Basketball
KNIGHT MAY SUE: Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight is close to a decision on whether to sue former employer Indiana University, an action his attorney described as his "only option."
Russell Yates said IU officials failed to respond to his notice of intent to sue. A letter from Yates to the university in March said Knight was wrongfully terminated from the school last year and claimed more than $7 million in damages.
Yates, a longtime friend of the coach, said he would prefer an out-of-court settlement to legal action.
Knight could decide within a week whether to file suit, Yates told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on Saturday.
"That's the only option if they won't negotiate," Yates said. "There is the option to quit and forget about it, but that's not an option I'm willing to do. It's coach Knight's decision in the final analysis."
IU counsel Dorothy Frapwell declined comment, citing school policy not to talk about pending legal matters.
Knight's legal claim against IU includes slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress, tortious interference with potential contracts, including employment, and libel.
Tennis
RAIN AT QUEEN'S CLUB: The semifinals of the Queen's Club championships were postponed by rain Saturday.
That means the semifinals and final will be played today, weather permitting.
In the semis, Tim Henman will face South African Wayne Ferreira, the 1992 champion, on center court, and Pete Sampras will meet defending champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia on court one.
Henman, seeded fourth, is attempting to become the first British player to win the tournament. Hewitt beat Sampras, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, last year for the title.
Rain also interrupted play Thursday, forcing Sampras and Hewitt to play twice Friday.
Cycling
TOUR DRUG CLARIFICATION: Doctors want clear instructions on which drugs will be allowed at next month's Tour de France, Paris' Le Monde newspaper reported Saturday.
For a grueling race like the Tour de France, doctors ordinarily might use as many as 300 different products, the French newspaper said.
"We would like to have official authorization that tells us which products we can transport, and in what quantities," said Gerard Guillaume, doctor for the team La Francaise des Jeux.
Doctors, pharmacists and representatives from the French Sports Ministry are expected to address the issue Wednesday at the Drug Abuse Prevention Board.
A health code requires pharmacists, not doctors, to dispense medicine. Jean-Jacques Menuet, doctor for team Cofidis, contends doctors should be allowed to dispense medicine as well.
BMX
RAD CANYON BMX: Ryan Nyquist of Greenville, N.C., won the BMX dirt competition Saturday at the Rad Canyon BMX Park in West Jordan.
Sandy's Mike Aitken took second place and Cory Nastazio finished in third.
Rowing
BRITS LEAD WORLD CUP: Sarah Jones and Laura Rauchfuss won the only medal for the United States at the Rowing World Cup on Saturday, finishing third in the women's double scull.
The United States is second in the series with 69 points after a strong performance in the opening regatta in Princeton, N.J., six weeks ago.
Germany won this regatta by a convincing margin. After two events in the best-of-four-event series, the Germans lead the standings with 88 points. Britain is third at 66.
Britain's Matthew Pinsent, winner of three consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, scored an impressive victory.
Teaming with James Cracknell, Pinsent won the coxless pairs, holding off Germany, South Africa and Croatia to finish 1.36 seconds ahead in 6 minutes, 56.13 seconds.
Cracknell won the coxless fours at Sydney. He and Pinsent lead the World Cup standings with the maximum 16 points after two regattas in the best-of-four series.
"We have the power and endurance," Pinsent said. "It's a matter of working on our technique to make the most of it."
The next regatta is in Vienna, Austria, on June 29-July 1 followed by the final in Munich, Germany, on 13-15 July.
Boxing
NIELSEN DEFENDS TITLE: Brian Nielsen of Denmark outpointed Orlin Norris of the United States to defend his IBC heavyweight title on Saturday in Broendby, Denmark.
There were no knockdowns in the fight as Nielsen earned a unanimous decision over Norris, who showed little initiative.
The bout was scored 117-113, 117-113, and 115-114.
Norris, a former WBA cruiserweight champion, fought cautiously and concentrated more on blocking than attacking.
Nielsen improved to 66-1 with 43 knockouts. Norris dropped to 52-8 with 27 knockouts.
CHACON TAKES WBO TITLE: Julio Pablo Chacon scored a sixth-round technical knockout of Istvan "Koko" Kovacs to win the WBO featherweight title on Saturday in Budapest, Hungary.
Chacon, the No. 1 challenger, knocked the champion down at the end of the fifth round. Kovacs was saved by the bell.
Chacon, of Argentina, continued to pound Kovacs in the sixth round. The referee signaled the technical knockout 15 seconds into the sixth.
The 31-year-old Kovacs drops to 20-1. Chacon improved to 40-2.
In a WBO lightweight title fight, Artur Grigorian (33-0) defended his title for the 14th time, defeating Aldo Nazareno Rios by unanimous decision.
The bout was scored 117-110, 116-112 and 117-110.