Jarrett surrendered his driver’s license and was ordered to pay $420 in court costs and perform 24 hours of community service after appearing in Mecklenburg County District Court.

Jarrett will enter the first stage of the NFL’s substance abuse program, meaning he will be subject to more frequent tests for drugs and alcohol.

The 21-year-old Jarrett was arrested March 11 in the Charlotte suburb of Mint Hill after police say he crossed the center line and ran a red light. The police report said Jarrett’s blood-alcohol level was .12, above North Carolina’s legal limit of .08.

“This is a thing that happened and you learn from your mistakes,” the 6-foot-4 Jarrett said outside the courthouse. “You always have to take the right steps in everything you do. That’s life in general. I took full responsibility for what happened. I’m here in court. Everything worked out.”

The DWI arrest capped a tumultuous rookie season for Jarrett.

The 19-year-old Radwanska, the fourth-seed here, posted a 6-4, 6-7 (9-11), 6-4 victory over the eighth-seeded Petrova to claim her third title of the year and fourth overall. Radwanska needed 2 hours and 37 minutes to hold off Petrova and claim the first prize of $95,500 at the Tier II grasscourt event.

Radwanska won last month in Istanbul as the No. 2 seed, defeating defending champion Elena Dementieva in the final. She also captured the title at Pattaya City in February and has climbed into the top 20 in the world rankings. The only other players with three titles this year are Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams.

“I am very happy after today,” Radwanska said. “This is my best result on the tour so far. I have had a good run this year, and I am slowly making my way up to the rankings. First, my goal was Top 30, then Top 20, and now I am aiming at top 10, but I just had a good week and I am very happy to win my first Tier II.”

Radwanska advanced to her first career Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open, upsetting Russian seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round and Petrova in the fourth round. She then reached the fourth round at the French Open in the year’s second Grand Slam.

Riggleman said Beltre bruised his left index finger taking grounders a few days ago and has difficulty gripping a bat. Miguel Cairo got the start at third base for the second straight day against Atlanta on Sunday.

Riggleman also said Erik Bedard, who left his start Friday night with back spasms, was “significantly better” by Saturday.

Bedard is expected to take his next turn in the rotation Wednesday against the Mets. If he can’t go, Riggleman said his options include right-handers R.A. Dickey and Miguel Batista.

Batista blew a save opportunity by giving up two runs in the ninth inning of the Braves’ 5-4 win on Saturday night. Riggleman expects fill-in closer Brandon Morrow, who has been receiving treatment for back spasms in Seattle, to join the team in New York on Monday, freeing Batista to return to the rotation.

Batista has started in 13 of his 19 appearances this season. He is 3-9 with a 6.26 ERA and has blown two of his three save opportunities.

The “Ante Up for Africa” event is designed to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. More than 300,000 people have died and 2.5 million have been displaced since ethnic warfare began in 2003, according to the U.S. presidential envoy to Sudan.

Players in the poker tournament put up $5,000 to play, and are asked to donate at least half their winnings. The event raised more than $500,000 last year and finished with the top two players agreeing to pool their winnings and donate the full $350,000 to the cause. Of the field of 167, 18 players won money.

Barkley, now an NBA analyst for Tuner Network Television, has pledged to donate all of his winnings to one of the two designated charities if he wins next month, said Sal Petruzzi, a TNT spokesman.

Barkley said on the air during the NBA playoffs he wasn’t going to gamble for “the next year or two” after he was sued by a Las Vegas Strip casino in May for failing to pay $400,000 in gambling markers, or loans.

A newspaper reported that Raymond Domenech left out two players only because they were said to be “Scorpions” (Giuly and Pires). According to Domenech, “the scorpion is a sign that will end up killing itself.” (1)

“It’s the Scorpion which symbolizes Scorpios, and it’s no accident…. they are quite the executives … and see to it that things go forward… Fearless Scorpions rarely lose, per se, they just keep on going, since they are stubborn and determined to succeed… (2)

On the astrology site I could find anything how the scorpion fits in a team. As the previous passage explains, the scorpion often takes the Executive role and that is not (always) helping the team spirit.

Although astrology is not a science it is widely used and comprises a complete “system” in which a person’s behavior is explained. Than it is odd that for a match a specific sign -like in this case the scorpion - is left out.

For those who know little about astrology would argue that Giuly is a player who helped Barcelona to win the league in Spain in 2005.

The advantage of using a system when coaching is that it eases the communication. Astrology focuses on four main types in two dimensions and this can be explained easily. Even when people don’t believe in astrology, a team-design explained by a combination of signs (water, fire, earth and air) can serve as a tool in the discussion.

But this is only the beginning, the “squad selection”. During the game the design must be evaluated and then it comes back to the performance of the player, signs lose their value in the operation, I think.

If I read the description of the scorpion I wonder whether a scorpion wouldn’t favor the French team somehow.

1) NOT Youth-Specific

You can open up virtually any fitness magazine and find a strength training program. You could take this program down to your local gym and start training right now. But you should NEVER give one of these programs to a young athlete. Odds are that the program you found in the fitness magazine was designed for adults looking to gain muscle or lose fat, not for a young athlete looking to increase their performance. Young athletes have unique developmental needs and they need a specific program that addresses those needs.

