EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon quarterback Justin Roper will be out two to four weeks because of a partially torn ligament in his left knee.
Ducks coach Mike Bellotti said Roper injured his knee late in a 32-26 overtime victory at Purdue on Saturday and that preliminary reports indicate a partial tear of Roper’s medial collateral ligament.
The Ducks host Boise State on Saturday. The team is expected to use backup Jeremiah Masoli and true freshman Chris Harper at quarterback.
• East Carolina linebacker Quentin Cotton is likely out for the season after injuring his right knee during Saturday’s victory over Tulane. The injury means Nick Johnson will move into the starting lineup.
• Texas A&M quarterback Stephen McGee is throwing again after spraining his shoulder, but coach Mike Sherman hasn’t decided whether he’ll play against Miami on Saturday.
• A trial has been averted in a teenager’s lawsuit claiming she suffered psychological trauma from nearly a two-year sexual relationship with former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick, The Roanoke (Va.) Times reported. Steven Smith, an attorney for the teenager, said the parties have agreed in principle to a settlement in the $6.35 million lawsuit.
• The Nebraska home game against Virginia Tech will be part of a regionalized ABC prime time package. ABC Sports said the broadcast for the Sept. 27 game will begin at 6 p.m. MDT.
Arizona reports possible recruiting violation
PHOENIX — The University of Arizona has reported a possible NCAA recruiting violation by men’s basketball coach Lute Olson, who called it “an unfortunate and regrettable error.”
Athletic director Jim Livengood said Olson had sent a letter to basketball boosters asking for a donation to Jim Storey’s Arizona Cactus Classic basketball tournament, held last May at Arizona’s McKale Center. NCAA rules prohibit institutional representatives or boosters from arranging financial assistance for potential recruits.
• North Carolina-Asheville’s Kenny George, at 7-feet-7 the nation’s tallest college basketball player, might not play this season because of a foot injury. The senior had two surgical procedures on an infected right foot and remains in a Chicago hospital.
Footnotes.
The Los Angeles Kings signed free-agent centers Jarret Stoll and Brad Richardson. Stoll got a four-year deal, while Richardson signed a two-year contract.
• The Carolina Hurricanes signed left wing Matt Murley to a one-year contract.
• Jack Falla, a Boston University professor who covered the NHL for Sports Illustrated in the 1980s, died of a heart attack Sunday while in Maine with his family. He was 62.
• David Garcia Dapena of Spain won the 15th leg of the Spanish Vuelta, while compatriot Alberto Contador held the overall lead — 1 minute, 17 seconds ahead of Levi Leipheimer.
• Tina Thompson scored a game-high 31 points to lead the Houston Comets to a 90-81 win over the Sacramento Monarchs in the WNBA regular-season finale for both teams.
The Associated Press
