BRIEFLY : EX-NORTHWESTERN QB SENTENCED IN SCANDAL.

Byline: - Daily News Staff and Wire Services

Former Northwestern quarterback Brian Ballarini was placed on probation for three years Monday for his role as a bookie in a sports gambling scandal that swept the campus.

``It hurts me, but it's dragging my parents' good name through the mud,'' he told the court, stopping twice to compose himself.

He pleaded guilty in August to transmitting gambling information over the telephone in the mid-1990s.

UCLA begins spring practice today without the services of several players. Linebacker Santi Hall has been suspended for the month for violating team rules. Cornerback Jason Bell (heel) and linebacker Ramogi Huma (hip) will not practice because of injuries. Offensive lineman Dave Wilford has been dismissed from school for academic reasons, a source said, and offensive lineman Scott Wiegand has quit to concentrate on track and field.

- Jon Wilner

In Charlottesville, Va., a grand jury indicted two Virginia football players - senior defensive back Adrian Burnim and sophomore tailback Antoine Womack - on felony charges in connection with a campus brawl in February.

NFL: Minnesota announced it reached an agreement with quarterback Jeff George on a one-year contract worth a reported $400,000.

NHL: Chicago center Doug Gilmour underwent season-ending surgery to repair a bulging disc in his back.

BASKETBALL: Mike Adras, an assistant basketball coach at Northern Arizona for seven seasons, was named the school's head coach.

The Harlem Globetrotters said owner Mannie Jackson will visit Cuba in an effort to complete plans for a series of games there.

TENNIS: The Raleigh (N.C.) Racquet Club will host the Federation Cup quarterfinal between the U.S. and Croatia next week. The match was originally scheduled for Croatia, but officials decided to switch the site because of the conflict in Yugoslavia.