ZURICH — With FIFA facing its worst scandal in its 107-year history, a seething Sepp Blatter denied his organization is in crisis as he moved closer to a fourth term as president of soccer's ruling body and the crisis spread to the vote for the 2022 World Cup.

With his only challenger, Mohamed bin Hammam of Qatar, suspended along with FIFA Vice President Jack Warner because of bribery allegations, Blatter acknowledged two days before the election that the two had done “great damage” to soccer.

During an impromptu and sometimes raucous news conference at FIFA headquarters, Blatter gave staccato answers and lectured journalists to behave with “respect” and “elegance” when questioning his 13-year rule.

Blatter promised to restore order, and dismissed evidence that FIFA's second in command had suggested Qatar “bought” the right to host the 2022 World Cup.

BALTIMORE — Colin Briggs scored five goals and seventh-seeded Virginia edged Maryland 9-7 in the NCAA men's lacrosse championship.Briggs, who did not play in Saturday's semifinals after being suspended due to a violation of team rules, scored three times on uncontested shots and twice beat defenders 1-on-1, earning the most outstanding player award.

NEW YORK — Virginia was selected as the top seed for the 64-team NCAA Division I college baseball tournament.The Cavaliers (49-9) won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and will host one of 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals that begin Friday.The other national seeds, in order, are: Florida (45-16), North Carolina (45-14), South Carolina (45-14), Florida State (42-17), Vanderbilt (47-10), Texas (43-15) and Rice (41-19). Those teams will not have to face each other until the College World Series.