*COLLEGE FOOTBALL: No.7 Virginia Tech named redshirt freshman Ryan Williams as its starting tailback for Saturday’s game against No.5 Alabama. … No.13 Georgia quarterback Joe Cox is expected to play Saturday at No.9 Oklahoma State despite suffering “flu-like symptoms” that forced him to miss the team flight. … Kick returner and wide receiver Ray Small probably will not play in No.6 Ohio State’s opener Saturday against Navy because of an illness, a team spokesman said. … North Carolina wide receiver Dwight Jones will be out two to three weeks after knee surgery. … Former Miami running back Shawnbrey McNeal has been cleared to play for SMU after transferring over the summer.
*GOLF: Song-Hee Kim shot a tournament-record 9-under 62 to share the second-round lead with Suzann Pettersen in the Canadian Women’s Open in Priddis, while Michelle Wie missed her first cut of the season. … Defending champion Jeff Sluman of Hinsdale shot a 7-under 65 to lead by one over Loren Roberts and Olin Browne in the Champions Tour’s First Tee Open in Pebble Beach, Calif. … Thomas Aiken of South Africa shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the European Masters in Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland.
*TRACK AND FIELD: Usain Bolt ran the fourth-fastest 200 meters in history (19.57 seconds) on a wet track in cold conditions at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels. American 400-meter runner Sanya Richards, pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and 5,000 champion Kenenisa Bekele each secured a third of the $1 million Golden League jackpot by winning all six of their European meets.
*COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Memphis filed notice of its intent to appeal the NCAA’s ruling forcing the school to vacate all 38 wins from the 2007-08 basketball season. Memphis officials are upset the NCAA clearinghouse cleared a player believed to be Bulls star Derrick Rose to play. The committee on infractions later ruled the player ineligible.
*NBA: Two days after point guard Ricky Rubio backed out of a deal to join the Timberwolves this season, the team signed restricted free agent Ramon Sessions to a four-year, $16 million offer sheet. The Bucks have seven days to match. … Kings point guard Beno Udrih is expected to miss up to three weeks after injuring his left knee while playing for the Slovenian national team in Germany.
*NHL: The Blue Jackets signed center Derick Brassard to a four-year, $12.8million contract extension. … The Ducks signed defenseman Steve Eminger to a two-year contract and acquired left wing Shawn Weller from the Senators for right wing Jason Bailey. … Bruins coach Claude Julien agreed to a multiyear extension. … The head of the Ice Edge investor group insisted his bid is still alive and will be viable when the bankrupt Coyotes are sold at auction next week.
