Titans' Kearse charged with DUI

Tennessee Titans defensive end Jevon Kearse was arrested and charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop near the Vanderbilt University campus in Nashville. Vanderbilt spokesman Jim Patterson said Kearse was stopped early yesterday morning after campus police reported seeing the SUV that Kearse was driving weaving across the road. Patterson said Kearse took a field sobriety test, but refused a breathalyzer. He was arrested and charged with DUI and violation of Tennessee's implied consent law for failing to take the breathalyzer test. Officials said Kearse was released later in the morning . . . Adam Jones, the suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback known as "Pacman," said he doesn't want to be called by the nickname anymore. "There's really just a lot of negativity behind it," Jones said. "It's just time for a change, man. I'm doing everything to make sure that I'm all right as a person, mentally and emotionally."

Laura Wilkinson earned her third trip to the Olympics, holding off 15-year-old Haley Ishimatsu on 10-meter platform at the US diving trials at Indianapolis. Wilkinson, 30, who won the gold medal on platform at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, finished with 1,214.50 points. Nineteen-year-old David Boudia beat 18-year-old Thomas Finchum, his close friend and longtime training partner, on the men's platform. Boudia finished with 1,642.20, while Finchum had to settle for runner-up with 1,583.50 . . . Todd Wells and Georgia Gould were the first two racers to clinch spots on the US mountain biking team, after no Americans secured an automatic bid in the world championships at Trentino, Italy. Wells finished 15th in the men's race, while Gould crashed and still finished ninth in the women's championship. Each made the Olympic team based on having the best cumulative placing in international races this year . . . Howard Kemper claimed the last of three spots on the US men's triathlon team by beating his main rival for the berth, Andy Potts, in the Hy-Vee Triathlon in West Des Moines, Iowa. Matthew Reed and Jarrod Shoemaker qualified for the US team earlier. Jim Goodman, 46, died after being pulled from the water during the swimming leg of the triathlon.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin has no intention of returning home to play in Russia, and the threat of a newly revamped Russian professional league using lucrative offers to poach talent is being dismissed by NHL officials. "At this point, it's not a major concern," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said. Daly's comments came after The Toronto Star reported last week that several teams from the newly formed Continental Hockey League intended to offer Malkin a multiyear contract worth at least $12.5 million per season. Malkin's agent, J.P. Barry, confirmed his client received a lucrative "back-channel" offer to play in Russia, but stressed it was a deal Malkin had no intention of accepting.

Tommy Mendonca drove in four runs, Clayton Allison came back from a shoulder ailment to allow one run over six innings, and Fresno State defeated North Carolina, 6-1, to win its bracket in the College World Series. The Bulldogs (45-30) will play Georgia (44-23-1) in the best-of-three championship series starting tonight. Fresno is the first No. 4 regional seed to make the finals . . . Jonathan Van Every hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to lead Pawtucket to an 8-6 win over Columbus. Van Every's 17th homer came off Mike Bacsik, who was touched for Barry Bonds's 756th career home run last year. Jeff Bailey hit a pair of home runs for the fifth time this season, giving the PawSox first baseman 22 for the year.

The Association of Tennis Professionals board is expected to rubber stamp tough sanctions for match fixing just as Wimbledon is getting started. The ATP said it agrees with 15 recommendations from an independent panel released last month to combat the potential for corruption, and will formally endorse them today. Under new guidelines, players will be required to report any suspicious contact from gambling syndicates within 48 hours of being approached . . . Candace Parker became the second woman to dunk in a WNBA game as Los Angeles beat visiting Indiana, 77-63. Parker took a pass from Raffaella Masciadri, dribbled the length of the court, and dunked with her right hand with 29 seconds to play. Teammate Lisa Leslie is the only other WNBA player to do it in a game, her dunk coming in 2002. Parker finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 assists, while Leslie had 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks . . . Tiffany Jackson scored 21 points as host New York set a franchise scoring record with a 105-72 victory over Phoenix . . . Cheryl Ford had 20 points and 12 rebounds to help visiting Detroit hand expansion Atlanta its 13th straight loss to begin the season, 97-76 . . . Crystal Kelly scored 13 points to help Sacramento beat visiting Chicago, 82-70 . . . Minnesota acquired former No. 1 overall draft pick LaToya Thomas from the Shock in exchange for Shay Murphy . . . Eric Dugas of Old Sandwich Country Club in Plymouth and Jeff Martin of Point Judith Country Club in Narragansett, R.I., were among 20 players who qualified for the PGA Championship in the PGA Professional tournament at Lake Oconee, Ga. Dugas tied for sixth in the four-day tournament with a 6-under-par 282, while Martin tied for 10th at 4-under 284 . . . Not Bourbon stalked the pace early, surged into the lead in upper stretch, then held off Ginger Grew by a head in the 149th running of the $1 million Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack . . . Harry Aleo, whose colt Lost in the Fog was the 2005 Eclipse Award sprint winner, died of cancer in San Francisco Saturday. He was 88.