BRIEFLY : HOGARTH TIED FOR SAN GABRIEL LEAD.

Five golfers, including 1996 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion Tim Hogarth of Chatsworth, are tied for the lead at the midway point of the 14th annual Southern California Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship at San Gabriel Country Club.

Hogarth was joined by Brian Crocker of Rancho Mirage, who was runner-up in the tournament two years ago; Redlands' Ted Lyford; Alhambra's Brian Ricketts and John Nouskajian of South Pasadena, all of whom fired rounds of 1-under-par 70.

FOOTBALL: Utah State sophomore running back Demario Brown will be sentenced Thursday for assaulting a student who was arguing with another football player. Brown was convicted Aug. 20 of misdemeanor assault. He faces up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.

Jim Kekeris, a former standout football player at Missouri, died at 73 after a heart attack. Kekeris played tackle and fullback and also was used as a place-kicker. He is one of eight Missouri football players who were three-time all-conference selections. He was an All- Big Six performer from 1944-46 and was a second-team All-America in 1946.

SOCCER: Soccer legend Pele submitted a bill to Brazil's congress that would radically restructure soccer in that country. His bill was submitted despite a threats of sanctions from FIFA president Joao Havelange. The most dramatic change is the proposed extinction of the reserve clause that ties players to clubs. But the bill also affects club bylaws, referees, sports tribunals and other areas of the sport.

The bill has pitted Pele, now Brazil's minister of sports, against Havelange, who threatened to exclude Brazil from the 1998 World Cup if the restructuring passes Congress.

BASKETBALL: Concerns about privacy and media exposure aren't enough to keep a search warrant of Charlotte Hornets owner George Shinn's York, S.C., home sealed following a woman's allegation of sexual misconduct, a judge decided.

Circuit Judge John Hayes III, however, stayed his order until tonight to give lawyers a chance to appeal.

Lawyers for Shinn and a woman who has filed a report with Charlotte, N.C., police told Hayes the warrant information would cause irreparable harm to the privacy and reputation of the man identified in court as ``John Doe'' and his accuser, a woman known as ``Jane Doe.''

Tracy McGrady, a 6-foot-8 swingman just out of Mt. Zion Christian Academy in Durham, N.C., signed a three-year, $4.7 million contract with Toronto, the most allowed under the NBA salary cap. Before the draft he agreed to a $12 million endorsement deal with Adidas.

But McGrady didn't rush out to buy a car with his newfound wealth. Instead, he purchased a house for his grandmother and a home and car for his mother.