Sports briefs for July 22, 2005

Friday, July 22, 2005 | 10:32 a.m.

U.S. diver injured at World Championship

American Chelsea Davis hit her face on the diving board during the 3-meter springboard preliminaries today at the World Swimming Championships in Montreal.

Davis was attempting an inward 2 1/2 somersault in the tuck position when her face struck the board. Blood poured out of her nose and stunned spectators covered their faces.

Helpers jumped into the pool and pulled her out. She was put on a stretcher and taken for treatment.

"She's fine," U.S. diving team leader Bob Rydze said. "She's moving all her limbs. She just needs a few stitches."

Davis, a 17-year-old diver who trains in Columbus, Ohio, was competing in her first senior-level world championships.

Brawl cases shifted

Cases against five Indiana Pacers players charged in last November's brawl with the Detroit Pistons have been reassigned among several judges.

The cases were reassigned among the Oakland County, Mich., district court's three judges by blind draw, a court administrator said today.

Rochester Hills District Judge Lisa Asadoorian was initially assigned all the cases, but they were reassigned after Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Fred Mester agreed with arguments for the Pacers players and ruled last month that assigning the cases en masse was improper.

The players' trials had been scheduled to begin Aug. 1, starting with Artest. But now that the cases have been reassigned, the players' next court dates will not be set until Monday.

Another Moore award

Ryan Moore, the UNLV golf program's most decorated player, has been selected as the winner of the 35th Fred Haskins Award, which is presented annually to honor the country's outstanding collegiate golfer.

The award is named in memory of the late Fred Haskins, former golf teaching professional at the Country Club of Columbus and its selection is based upon a national poll of golf writers, golf coaches and collegiate golfers conducted by the Haskins board.

F-1 verdicts dropped

Formula One's governing body today dropped all guilty verdicts against the seven teams that refused to race in last month's U.S. Grand Prix in Indianapolis. The team withdrew from the race in a dispute over tire safety and FIA, the sport's ruling body, found them guilty of bringing the sport into disrepute. But FIA's senate baced down at a meeting last week and recommended the case be rescinded. Today's vote by FIA's World Motor Sports Council followed that recommendation.

ACC eyes Music City

The Atlantic Coast Conference and Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn., have nearly completed detailed on a four-year contract that would make the bowl a postseason destination for an ACC team beginning in 2006.

The conference, which expands this season to 12 teams with the addition of Boston College, expects to maintain its bowl affiliations with the Gator in Jacksonville, Peach in Atlanta, MPC Computers in Boise, Champ Sports in Orlando and Meineke Car Car in Charlotte.

Toney eligible July 30

Heavyweight fighter James Toney, who lost his WBA title after a post-fight urine test revealed traces of steroids, will be eligible to return to the ring on July 30 after serving out his suspension.

The New York State Athletic Commission suspended Toney for 90 days and ordered him to pay a $10,000 fine after he tested positive for nandrolone following his victory against defending champ John Ruiz on April 30.