All courtside bets are off for Arenas

NBA
Gilbert Arenas lost his bets, lost the game, then earned an admonishment from the NBA. The Washington Wizards guard was chided by the league for making $10 bets with fans during his team's loss at Portland Wednesday. "We spoke to Gilbert and explained the issue to him," league spokesman John Acunto said yesterday. "And he assured us he wouldn't do anything like this again." Arenas made the bets as he bantered with fans throughout the Wizards' 100-98 loss. He was booed during pregame introductions and whenever he touched the ball because he had promised to score 50 points against the Trail Blazers. After the game, Arenas said he bet a fan $10 that he would make the winning basket. He missed badly -- throwing up a shot that fell short of the rim -- and finished with only 19 points. Arenas later elaborated on his nba.com blog, saying that he made $10 bets with two fans during the game and had obtained their e-mail addresses so he could pay them off . . . Seattle SuperSonics' All-Star guard Ray Allen will miss the rest of the regular season after deciding to undergo surgery for bone spurs in his left ankle . . . A week after playing in his final college game for Kentucky, Randolph Morris went through his first NBA practice, two days after signing with the New York Knicks. Morris could see his first action tonight against Orlando.

Soccer

A disappointment at last year's World Cup, Landon Donovan was world-class yesterday in an exhibition against Ecuador in Tampa. Donovan registered a hat trick to lead the US to a 3-1 victory. Following an 18-game, 1 1/2-year scoreless streak in international play, he has five goals in three matches this year, helping the Americans to a 3-0 record. His hat trick was the 10th in US history, the first since Taylor Twellman's last January against Norway, and moved Donovan into a second-place tie with Brian McBride on the American scoring list with 30 goals, four behind Eric Wynalda. Bob Bradley remained unbeaten since he was hired as interim coach in December. Former Revolution star Clint Dempsey botched a gilt-edged scoring chance during his unimpressive 80-minute stint.

NFL

Free agent defensive back Dexter Reid, a member of the Patriots' Super Bowl-winning team in 2005, was arrested on gun and drug charges after being pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving in Virginia Beach, Va. Reid, a Norfolk native, won his second Super Bowl ring last month and then was released by the Indianapolis Colts. He was driving a black 2004 GMC SUV when he was pulled over at 4:32 a.m. in the city, a police spokesman said. While officers were investigating, they found a handgun and marijuana in the vehicle, the spokesman said. Reid, 26, was cooperative with officers, who charged him with first-offense possession of a concealed weapon and with a felony charge of possession of marijuana.

The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with Pro Bowl left guard Ruben Brown on a one-year deal. The team also agreed to terms on a four-year contract with former San Francisco defensive tackle Anthony Adams . . . The Detroit Lions agreed to terms on contracts with veteran guards Edwin Mulitalo and Zach Piller . . . Joe Theismann is out as a "Monday Night Football" analyst after one season, a person familiar with the decision told Newsday. Reached on his cellphone, Theismann declined comment "until I fully understand what has taken place," but did not deny the news and hinted that it came as a shock. According to Newsday, Theismann's likely replacement is Ron Jaworski . . . With total attendance of 22,199,712, the NFL set a paid attendance record for the fifth straight season, surpassing 22 million for the first time.

Auto racing

Pablo Perez was in stable condition after surgery to remove debris from his legs following an accident in the season-opening Indy Pro Series race Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Car owner Chip Ganassi said Perez is scheduled for more surgery today and doctors hope to transfer him to a hospital in Indianapolis as soon as possible. He was awakened by doctors who asked Perez to wiggle his toes, and the driver responded.

Cricket

Police investigating the death of Bob Woolmer said they have closed-circuit TV evidence that may contain images of the person or people who killed the Pakistan cricket coach at the World Cup. Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room in Jamaica March 18. Police later determined the 58-year-old was strangled. Police have a tape of the 12th floor at Kingston's Pegasus Hotel, where Woolmer's room was located, but the video shows only the corridors at the end of Woolmer's floor -- not the door to his room or others.

Miscellany

The final event of the Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center was well worth the wait as Larry Colbert, Richard Rizzo, Robert Cozens, and Robert Lida set a world record in the men's 400-meter relay for 70-74-year-olds, winning in 4 minutes 37.28 seconds . . . In Planica, Slovenia, Adam Malysz won the World Cup ski jumping season title with his third straight large-hill victory . . . Canada skip Kelly Scott steered her team to the world curling title with an 8-4 win over Denmark in Aomori, Japan.