Bentley remains atop national rankings

Unbeaten Bentley (13-0) remained No. 1 in the NABC Division 2 Coaches Poll. The Falcons, who got six of eight first-place votes in yesterday's rankings, haven't lost a regular-season game since February 2006, and have won 45 of their last 46 games, the only loss coming to Winona State in the NCAA Tournament last March . . . Washington State reserve guard Stephen Sauls was hospitalized after he collapsed and appeared to stop breathing during practice. The freshman was struck in the head and then collapsed during a team scrimmage Monday evening. Sauls had a concussion and will remain hospitalized indefinitely while doctors perform tests . . . Duke's Brian Zoubek is out indefinitely after breaking his foot during practice, and reserve guard Martynas Pocius underwent season-ending ankle surgery . . . Christine Olson, the wife of Arizona coach Lute Olson, filed a court challenge to his attempt to divorce her. The 73-year-old Hall of Fame coach filed for divorce Dec. 6, the same day he announced his leave of absence would be extended for the rest of this season . . . The NCAA penalized Prairie View A&M's women's team for violations attributed to unfamiliarity with rules by coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke. The NCAA reduced Prairie View A&M's scholarships from 15 to 12 for three years for "major violations" in 2005-06 that ranged from giving players small amounts of cash to various forms of unauthorized practices.

The Montreal Canadiens changed reserve goalies, sending rookie Carey Price to AHL Hamilton and recalling Jaroslav Halak to back up Cristobal Huet. Price, 20, is 9-7-3 with a 2.90 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage in 19 games, but struggled in his last three starts . . . Ashley Cottrell had two goals and three assists and Brooke Ammerman had a hat trick as the US women's team routed Switzerland, 11-0, in a preliminary-round game of the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Under-18 championships in Calgary.

The University of Hawaii fired athletic director Herman Frazier after he failed to re-sign coach June Jones. In a brief statement, the university said the move was made "in the best interest of the athletics program." It came a day after Jones, the winningest coach in school history, accepted a five-year deal worth about $2 million a year to coach at SMU. Associate athletic director Carl Clapp will serve as acting director until Frazier's replacement is hired . . . Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez filled out most of his coaching staff, bringing many of the assistants who helped him build West Virginia into a Big East power. Rodriguez will be joined by six former Mountaineer coaches and five members of their support staff, choosing to keep only one of Lloyd Carr's assistants: Fred Jackson as running backs coach. Calvin Magee will serve as associate head coach/offensive coordinator; Rodriguez did not name a defensive coordinator . . . Two-time Rutgers All-American running back Ray Rice and Auburn defensive tackle Pat Sims will skip their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft. Rice rushed for 2,012 yards and 25 touchdowns this season and Sims was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference pick after making 4.5 sacks.

The reeling Miami Heat (8-27) won't get Shaquille O'Neal back for at least a week while he receives treatment for a hip injury that has sidelined him for six games . . . Tracy McGrady will be checked out by the Houston Rockets' medical staff tomorrow to determine when he'll be able to return from his left knee injury, with the team shooting for Friday as a possible return date . . . A group of Seattle women, led by former Deputy Mayor Anne Levinson, will buy the WNBA Seattle Storm from SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett for $10 million. The purchase option for the franchise was finalized this week, ensuring the Storm will remain in Seattle, while Bennett continues his push to move the SuperSonics to his hometown of Oklahoma City.

Goalkeeper Hope Solo is back on the US women's soccer team roster and headed back to China. Solo was dropped from the team after last year's World Cup semifinal, when she was benched for the Americans' 4-0 loss to Brazil in favor of veteran Briana Scurry. Her strong criticism of then-coach Greg Ryan led to her being suspended from the squad. But new coach Pia Sundhage, who will make her debut with the American team at the Four Nations Tournament in Foshan, China, Jan. 16-20, selected Solo and Scurry as her keepers . . . The Mariners signed veteran infielder Miguel Cairo to a one-year contract, hoping to give starting second baseman Jose Lopez more prodding to improve. Cairo, 33, played 82 games for the Yankees and St. Louis last season . . . Chris Duffy, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Opening Day center fielder last season, is still healing from shoulder surgery and might miss part of spring training . . . David Nalbandian, whose past two title wins came over No. 1 Roger Federer and No. 2 Rafael Nadal, injured his back during practice, forcing him to withdraw from the Kooyong tournament in Melbourne. He said he is doubtful to compete in next week's Australian Open . . . Olympic silver medalist Paul Wylie and six-time US champion Todd Eldredge were elected to the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Janet Gerhauser Carpenter and Charles A. DeMore will join the two Olympians when they are inducted in a ceremony for the classes of 2007 and 2008 Jan. 25 . . . The Chilean government will back a proposal to bring the Dakar Rally to South America after terrorist threats forced the cancellation of the off-road endurance race traditionally staged across the Sahara desert.