Briefs | Suspended Adam "Pacman" Jones plans to seek reinstatement

NFL

Jones wants to be able to work out for teams: Suspended Tennessee cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones will again ask commissioner Roger Goodell to reinstate him, with his agent planning to send in his latest request Tuesday.

Jones, 24, wants to be reinstated before the NFL draft on April 26 and 27. His agent, Manny Arora, said being able to work out for teams would increase Jones' appeal to those in the market for a cornerback.

Goodell suspended Jones on April 10, 2007, for his off-field conduct, which includes six arrests since being drafted.

Hockey

U.S. women defeat Canada to earn gold medal at worlds: The United States won its second women's world championship, as captain Natalie Darwitz scored twice in a 4-3 victory over Canada in Harbin, China.

The U.S. team had lost to Canada in nine of the previous 10 finals meetings. The United States won the title in 2005.

BC downs Notre Dame in NCAA final: Nathan Gerbe, a 5-foot-5 junior, scored twice and added two assists in Boston College's 4-1 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA title game in Denver.

BC finally hoisted the trophy after losing in the title game to Wisconsin in 2006 and Michigan State last year.

Swimming

Bainbridge Island's Silver is part of relay team that sets American record: Emily Silver of Bainbridge Island helped the 400-meter freestyle relay team set a U.S. record at the short-course world championships in Manchester, England.

Silver joined Jessica Hardy of Long Beach, Calif.; Rachel Komisarz of Louisville, Ky.; and Kara Denby of Simi Valley, Calif. The team finished in 3 minutes, 34.96 seconds and placed fifth. The Netherlands won and set a short-course world record of 3:29.42.

Ryan Lochte of Daytona Beach, Fla., surpassed the world record in the men's 100 individual medley with a time of 51.25 in the semifinals — his third world record of the meet.

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe won her fourth gold medal and set her third world record when she took the 200 IM in 2:06.13, beating the record of 2:07.79 set in 1993 by American Allison Wagner. Silver was eighth in 2:10.90.

Coventry wore an LZR Racer, the Speedo suit that has been helping swimmers around the world rewrite the record books since it was introduced in February.

Cycling

Contador triumphs: Alberto Contador of the Astana team won the Tour of Basque Country after taking the sixth and final stage, an individual time trial in Orio, Spain.

The 25-year-old Contador, last year's Tour de France winner, finished the 12-mile stage 22 seconds ahead of Australian Cadel Evans of the Silence-Lotto team. Contador's six-stage time was 21 hours, 3 minutes, 59 seconds.

Curling

Canada to play Scotland for men's world title: Canada beat Norway 5-4 to advance to today's final against Scotland in the men's world championships in Grand Forks, N.D.

Boxing

Cotto, Margarito win: Miguel Cotto battered Alfonso Gomez for five rounds in Atlantic City, N.J., to retain his WBA welterweight title and set up a bout with new IBF champion Antonio Margarito.

Earlier, Margarito stopped Kermit Cintron in the sixth round.

Tarver adds a title: Light-heavyweight Antonio Tarver defeated Clinton Woods with a unanimous 12-round decision in Tampa, Fla., to retain his IBO crown and take the IBF title from his British opponent.

The scores were 119-109, 117-111 and 116-112.

Doping

Witness reveals names: A witness in the federal investigation into performance-enhancing drugs said he advised and supplied track coach Trevor Graham and his athletes, including Marion Jones, as well as Maurice Greene, The New York Times reported on its Web site.

Citing court filings, the newspaper said Angel Guillermo Heredia, identified as Source A in the felony indictment, agreed to be a cooperating witness when investigators confronted him with evidence of his drug trafficking and money laundering. Among his clients, Heredia identified 12 Olympic medalists, including Greene, who has not previously been linked to performance-enhancing drugs.

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