Sports briefs for March 18, 2004

Thursday, March 18, 2004 | 10:45 a.m.

Wranglers goaltender on loan to AHL team

Wranglers goaltender Marc Magliarditi was sent to the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League today on a loan, but Magliarditi is expected to be back in uniform for Las Vegas for the two-game weekend series with the Idaho Steelheads.

Magliarditi, who is 27-12-4 in goal for the Wranglers, is expected to be the Admirals' backup goalie tonight for their game in Salt Lake City against the Utah Grizzlies.

The weekend series at the Orleans Arena with the Steelheads has shaped up to have playoff implications. Idaho has pulled to within one point of Las Vegas in the ECHL playoff standings. The top two teams in the division will have home-ice advantage for the first round of the Kelly Cup playoffs.

Torres says he was ill

Former pro fighter Joey Torres, back in a California prison after losing an appeal, says he had hepatitis and could barely see when he fought a fixed comeback bout in 2002 at Anaheim, Calif. Torres was out on bail at the time, and said he and opponent Perry Williams rehearsed the ending of the fight in his hotel room. He also said that matchmaker Sean Gibbons told him he would take Torres' medical tests to prevent his sickness from being discovered. Gibbons' attorney, David Chesnoff, dismissed the accusations and said Torres has a history of lying.

McGrady will sit

NBA scoring leader Tracy McGrady will miss the final two games of the Orlando Magic's current road trip to attend the funeral of his great-grandmother.

Cornell player dies

George Boiardi, a 22-year-old senior defenseman at Cornell, collapsed on the field after being struck in the chest by a ball during a game against Binghamton and died later at an Ithaca, N.Y., hospital.

Radcliffe withdraws

Two-time champion Paula Radcliffe of London withdrew today from this weekend's world championships at Brussels, Belgium, after straining her right hamstring while training Sunday.

Lady Rebels lose

Trisha Tannahill hit a three-run homer in the first inning to lead No. 20 Nebraska (17-9) to an 8-0 victory against the UNLV (16-15).