COLLEGES: Former Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez pleaded not guilty to shoplifting a $1,400 satchel at an upscale shopping mall last month.
Former Florida Gators standout Maurkice Pouncey denied allegations that he took money from a representative of a sports agent while he was still at the university.
The president of the Heisman Trophy Trust says a decision hasn't been reached on whether to strip former Southern California running back Reggie Bush of the award he won in 2005. Bush was part of the focus of an NCAA investigation that involved improper benefits.
TITLE IX: A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled competitive cheerleading is not an official sport that schools can use to meet gender-equity requirements. U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill says competitive cheerleading is too underdeveloped.
GOLF: Michelle Wie suffered heat exhaustion during the pro-am of the Evian Masters on Wednesday but is expected to play in the first round of the tournament.
OLYMPICS: The U.S. Olympic Committee will announce a multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with BMW Monday.
SOCCER: Sao Paulo remains without a stadium for the 2014 World Cup, even though city officials continue to insist the goal is to host the competition's opening match. Morumbi Stadium was dropped from the original project this year after FIFA said there were not enough financial guarantees for its renovation. The city said it will not build a new stadium.
Paraguay soccer player Jose Pedroso received a 27-game ban for attempting to choke a referee during a Chilean second-division match. The Rangers defender was banned 20 games for attempting to choke referee Marcelo Miranda, five for a second attempt, and two for the red card Pedroso received that ignited the outburst. "I'm not the least bit sorry," Pedroso said in the Chilean newspaper La Tercera.
AUTO RACING: NASCAR docked star Carl Edwards 60 Nationwide Series driver points, fined him $25,000, and placed both Edwards and Brad Keselowski on probation through Dec. 31 for their last-lap antics that resulted in a chain-reaction crash last weekend at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill.
VOLLEYBALL: La Salle coach Dave Stever announced the appointment of Rita Welsh as an assistant volleyball coach. Walsh is a 2010 graduate of Manhattan College.
NBA: The Milwaukee Bucks completed a trade for Sacramento Kings forward Jon Brockman in exchange for forward Darnell Jackson and a 2011 second-round pick.
The Oklahoma City Thunder signed free agent Royal Ivey. The 6-foot-4 guard has averaged 3.6 points in six NBA seasons with Atlanta, Milwaukee and the 76ers.
- Staff and wire reports
