Boxing
CZYZ ARRESTED: Bobby Czyz, a heavyweight boxer who fought champion Evander Holyfield last year, was arrested and charged with drunken driving after a minor traffic accident in Old Bridge, N.J.
Czyz, 35, of Raritan, also was charged with refusing to take a Breathalyzer test and improper use of dealer license plates following the Nov. 3 accident, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported today.
Anthony Pope, the boxer's Newark-based lawyer, told the newspaper Czyz pleaded not guilty to the charges, and that a motion has been filed to suppress evidence.
Basketball
TOP SCORER SUSPENDED: Long Island University's Charles Jones, the nation's leading scorer last season with a 30.1 average, was suspended by the school for the team's first two games for violating an NCAA rule.
Jones played in two summer leagues, violating the rule that permits players to participate in just one sanctioned league.
Tennis
ADVANTA CHAMPIONSHIPS: At Villanova, Pa., Irina Spirlea beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Advanta Championships, their first meeting since their collision during the U.S. Open semifinals.
Their match Sept. 5 was punctuated by a collision as the two made the changeover in the second set. Later, Spirlea used an expletive when referring to Williams and was fined $5,000 for it.
Richard Williams, Venus' father and coach, said there was a racial motivation behind the confrontation - Williams is black - and called Spirlea "a big, tall white turkey."
ATP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: At Hanover, Germany, top-ranked Pete Sampras, seeking his fourth title in the season-ending ATP Tour World Championship, made 50 unforced errors in a 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2 loss to Spain's Carlos Moya.
In the other Red Group match in the round-robin play, Australia's Patrick Rafter beat Britain's Greg Rusedski 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. In the White Group, Michael Chang beat Spain's Sergi Bruguera 7-6 (10-8), 6-2.
USTA CHALLENGER: At Las Vegas, Andre Agassi took a small step in his quest to regain his world-class stature, beating Australia's Michael Tebbutt 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the USTA Challenger tournament.
Hockey
NHL FINES SIMON: Chris Simon's racial slur will cost the Washington Capitals forward $36,585 in salary after he was suspended for three games by the NHL.
Simon directed the remark at Edmonton's Mike Grier, one of six black players in the NHL, at the end of Saturday night's game.
Simon apologized to Grier on Monday night and again after a hearing with NHL vice president Brian Burke. Simon missed Sunday night's game at Florida pending the hearing and will sit out games at Pittsburgh on Wednesday night and at Buffalo on Thursday night.