Sports briefs for April 15, 2005

Friday, April 15, 2005 | 10:27 a.m.

Cimarron grad joins Rebels

UNLV men's basketball coach Lon Kruger announced the signing of his second player during the spring signing period on Thursday.

Jason Petrimoulx, a 6-foot-4 sophomore guard from Dixie State College in St. George, Utah, will join the Rebels in the fall. A Cimarron High School graduate, Petrimoulx led Dixie in scoring last season and was fifth in the Scenic West Athletic Conference with an average of 15.4 points per game.

"He is a versatile player that can play both guard positions," Kruger said. "He will bring enthusiasm and athleticism, which will complement those already in our program."

Petrimoulx joins 6-foot-8 postman Jerome Johnson of Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., as UNLV's spring signees. The Rebels have signed seven players for the 2005-06 season including five who signed in the early signing period in November. They were point guard Javon Adams, swingmen Joe Darger and Wendell White and forwards Gaston Essengue and Davon Jefferson.

-- Steve Guiremand

Potential draftees busted for marijuana

Four players projected to be taken in the middle to low rounds of next weekend's NFL draft have tested positive for marijuana, according to an Associated Press report today.

The four include two from Wisconsin: defensive tackle Anttaj Hawthorne and guard Jonathan Clinkscale; defensive tackle Eric Coleman of Clemson and safety Atcheson Conway of Bowie.

Federer's streak alive

Off to the best start to an ATP season in 21 years, top-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland extended his winning streak to 25 with a three-set victory against Fernando Gonzalez.

Federer dropped a set but still beat the Chilean 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4 to improve his record to 35-1 this year. John McEnroe started the 1984 season with 39 wins in a row.

World Cup ticket fraud attempt discovered

World Cup organizers uncovered a fraudulent attempt in the United States to order more than 2 million tickets for soccer's showcase event next year in Germany.

The scam order from the U.S. contained false postal and e-mail addresses and phone numbers.

-- Sun wire services