelve of about 30 autographed NHL jerseys stolen from Pat Burns' widow within hours of his funeral have been returned to the family.

Montreal police said agents from a security company found the sweaters and gave them to a journalist, who returned the jerseys -- destined for a charity auction -- to the late NHL coach's family.

Burns barely had been laid to rest Nov. 29 when thieves smashed into his widow's SUV and stole personal belongings. Family photos, Burns' credit cards and his watch still are missing.