Associated Press
DURHAM ó Duke is investigating whether an NCAA recruiting rule was violated when coach Mike Krzyzewski reportedly offered a scholarship to a recruit during a summer tournament.
Forward Alex Poythress told CBSSports.com that Krzyzewski spoke to him earlier this week while he was in Orlando, Fla., for a tournament with his AAU team, the Georgia Stars, and offered him a scholarship.
NCAA rules prevent coaches from contacting recruits before they are finished playing in tournaments.
Duke spokesman Jon Jackson said in a statement Saturday that the school is gathering facts and that ěproper adherence to NCAA bylaws has always been, and will continue to be, a cornerstone of Duke Athletics.î
Poythress is a 6-foot-7 forward from Clarksville, Tenn. He is considered one of the nationís top high school seniors.
NBA
NEW YORK ó If NBA stars are serious about playing overseas, basketball’s governing body says they will be welcomed.
Just as long as they promise to leave once the lockout ends.
FIBA announced Friday it would clear NBA players under contract to play in its leagues during the work stoppage, provided the deals they sign come with opt-out clauses.
GOLF
TOLEDO, Ohio ó The coolest thing at the U.S. Senior Open hasn’t been the air conditioning in the clubhouse or the ice in the drinks at the corporate tents.
Olin Browne, of all people, has been one cool customer.
Battling high heat and staring down wizened major winner Mark O’Meara, Browne continues to run just a few degrees above zero.
The journeyman had all the answers for the third day in a row on Saturday, shooting a 6-under 65 to forge a two-stroke lead over O’Meara heading into today’s final round.
“The truth is, I haven’t been thinking about what I’ve been doing; I’m thinking about what I’m going to do,” Browne said.
Never a winner in his three years of competition since turning 50, Browne set the tournament record for lowest score through 54 holes. After a record-tying 64 followed by a 69, he’s at 15-under 198.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. ó Golf is fun again for Anthony Kim. The Greenbrier Classic is helping solidify that.
Kim shot an 8-under-par 62 Saturday for a one-stroke edge over PGA Tour rookie Scott Stallings after the third round on the Old White TPC course.
TENNIS
STANFORD, Calif. ó Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova withdrew from her semifinal against France’s Marion Bartoli at the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday because of a strained abdominal muscle.
Bartoli is the lone seeded player left in the main draw and will face Serena Williams or Sabine Lisicki in today’s championship match.
CLEMENS UPDATE
WASHINGTON ó With his trial abruptly cut short, former baseball star Roger Clemens argued that prosecutors intentionally goaded him into asking for a mistrial and asked a judge to throw out his indictment on charges of lying to Congress.
Clemens argued that a new trial would violate his constitutional right against the double jeopardy of facing the same charge twice.
His lawyers said prosecutors’ revelation that a teammate told his wife that Clemens confessed to using a drug “was no accident.” They said the prosecutors chose to ignore U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton’s order against using her testimony so they could provoke a mistrial because their case was going badly.
LITTLE LEAGUE
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. ó A youth baseball team from Uganda has lost its bid to become the first team from Africa to play in the Little League World Series because of discrepancies over players’ ages and birth dates.
SWIMMING
SHANGHAI (AP) ó Ryan Lochte rescued the United States from impending defeat in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the world championships with a gutty swim after he won the 200 backstroke.
TRACK
STOCKHOLM ó Usain Bolt won the 200 meters at the DN Galan meet in emphatic style. In his last race before he defends his sprint titles at the world championships next month, Bolt cantered over the line well ahead of the field in 20.03 seconds.