*BASKETBALL: Timberwolves center Jason Collins had surgery to repair a ruptured triceps tendon in his right elbow.
*COLLEGE FOOTBALL: T.J. Yates threw three touchdown passes and the Tar Heels won for the first time outside North Carolina since 2002, beating error-prone Rutgers 44-12. The Tar Heels (2-0) handed Rutgers (0-2) its worst loss since a 56-5 loss to Louisville on Nov. 11, 2005. … Five South Carolina players were involved in a lunchtime fight on campus Thursday. The university’s police department listed the five players — linebacker Antonio Allen, safety Akeem Auguste, offensive lineman Terrence Campbell, linebacker Melvin Ingram and receiver C.C. Whitlock — as victims of a civil disturbance.
*SOCCER: England asked FIFA to investigate racist chants toward striker Emile Heskey by Croatian fans during a World Cup qualifier. … Rene Simoes was fired as coach of Jamaica’s soccer team.
*WEIGHTLIFTING: Georgi Markov and Alan Tsagaev, members of Bulgaria’s national weightlifting team were banned for life and nine others were suspended in a doping scandal that barred the team from the Olympics.
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EDITED BY BOB FOLTMAN FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
