Marcus Camby, who reportedly took gifts from agents while at the University of Massachusetts, is cooperating with campus investigators checking for NCAA violations, his agent, James Bryant, said. Meanwhile, the chief UMass investigator voiced dismay over news reports that Camby admitted to her panel that he took improper gifts.
Hockey: Mark Johnson, the leading scorer for the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic team and an 11-year NHL veteran, was hired as an assistant coach at Wisconsin. Johnson played at Wisconsin for his father, the late Bob Johnson.
The Chicago Wolves signed defenseman Brett Hauer, who had four goals and six points in 29 games for the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers last season.
The Ottawa Senators signed left winger Tom Chorske, who had 29 points in 72 games last season, to a multiyear deal.
Tennis: Alex O’Brien, ranked 262nd in the world, upset third-seeded Thomas Enqvist 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals of the $328,000 Infiniti Open in Los Angeles. Also advancing was sixth-seeded Stefan Edberg of Sweden, a 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) winner over Jonathan Stark.
No. 1 seed Marcelo Rios of Chile and No. 2 Alberto Costa of Spain were among five seeds knocked out in the second round of the $475,000 Grolsch Dutch Open in Amsterdam. Rios lost 6-0, 7-5 to Adrian Voinea of Romania.
Bowling: Top-seeded Jackie Sellers won the LPBT’s $65,000 Franklin (Va.) Open, defeating Marianne DiRupo 266-246 in the championship match.
