Donaghy reports to federal pen

Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has reported to a federal prison camp in Pensacola, Fla., to begin his 15-month sentence in a gambling scandal.

Donaghy's attorney says his client arrived at the Saufley Field minimum-security prison on Tuesday morning.

A New York judge sentenced Donaghy in July after the 41-year-old referee said he took thousands of dollars from a professional gambler in exchange for inside tips on games - including games he worked. Donaghy said he was a gambling addict who needs treatment, not incarceration.

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information through interstate commerce in the tips-for-payoffs scheme.

* Guard Juan Dixon signed a free-agent contract with the Washington Wizards, returning to the team that drafted him.

Track and field

NCAA upholds sanctions

The NCAA upheld sanctions against Arkansas' track and field program, although the school still hopes to keep the two national titles in question.

Arkansas said Tuesday it will ask an NCAA committee handling track and field scoring to clarify how many points the Razorbacks must vacate from the 2004 and 2005 men's outdoor national championships. The Razorbacks won the title both years.

Arkansas was penalized for violations involving sprint star Tyson Gay and a former assistant coach. The NCAA handed down its decision last October, taking away the two national titles and giving the school three years' probation.

Horse racing

Trainer Jones plans to retire

Trainer Larry Jones plans to retire after next year's Breeders' Cup, ending a career in which his filly Eight Belles collapsed and died after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby.

-Combined news services