BRIEFLY.

ASU's Diogu leads NBA Draft entries

Arizona State's Ike Diogu, the third player to lead the Pac-10 in scoring and rebounding in the same season, was among several players who indicated Tuesday they will remain in the NBA Draft.

Players who had declared for the early-entry process had until Tuesday - one week before the draft - to withdraw their names and retain college eligibility.

Among those who announced they would remain in the draft on Tuesday were junior center Dwayne Jones of Saint Joseph's, freshman center Randolph Morris of Kentucky, junior forward Shavlik Randolph of Duke, sophomore forward Linas Kleiza of Missouri, junior guard Anthony Roberson of Florida and sophomore forward Olu Famutimi of Arkansas.

Among those removing their names were junior forward Torin Francis of Notre Dame, junior forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu of George Washington and junior forward Steven Smith of La Salle.

MOTOR SPORTS: Formula One's governing body has charged the seven teams using Michelin tires with damaging the sport's image by pulling out of Sunday's United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis. The FIA, which has summoned the seven teams to a June 29 hearing in Paris, charged each team with a breach of Article 151c of the International Sporting Code.

Possible sanctions include fines, docked points or an order to pay compensation.

PRO FOOTBALL: Receiver Johnnie Morton agreed to a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.

--Free agent wide receiver Az-Zahir Hakim signed with the New Orleans Saints.

--Myron Cope, whose screechy-voiced antics and towel-waving enthusiasm became nationally known during the Pittsburgh Steelers' string of Super Bowl championships in the 1970s, is retiring after 35 years as a team announcer.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Georgia Tech starting cornerback Reuben Houston was arrested in Atlanta in connection with a marijuana-distribution operation based in Fresno. According to a criminal complaint filed in Fresno, Houston, 22, conspired to possess and distribute about 100 pounds of marijuana, which has a street value of about $60,000.

--UCLA running back Maurice Drew has been named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award, given to the country's best player. Linebacker Spencer Havner is on the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the game's best defensive player.

- Jill Painter

--College football commissioners are on the verge of creating a new poll that can preserve the Bowl Championship Series. The Harris poll will replace the Associated Press poll in the formula used to choose the teams for the BCS national championship game. The approximately 100-member panel will be 75 to 80 percent former administrators, coaches and players and 20 to 25 percent current sports writers and broadcasters.

- Daily News Wire Services