Florida quarterback Tim Tebow broke his right, non-throwing hand Saturday night against rival Florida State and will be in a cast for at least two weeks. He should be fine for Florida's bowl game, probably a New Year's Day matchup in Orlando or Tampa.
• Marshall offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Larry Kueck and defensive line coach Thielen Smith were released from the coaching staff.
Basketball
Antonio Graves scored 20 points as the Pittsburgh Xplosion dropped the Rio Grande Valley Silverados, 124-96, last night at the Petersen Events Center. John DeGroat added 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Soccer
The United States will open 2010 World Cup qualifying in June against the tiny Caribbean nations of Barbados or Dominica and is likely to wind up in a politically charged semifinal group with Cuba.
• FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepped up his crusade against foreign players at club and country levels, warning that Brazilian players threaten to comprise half the national soccer squads in the next 10 years. Blatter has long campaigned for a maximum quota of five foreign players at club level, a move which would defy European labor laws.
Track and field
World track champion Christine Ohuruogu said she was to blame for missing three doping tests that led to her one-year suspension, but she plans to appeal the decision to keep her out of the Olympics. Ohuruogu won the 400-meter world title on Aug. 29, just weeks after completing her ban, which she had previously blamed on the drug-testing system of UK Sport. She said she missed the testers when her training schedules were changed.
