Football
'SKINS SIGN STRICKLAND: The Washington Redskins signed linebacker Fred Strickland to a two-year $1 million contract, the team announced Friday. Strickland, an unrestricted free agent, will also receive a $100,000 signing bonus.CHARGERS, HILL AGREE: The San Diego Chargers agreed Friday to a two-year contract with St. Louis Rams linebacker Eric Hill. Terms were not disclosed.
Basketball
MAJERUS' WEST STARS SHINE: Creighton's Doug Swenson had 23 points and 12 rebounds Friday night, leading the West to a 93-86 victory over the East in the 37th National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Star Game in Tampa, Fla.
Swenson, a 6-foot-10 center who averaged 11.8 points and 5.1 rebounds, was named the most valuable player. He scored 17 points in the second half.
Rick Majerus of Utah was the winning coach. Kentucky's Tubby Smith led the East.
HAWKS' GRAY ARRESTED FOR DUI, DRUGS: Atlanta Hawks reserve guard Ed Gray was charged with drug possession and driving under the influence after a state trooper stopped him for minor traffic violations.
CHAPMAN SUSPENDED: The NBA suspended Phoenix guard Rex Chapman for one game without pay and fined him $5,000 for making contact with a referee while complaining about a call in the Suns' loss to the Trail Blazers in Portland Thursday night.
Auto racing
PRIMESTAR 500: Kenny Irwin must like these fast Bruton Smith tracks. Irwin, who won his first Winston Cup pole in the 1998 season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway in November, set a track record on Friday in capturing the top quallifying spot for the Primestar 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
Last year's top rookie cruised around the 1 1/2-mile oval on his qualifying lap at 190.154 mph, the fastest of 37 drivers who beat the previous record of 185.906, set last April by Jeremy Mayfield.
Swimming
FATHER HONORS RECORD-BREAKING SON: Dod Wales, captain of Stanford's defending champions, set an American record in winning the 100-yard butterfly Friday in the NCAA men's swimming and diving championships and had his award presented by his father -- an NCAA champion in the same event 32 years ago.
The younger Wales won in 45.89 seconds, topping the American record of 46.26 that Stanford swimmer Pablo Morales set in 1986.
Skating
KWAN TUMBLES TO FOURTH: Michelle Kwan can do a double axel with her eyes closed. But with her eyes open in the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, the tearful Kwan fell on the jump Friday and dropped to fourth place after the short program.
Even if her sparkle and skill come back for today's final, she can retain her title only if Maria Butyrskaya of Russia falters. Butyrskaya took first place in a routine combining precision and allure to the seductive wail of "St. James Infirmary."
Runner-up Julia Soldatova of Russia and third-place Vanessa Gusmeroli of France both said they were surprised to find themselves ahead of Kwan.
"Michelle is still the best skater," Gusmeroli said.
If Kwan regains her top form today, even Butyrskaya would be hard-pressed to beat her in the long program. But under a new scoring system that was introduced this year, in which the qualification round counts for 20 percent, Butyrskaya could win the title even if she places second behind Kwan in the free skate.