DIGEST
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Investigators interviewed nine people injured in the brawl during Friday's Pistons-Pacers game, but no charges were imminent Oakland County prosecutor David Gorcyca said.
Police were reviewing videotapes and interviewing witnesses from the melee, when Indiana forward Ron Artest charged into the stands after a fan threw a cup at him.
Police Chief Doreen Olko said none of the people involved was seriously injured.
Southern California and Oklahoma held the top two spots in the Bowl Championship Series standings. Unbeaten Auburn is stuck in third place behind the first-place Trojans and second-place Sooners. The Tigers look as if they'll be left out of the Orange Bowl no matter how they do in the Southeastern Conference championship game.USC finishes the season against Notre Dame and UCLA. The Sooners still have to play the Big 12 title game against either Iowa State or Colorado.Only an unexpected loss or a dramatic shift in the polls, where USC is a solid No. 1 and Oklahoma holds a slight advantage over Auburn for second, could derail a Trojans-Sooners matchup in the Orange Bowl.California is in fourth place, Texas fifth and Utah sixth.
NEW YORK - Fox and the Bowl Championship Series announced a four-year deal worth $320 million that gives the network the broadcast rights to the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls from 2007-10 and the national title game from 2007-09.
KIRKLAND, Wash. - Seattle Seahawks receiver Koren Robinson was suspended without pay for the next four games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.Robinson will sit out home games against Buffalo and Dallas, and road games at Minnesota and the New York Jets. He is eligible to return for a Dec. 26 home game against Arizona.Robinson was at team headquarters Monday, but declined comment.NFL career receiving leader Jerry Rice will take over at Robinson's position.
WASHINGTON - The Montreal Expos would be renamed the Washington Nationals if the proposed move of the franchise is approved by baseball owners.The team's new colors would be red, white and blue, club president Tony Tavares said during a news conference. Caps will have a script "W" and the team's secondary logo will feature an interlocking "DC."The move of the team is subject to the approval of baseball owners, which is expected, and the District of Columbia Council enacting financing for a new ballpark by Dec. 31. Baseball owners and the council have both delayed their votes, but the Council is expected to vote by Nov. 30 and owners by Dec. 6.
