Perrilloux is suspended at LSU

Louisiana State quarterback Ryan Perrilloux was suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, Coach Les Miles said Monday in a news release.

Miles said Perrilloux’s status for spring practice, which starts Feb. 29, is uncertain.

The release did not detail the rule or rules broken and it was unclear how the suspension would affect Perrilloux’s future with the team. He has been widely considered the favorite to succeed Matt Flynn after leading LSU to two victories as a starter -- including the Southeastern Conference championship game -- when Flynn was injured in the 2007 season.

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Tennessee punter Britton Colquitt was suspended for five games and lost his scholarship after he was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident at 2 a.m. Sunday.

Colquitt, 22, hit a parked car and then left the scene, said a Knoxville police spokesman. Colquitt was suspended as a freshman in 2004 when he faced multiple alcohol-related charges.

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South Carolina receiver Dion Lecorn was arrested at an apartment complex in Cayce, S.C., and charged with marijuana possession.

The 19-year-old freshman was released on his own recognizance after spending the night in jail.

Lecorn and a second player with him that night, freshman receiver Matt Clements, were suspended from the team, according to a statement from Coach Steve Spurrier.

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An appeals court has thrown out a public drunkenness conviction against Charles Thompson, the quarterback who led Oklahoma to an 11-1 season in 1987. Judge David B. Lewis wrote that the evidence did not support a conviction because the city failed to prove Thompson was drunk in a public place.

TENNIS

Italian player is suspended for betting

Italian player Giorgio Galimberti was found guilty of betting on tennis and was suspended for 100 days and fined $35,000.

The ATP said Galimberti bet on tennis from June 2003 to January 2006 but did not specify if he bet on his own matches. Galimberti is currently ranked No. 1,009, with his highest ranking No. 115.

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Defending champion Mikhail Youzhny was ousted by Janko Tipsarevic, 7-6 (3) 6-4, in the opening round of the ABN Amro at Rotterdam, Netherlands. . . . Shahar Peer became the first Israeli to compete in a WTA Tour event in the Gulf Arab region, defeating Andreja Klepac, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the second round in the Qatar Open at Doha. . . . Top-seeded David Nalbandian beat Peter Luczak, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round of the Copa Telmex at Buenos Aires. . . . Second-seeded Alize Cornet lost in the first round to Maria Emilia Salerni, 6-4, 6-2, in the Copa Colsanitas at Bogota, Colombia.

PRO FOOTBALL

Bears release Muhammad, extend Brown’s contract

The Chicago Bears released former Pro Bowl wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad, cutting the veteran after three seasons.

Chicago also gave defensive end Alex Brown a two-year contract extension and declined a $5.2-million-option on defensive tackle Darwin Walker, making him a free agent.

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Offensive lineman Stacy Andrews was designated the Cincinnati Bengals’ franchise player.

The franchise-player tag means the Bengals can retain Andrews by matching any offer sheet he signs.

If the Bengals decline to match a signed offer, the team signing Andrews would be required to give the Bengals its first-round choices in the 2008 and 2009 NFL drafts.

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The Kansas City Chiefs signed kicker Billy Cundiff to a two-year contract.

MISCELLANY

U.S. water polo team locked down in hotel

Midway through a European tour, the U.S. men’s water polo team found itself caught in political turmoil, locked down in its Belgrade hotel amid concerns about unrest in the region.

The Americans had been training with the Serbian national team, a water polo power, for several days when the southern province of Kosovo declared its independence.

With the U.S. publicly backing the fledgling nation, protesters attacked the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade, throwing chunks of concrete and trashing cars. Two McDonald’s restaurants were ransacked.

-- David Wharton

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Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly and Katie Hoff culminated a dominating meet with another victory and a narrow second-place finish on the final day of the Missouri Grand Prix at Columbia.

Phelps won the butterfly in 51.52 seconds, with world-record holder Ian Crocker finishing second.

Hoff picked up her fifth victory by winning the 800 freestyle and finished 0.15 seconds behind Zimbabwe Olympian Kirsty Coventry in the 200 individual medley.

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Sao Paulo striker Adriano was suspended for two matches by the Sao Paulo Soccer Federation for head-butting another player.