Tuesday Sports In Brief

Tuesday Sports In Brief
By The Associated Press
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WACO, Texas (AP) -- Investigators searched a gravel pit near the Brazos River for the body of Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy, who police believe was killed by a former teammate.
The teammate, Carlton Dotson, was charged with murder Monday in Chestertown, Md., near his hometown. He was ordered held without bail, and his attorneys said they would oppose his transfer to Texas.
The search for the body was centered just miles from the Baptist university where Dotson and Dennehy were on the basketball team last season.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) -- Lou Henson says he plans to continue coaching at New Mexico State even though he was recently diagnosed with cancer. Henson, 71, has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer that affects the body's lymph system, the school said.
GOLF
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) -- Ben Curtis, the surprise winner of last weekend's British Open, withdrew from the Greater Hartford Open. The 26-year-old apologized in a statement for his withdrawal, saying he was disappointed to miss the GHO but wanted to spend time with his family and friends. The tournament begins Thursday.
BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs acquired center fielder Kenny Lofton and third baseman Aramis Ramirez from the Pittsburgh Pirates for infielder Jose Hernandez and two minor leaguers.
The trade was announced minutes after the Pirates' 2-0 loss to Houston.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees acquired 46-year-old left-hander Jesse Orosco in a trade with the San Diego Padres for a player to be named.
SWIMMING
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Michael Phelps of the United States broke his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the world championships.
Phelps was timed in 1 minute 53.93 seconds in the semifinals. His previous mark of 1:54.58 was set July 24, 2001, in Fukuoka, Japan.
Australia's Ian Thorpe won his second gold medal of the meet in the 200-meter freestyle. Hannah Stockbauer of Germany won gold in the 1,500 freestyle, with the second fastest time (16:00.18) in history. Aaron Piersol of the United States won the gold medal in the men's 100 backstroke.
BASKETBALL
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington Wizards signed free agent point guard Gilbert Arenas to a six-year offer sheet worth about $65 million.
The Golden State Warriors will have 15 days to match the offer sheet. They aren't expected to do so because they have little room to maneuver under the salary cap. Terms of the contract were confirmed by a source involved in the negotiations, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The Golden State Warriors have agreed to a contract with point guard Speedy Claxton, a member of the San Antonio Spurs' championship team. Claxton's signing will be announced on Wednesday, team spokesman Raymond Ridder said.
OLYMPICS
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Pole vaulter Chase Shealy has accepted a provisional suspension after testing positive for a prohibited substance, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said.
Shealy, 18, of Cayce, S.C., tested positive for an amphetamine at the USA Outdoor Track & amp; Field Championships in Palo Alto, Calif., on June 21, the agency said.
FOOTBALL
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Eric Crouch quit the NFL for the second time in 11 months. The 2001 Heisman Trophy winner from Nebraska left the Green Bay Packers on the eve of full-squad workouts. He had hoped to win a job as one of Brett Favre's backups, but coach Mike Sherman said he had little chance at beating out the three QBs ahead of him in that race.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Wide receiver Nate Burleson, Minnesota's third-round draft choice, signed with the team.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- The Detroit Lions said they agreed to three-year contracts with three 2003 draft picks: defensive tackle Cory Redding, defensive back Blue Adams and wide receiver Travis Anglin.
BOXING
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Vitali Klitschko, severely cut around his left eye during his heavyweight title fight against Lennox Lewis last month, has been cleared to return to the ring. Klitschko was examined by Dr. Volker Steinkraus in Hamburg, Germany.
HOCKEY
DALLAS (AP) -- Teppo Numminen, a defenseman who played the most games in the history of the Winnipeg-Phoenix franchise, relaxed his no-trade clause and allowed a deal with the Dallas Stars to be made.
Numminen was part of a three-way trade that also sent defenseman Darryl Sydor from the Stars to the Columbus Blue Jackets, center Mike Sillinger from Columbus to Phoenix and brought Dallas a second-round pick in next year's entry draft from the Blue Jackets.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- The New York Islanders re-signed goalies Garth Snow and Rick DiPietro to one-year contracts.
HORSE RACING
TOKYO (AP) -- Ferdinand, the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner ridden by Bill Shoemaker and trained by Charlie Whittingham, is dead, the horse's former owner said.
Yoshikazu Watanabe said Ferdinand had been disposed of during the past year. He declined to give further details about the death.
SOCCER
SEATTLE (AP) -- In its first game without superstar David Beckham, Manchester United beat Glasgow Celtic 4-0 behind goals by Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ryan Giggs, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and David Bellion.
The match was part of Manchester's four-game United States tour, which continues on Sunday in Los Angeles against Mexico's Club America.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Lifeguards were searching the water southwest of Los Angeles for an 18-year-old Southern California football recruit who was reported missing a day earlier.
Huntington State Beach lifeguard Mike Brousard said the teenager was identified by his family as Drean Rucker. Rucker was expected to report to the beginning of practice at USC on Aug. 5.