*COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Notre Dame defensive lineman Derrell Hand, arrested Aug. 2 on a misdemeanor charge of propositioning a prostitute, has entered into a pretrial diversion program that would allow him to have the charge dismissed on Aug. 16, 2008, if he stays out of trouble. … Duke reinstated linebacker Michael Tauiliili, two weeks he was arrested on gun and driving-while-impaired charges. … Connecticut coach Randy Edsall suspended sophomore tailback Andre Dixon and freshman linebacker Corey Stringer for unspecified violations.
*UNIVERSITY GAMES: The four major U.S. teams at the games in Thailand will go home without gold medals. The defending champion basketball teams are out of medal contention — the men face Israel for ninth place; the women play Taiwan for fifth. The U.S. softball team lost 9-1 to Japan, while the men’s volleyball team lost to Turkey in the semifinals.
*GOLF: Mike Reid and Mark McNulty shot 6-under-66s to share the first-round lead in The Tradition, the Champions Tour’s final major. … Will Mackenzie’s 8-under 64 leads the PGA’s Wyndham Championship by one. … Laura Diaz shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 for the lead in the Canadian Women’s Open. Michelle Wie shot a 75. … Scott Strange, an alternate who got in 45 minutes before tee time, shot a 6-under 64 to lead the Scandinavian Masters. … Ravi Patel of Naperville won the rain-shortened Illinois Amateur at 11-under 202.
*AUTOS: Hideki Mutoh, 24, passed his IndyCar Series rookie test and will join Panther Racing for the season’s final race next month at Chicagoland Speedway. … The Indy Racing League extended its agreement with the Iowa Corn Indy 250 through 2009.
*ALSO: The Devils signed Paul Martin to a three-year $11.5 million deal. … Morgan Hamm will skip the floor exercise at the U.S. gymnastics championships in San Jose after landing awkwardly on his left ankle Wednesday. … Super middleweight Lucian Bute (20-0) meets IBF champion Alejandro Berrio (24-6) on Oct. 11 in Montreal.
