LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Siena College women's basketball junior captain Lily Grenci was named to the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar Athlete team.

Grenci, a graduate of Mars High School, was just one of 11 players chosen nationally.

Grenci was second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in scoring average (15.2 points per game) and third in rebounding (7.8) and shot 76.3 percent from the free-throw line.

Grenci currently boasts a 3.83 GPA while majoring in Sociology.

NEW YORK — Bill Hohn retired after 23 years as a major league umpire and was replaced by Todd Tichenor.Arkansas coach Petrino put on paid leaveFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas put football coach Bobby Petrino on paid leave Thursday after he failed to disclose he had been riding with football program female employee Jessica Dorrell when his motorcycle skidded off the road over the weekend.Petrino apologized and said he had been concerned about protecting his family and keeping an “inappropriate relationship from becoming public.”Athletic director Jeff Long announced the decision at a late-night news conference and said he had no timeline in determining Petrino's future with the Razorbacks.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse center Fab Melo is entering the NBA draft after a breakout season in which he twice was held out because of eligibility issues.The 7-foot sophomore from Brazil averaged 7.8 points and 5.8 rebounds, led the Big East in blocks per game and was named the conference's defensive player of the year.

NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell heard the appeals of New Orleans coach Sean Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis and assistant coach Joe Vitt in the Saints bounty case.Payton left NFL headquarters without commenting after he met with Goodell to discuss the season-long suspension he received for his role in the bounty system. Loomis was suspended for eight games and Vitt for six. The Saints were fined $500,000 and docked two second-round draft picks.The former New Orleans defensive coordinator at the center of the bounties case, Gregg Williams, did not appeal.

DALLAS— Former Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano, whose wild sideline antics made him a fan favorite when the Cowboys won three Super Bowls in the 1990s, died Thursday. He was 68.

CLEVELAND — J.P. Arencibia’s three-run homer in the 16th inning sent the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians in the longest opening-day game in major league history.