■ GOLF
Daly arrested at Hooters
Two-time major golf champion John Daly spent a night in jail at the weekend after police in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, found him drunk outside a restaurant, the Winston-Salem Journal reported on Wednesday. Police Lieutenant Tyrone Phelps told the newspaper that Daly was held at the Forsyth County Jail early on Sunday morning to sober up. According to the newspaper, paramedics went to a Hooters restaurant at 1am after receiving a report that Daly had passed out. When police arrived, they found Daly drunk and unwilling to go to hospital. He was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct. The newspaper reported that Daly was traveling on a tour bus and told police that others on the bus didn’t want him back on it after the restaurant closed. Daly, the 1991 PGA Champion and 1995 British Open champion, was later released on an unsecured bond. Daly, 42, hasn’t held a US PGA Tour card for the past two years. In March, Butch Harmon quit as his swing coach. At the time, Harmon said of Daly that “the most important thing in his life is getting drunk.”
■ COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Cincinnati beat S Florida
Playing with a cast protecting a broken arm, University of Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike still threw two touchdown passes in a 24-10 victory over No. 24-ranked South Florida in Cincinnati on Thursday. Pike was sharp in his second game back since he broke his left forearm, his non-passing arm, which is held together by a plate and six screws. He connected on 20 of 28 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns, including a pass to Connor Barwin that put the Bearcats up 24-10 early in the fourth quarter. South Florida was the last team from the Big East conference to be ranked in the Top 25. The Bulls readily acknowledged that if they didn’t win this one, they would have no realistic chance for the title, so those hopes are dashed.
■ BASEBALL
Macha takes over at Brewers
Ken Macha was hired as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, taking over from Dale Sveum following the team’s first playoff appearance since 1982. The 58-year-old Macha, who managed the Oakland Athletics to a pair of American League West division titles, agreed to a two-year contract. He replaces Sveum, who became interim manager when Ned Yost was fired with 12 games left in the regular season. Sveum was dropped from consideration two weeks ago. Macha led Oakland to a 368-260 record. He was fired after the Athletics were swept by Detroit in the 2006 AL Championship Series. Willie Randolph and Bob Brenly were also on the list of finalists. Macha was considered the lead candidate to become Brewers manager six years ago when Melvin became GM, but Macha was promoted from bench coach to manager in Oakland.
■ BASKETBALL
Nets pick up option on Yi
The New Jersey Nets picked up their option for the 2009-2010 season on Yi Jianlian (易建聯) on Thursday, a day after the Chinese forward made a strong debut for his new National Basketball Association club. Yi, 21, scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbed six rebounds to help the Nets to a 95-85 victory over Washington in their NBA season-opener. The 2.13m tall player from Shenzhen was traded in June from Milwaukee, who had made him the sixth overall selection in the NBA draft a year earlier. The Nets also picked up the contract options for the 2009-2010 season on center Josh Boone and forward Sean Williams on Thursday.
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