BRIEFLY.Young's reported score questioned Houston Texans general manager Charley Casserly disputed reports that Vince Young got a poor score on the Wonderlic test. Young reportedly got a six on the 50 question test, which grades intelligence and speed of thought. If that were the case, the Texas quarterback would have gotten one of the worst scores in history. ``Yes I've been told that's inaccurate by a source good enough for me to stand up here to quote it,'' Casserly said Sunday. ``Otherwise, I wouldn't get up here and say it.'' An NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga spokesman said scores don't come out until a week after the combine. --Eric Moulds rejected the Buffalo Bills' offer Monday for restructuring his hefty contract, a decision that could lead the team to release its veteran star receiver by as early as this week. Moulds, a 10-year veteran and the team's senior player, has two years left on his contract, scheduled to count $10.85 million against the salary cap next season. MEDIA: Fox Sports Net West 2 will rebrand rebrand Verb to change or update the image of (an organization or product) itself as Fox Sports Net Prime Ticket beginning April 3 to coincide with the Dodgers' 2006 season opener, the all-sports cable channel announced. The channel, in addition to continuing carrying games for the Dodgers, Clippers, Mighty Ducks, USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , Galaxy, Chivas USA, Sparks, Avengers, will also expand to include more high school and locally produced specials. FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. West will continue to carry games for the Lakers, Kings and Angels and air all the network-related shows carried by the 20 FSN affiliates nationwide. - Tom Hoffarth BASKETBALL: Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace was fined $5,000 by the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= for elbowing Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Wallace was called for a flagrant foul, which was upgraded by the league to a flagrant foul two. --Bryan Colangelo resigned as general manager of the Phoenix Suns, and was expected to take the same job with the Toronto Raptors. Colangelo, the NBA's 2005 executive of the year, would replace Rob Babcock, who was fired by the Raptors on Jan. 26. -- Former NBA player Manute Bol and his wife, 27-year-old wife, Ajok Kuag, were charged with disorderly conduct disorderly conduct Conduct likely to lead to a disturbance of the public peace or that offends public decency. It has been held to include the use of obscene language in public, fighting in a public place, blocking public ways, and making threats. Sunday. Police said they were arrested after arriving at a West Hartford, Conn., police station to file complaints against each other. Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Monday for throwing a basketball into the stands in a win over Memphis. Garnett accidentally hit a fan when he tossed the ball away in the third quarter Sunday. He was reacting in frustration after being called for an offensive foul, and was ejected from the game. --USC guard Gabe Pruitt participated in light practice drills for the first time since fracturing his knee on Feb. 6 and said he did not feel any pain. ``It feels pretty normal,'' Pruitt said. ``Nothing hurts.'' Pruitt, who averaged 17 points per game before the injury, is expected to play Thursday against Stanford. - Scott Wolf AWARDS: USC's running back Reggie Bush and quarterback Matt Leinart, Duke's high-scoring guard J.J. Redick and Winter Olympics bust Bode Miller are among 10 finalists for the Sullivan Award, given annually to the nation's top amateur athlete. The 2005 winner will be announced April 12 in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . SOCCER: Florentino Perez, midway through his second four-year term as Real Madrid's president, resigned Monday, one day after a loss at struggling Real Mallorca damaged the club's Spanish Primera Liga title hopes. Real has been eliminated from the Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I (His Majesty King Juan Carlos I's Cup). and lost at home to Arsenal in the first leg of its UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Champions League second-round match. Perez was replaced by vice president Fernando Martin. BOXING: In Louisville, Ky., former WBA WBA West Bromwich Albion (English Soccer Club) WBA World Boxing Association WBA Weekly Benefit Amount WBA Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (Madison, WI) WBA Wireless Broadband Access heavyweight champion Greg Page remains hospitalized in critical condition with acute respiratory failure, but is showing signs of improvement. - Staff and Wire Services |
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