Tuesday's Sports in Brief

Tuesday's Sports in Brief
By The Associated Press
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Bob Knight was reprimanded, but not suspended, for his loud public outburst at Texas Tech chancellor David Smith.
After coaching his No. 19 Red Raiders to a win over Baylor, Knight said there had been discussions about a suspension. The coach also admitted he could've avoided the episode by simply walking away from Smith.
Tech athletic director Gerald Myers said in a statement that "appropriate personnel action" was taken regarding Monday's verbal spat at an upscale grocery store. This is the first time Tech has punished Knight in his three seasons at the school.
Knight spent much of the day meeting with school officials. As Knight left the court after Tuesday night's home win, the crowd cheered loudly.
FOOTBALL
BOSTON (AP) -- The New England Patriots held high their second Super Bowl trophy in three seasons before a raucous downtown crowd, celebrating a championship that was as thrilling as the first one.
Before a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd in City Hall Plaza, Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady stood with team owner Robert Kraft, coach Bill Belichick and dozens of teammates amid a hail of red, white and blue confetti. Brady and Kraft hoisted the twin Super Bowl trophies as they led a parade to City Hall before hundreds of thousands of fans.
Kraft and Belichick praised the players' work ethic that led to a season-ending streak of 15 straight wins and Sunday's 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers.
MIAMI (AP) -- Dan Marino resigned as senior vice president of the Miami Dolphins, only three weeks after accepting a job that brought him back to the team he quarterbacked for 17 seasons.
As recently as Sunday, Marino denied reports saying he was having second thoughts about assuming control of the Dolphins' football operations. But at 2:45 p.m., he made an unannounced visit to owner Wayne Huizenga's office and quit, spurning attempts the owner made to change his mind.
Huizenga said the Dolphins will begin searching for a new executive with an extensive football background to join Miami's management team and oversee football operations. It has not been determined if that person would have the same title Marino was given in his short stint as an executive.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs will have two assistant head coaches, plus separate offensive and defensive coordinators, when he returns to the sidelines after an 11-year retirement.
Nearly all of the names have been public knowledge for weeks, but some of the titles were surprises when the Redskins announced Gibbs' veteran-laden staff.
Former Buffalo coach Gregg Williams was listed as "assistant head coach -- defense," while Greg Blache is defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. Blache spent the last five seasons as Chicago's defensive coordinator.
BASKETBALL
NEW YORK (AP) -- LeBron James was not among the 14 reserves announced for the NBA All-Star game. The talented rookie was outpolled in voting by Eastern Conference coaches who instead selected guards Paul Pierce, Michael Redd, Baron Davis and Jason Kidd.
Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers was among the Western Conference reserves for the league's showcase event Feb. 15 in Los Angeles.
Other West reserves are Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas, Peja Stojakovic and Brad Miller of Sacramento, Sam Cassell of Minnesota, Andrei Kirilenko of Utah and Ray Allen of Seattle.
The other East reserves are Jamaal Magloire of New Orleans, Ron Artest of Indiana and Kenyon Martin of New Jersey.
BOXING
Oscar De La Hoya said he will return to the ring June 5 for the first time since losing his 154-pound title to Shane Mosley last September in Las Vegas. In a statement released by his promotion company, Golden Boy Promotions, De La Hoya said he has not decided on an opponent yet for the fight.
HOCKEY
NEW YORK (AP) -- Brian Rafalski will replace fellow New Jersey Devils defenseman Scott Stevens on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Voted in by fans as a starter, Stevens has missed the past 12 games due to a concussion. Rafalski will make his All-Star game debut Sunday in Minnesota. He was named to the North American All-Star team in 2002 but missed the game because of a knee injury.
Also, the NHL named Vancouver Canucks forward Markus Naslund and Devils defenseman Scott Niedermayer captains for the All-Star game.
SOCCER
SHENZHEN, China (AP) -- The United States beat Canada to win the Four Nations women's soccer tournament, a tuneup for the Athens Olympics.
China placed second after rallying to tie with Sweden, which finished third. Canada was fourth in the round-robin tournament.
The Americans were without Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain. They are expected to return for Olympic qualifying beginning Feb. 25 in Costa Rica. TRACK AND FIELD
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rudolf Reitberger and Andrea Mayr won the men's and women's divisions in the annual race up the 86 flights of the Empire State Building.
Reitberger and Mayr are friends from Julbach, Austria, and train together for the Empire State Building Run-Up. Reitberger covered the 1,576 steps in 10 minutes, 37 seconds. Mayr set the women's course record at 12:08, breaking the previous mark of 12:19 set in 1996 by American Belinda Soszyn.
Finishing second and third among the men were Ran and Dan Alterman, identical twins from Israel.
A total of 117 men and women from 11 countries took part in the trek organized by New York Road Runners.