2) NOT Hockey-Specific

Young hockey players looking to take their game to the next level over the summer need to be using a program that addresses their hockey-specific needs. This does NOT mean that they should just do exercises that replicate what they do on the ice or spend the entire summer on the ice. Players need to build strength and stability in the muscles and joints that support and power hockey-specific movements off the ice this summer if they hope to see an increase in their on-ice performance in the fall.

3) NOT Long-Term

‘Quick fix’ programs are as commonplace in the hockey world as they are in the fitness industry.
Everywhere you turn there seems to be another ad guaranteeing, “Amazing Abs in only 3 minutes a day!” or promising that you’ll, “Lose 10 pounds in just 1 Week!”.
Many hockey training programs will promise players a “Harder Slap-Shot in Only 6 Sessions!” and guarantee “Phenomenal Fitness in just 4 Weeks!”. Just like the weight-loss and stomach flattening programs, these hockey programs may work in the short-term. But inevitably, after a month or so, you are left asking, “What’s next?”. The types of changes that can be made in just 4 short weeks of training will not be long-lasting, unless they are properly taught and reinforced on a more long-term basis.

4) NOT Easily-Accessible

There are plenty of good training facilities and programs out there for young hockey players. Unfortunately, in most cases, you either need to drive to another facility or buy a bunch of expensive equipment in order to get the most out of the training program.
All a young player really needs to get faster, stronger and fitter this summer is a little bit of space and their own body-weight. That’s it - no expensive gym memberships or fancy equipment and no more driving around to another training facility or rink.
Summer hockey training doesn’t need to be complicated in order to be effective. In fact, simpler is better.

Off-ice off-season training programs need to address the specific needs of young hockey players, be accessible to all players and be appropriate for their long-term athletic development in order to be effective.

Kim McCullough, MSc, YCS is a Athletic Development Specialist and founder of Total Female Hockey. In addition to training and coaching girls at all levels of hockey, from novice to the National team, Kim has also played at the highest level of women’s hockey in the world for the last decade. Kim’s female player development website (http://www.totalfemalehockey.com) gives the coaches and parents of aspiring young players access to the most up-to-date programs, articles and advice on how to help their players take their game to the next level. To learn more about female-specific player development, get your Free Report: The #1 Mistake Female Players Make in the Off-Season at: http://www.totalfemalehockey.com

The Blackhawks look for a third consecutive road victory over the struggling Blue Jackets as the teams meet Wednesday night.

Chicago (36-32-8) rallied for a 4-3 overtime victory at home over St. Louis on Sunday to keep its playoff hopes alive. The Blackhawks, 3-1-1 since losing four in a row, are six points out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with six games remaining.

On Sunday, James Wisniewski tied the game with 55 seconds left in regulation, then assisted on Patrick Kane’s winner for the Blackhawks, who haven’t been to the playoffs since 2002.

“They know what it takes to win, to battle,” Chicago coach Denis Savard said. “Whether we get there (the playoffs) or not, they’ll prove a lot of people wrong.”

Two of Chicago’s six games will be against Columbus (33-32-11), which has lost three straight contests and is three points behind the Blackhawks.

Though the teams have each won three games in the season series, Chicago has dominated in the two most recent contests between the teams—both in Columbus— outscoring the Blue Jackets 13-5.

Kane, who also added an assist Sunday for Chicago, has two goals and an assist in the last two games versus the Blue Jackets. Kane has 47 assists, and his next one will give him the team’s rookie single-season record.

Fellow rookie Dustin Byfuglien, who also had a goal Sunday, has three of his four goals against the Blue Jackets in the teams’ last two meetings.

Timeouts, dead balls, it didn’t matter. Even during free throws, as Seattle’s Kevin Durant found out.

“Messed me up a little bit,” Durant said. “But I heard them and that’s something I love. The crowd was into it tonight and that shows they’re going to stick behind us.”

Durant scored 23 points and the SuperSonics snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 97-84 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

But the overwhelming tone of this night was the future of the Sonics and the potential end of the I-5 rivalry with the Blazers.

With Sonics owner Clay Bennett pressing to move his team to Oklahoma City as early as next season, Monday night may have been the final time the longtime rivals faced off just 180 miles apart. The series started in 1970 and the Sonics hold a 98-94 lead.

Putting their own stamp on what was expected to be a two-man game, Kansas State’s Kiddie Corps carried the Wildcats to their first NCAA tournament win since 1988, beating O.J. Mayo and USC 80-67 in the opening round of the Midwest Regional on Thursday night.

“Everybody was so focused on the individual matchup,” Pullen said. “We just tried to make it into Kansas State winning the game. That’s what we were focused on.”

Beasley overcame early trouble to have another big game, scoring 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds for the 27th double-double of his brilliant—and likely only—college season. The NBA beckons, after all.

But the 11th-seeded Wildcats (21-11) are used to big things from Beasley. It was his supporting cast that made the difference against No. 6 seed USC (21-12).

Feherty said Friday he was returning from his morning bicycle ride a day earlier when a truck hauling irrigation equipment pinched him into the curb and he was struck by the side mirror.

“He didn’t want to hit the car on the left, so he ran over the cyclist on the right,” Feherty said. “I don’t remember a whole lot about it. There was a lady on the scene quickly, keeping me conscious. The next thing I know, I’m at Baylor Medical Center, the only hospital in the United States that doesn’t have The Golf Channel.”

He then asked who was leading the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Feherty is regarded as golf’s most comical TV analyst, a former European tour winner and Ryder Cup player from Northern Ireland who has been working for CBS Sports since 1997.