BALLERUP, Denmark — Taylor Phinney won the men’s individual pursuit Thursday at the track cycling world championships.
The Boulder rider finished the 4-kilometer race in 4 minutes, 16.6 seconds — nearly two seconds better than silver medalist Jesse Sergent of New Zealand.
“I came here to win, but my main goal is beat the world record,” Phinney said of Christopher Boardman‘s mark of 4:11.114.
FIU player stabbed to death
MIAMI — Kendall Berry, a 22-year- old reserve running back at Florida International, was stabbed to death in an on-campus incident, sending police on a search for multiple suspects.
• Offensive tackle Aaron Douglas, who started 10 games as a freshman, has been granted his release from the Tennessee program.
• The International Bowl is folding after failing to renew its contract with the Big East.
Eagles want a top-42 pick
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles will consider a deal for six-time Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb only if it includes a pick among the top 42 in next month’s NFL draft.
The Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills and St. Louis Rams are considered to be most interested in McNabb, who is entering the final year of his contract. Each team has two picks in the top 42.
• Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf agreed to plead guilty in his Texas drug and burglary case in exchange for 10 years of probation. A judge must approve the deal, which includes Leaf paying a $20,000 fine.
Hewitt staying at Georgia Tech
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Georgia Tech basketball coach Paul Hewitt turned down an offer to replace fired Norm Roberts at St. John’s.
• The University of San Francisco fired women’s basketball coach Tanya Haave. Haave, a former assistant at the University of Colorado as well as at Denver, and a prep All-American at Evergreen, went 36-86 in four seasons.
Footnotes.
Sacramento Kings rookie point guard and leading scorer Tyreke Evans is not ready to return from a concussion and will miss the team’s next two road games, at Boston tonight and Sunday’s contest at Cleveland.
• The two sides negotiating the sale of the Washington Wizards have agreed to value the franchise and the Verizon Center at slightly more than $550 million, a significant benchmark in the expected transfer of ownership to Ted Leonsis following the death of longtime owner Abe Pollin.
• Fredy Montero set up the first goal of the 2010 Major League Soccer season, then scored on a diving header that’ll be tough to top all season, and the Seattle Sounders FC defeated the expansion Philadelphia Union 2-0.
• Olympian Emily Brydon is retiring from Canada’s alpine ski team after a 13-year career that includes one World Cup victory and nine podium finishes.
• Pioneering sports broadcaster Chester R. Simmons, who served as president of ESPN during the company’s launch in 1979, died of undisclosed causes in Atlanta. He was 81.
