Boldon Wins NCAA 100 Meters

UCLA’s Ato Boldon, a sprinter from Trinidad, won the 100 meters Saturday in Eugene, Ore., in the NCAA Track and Field Championships in 9.92 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year.

Boldon broke the NCAA meet record of 9.97 seconds, set by Olapade Adeniken of Texas El Paso. He narrowly missed the collegiate record of 9.91 set by Davidson Ezinwa of Azusa Pacific in 1992.

Defending champion Tim Harden of Kentucky was second in 10.10 seconds. Boldon’s victory was especially sweet because he had disqualified from the 100 semifinals last year for a false start he claims he did not commit.

The Louisiana State women, led by sprinters D’Andre Hill and Zundra Feagin, won their 10th consecutive women’s team title. Arkansas, led by triple jump champion Robert Howard and distance runners Godfrey Siamusiye and Jason Bunston, won its fifth consecutive men’s team title.

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World record-holder Leroy Burrell was timed in 10.18 seconds in a victory in the Bruce Jenner Classic at San Jose, just beating the Olympic qualifying standard of 10.20. . . . Lyn Jennings beat her own record in the five-kilometer run in Albany, N.Y., with a 15:21 finish in the U.S. women’s national championship. . . . Britain’s Linford Christie set a European Cup record in the 100 meters, clocking 10.4 seconds in Madrid.

Jurisprudence

The Upper Deck Co, a trading card and sports memorabilia firm, says it will appeal an arbitration panel’s decision awarding $4.9 million to the estate of the late Mickey Mantle in a two-year-old case.

Former Texas El Paso running back Toraino Singleton was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being sentenced to 12 years in prison on a conviction for assault with a deadly weapon--his fists.

Golf

Bruce Summerhays shot a three-under-par 69 for a two-round score of 136 and a one-stroke lead over John Bland at the Bruno’s Memorial Classic on the PGA Senior Tour at Birmingham, Ala.

Mike Sugar of Placentia shot a final-round 64, then birdied the second playoff hole to beat Esteban Toledo and win the Queen Mary Open, a Golden State Tour event at Lakewood Country Club.

Football

The College Football Assn., which began in 1977 as a way for top football powers to gain a greater voice within the NCAA and eventually brokered big-money television contracts for its members, was voted out of existence by its board of directors and will disband June 30, 1997.

The Houston Oilers agreed to terms with veteran punter Reggie Roby, who was with Tampa Bay last season, on a four-year contract worth $2.7 million.

Auto Racing

Randy Lajoie won the GM Goodwrench-Delco Battery 200 at Dover, Del., for his second Busch Grand National victory in three weeks.

Britain’s Damon Hill won the pole for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, lapping the 2.937-mile Circuit de Catalunya at 131.098 mph.

Miscellany

Three employees at the Augusta National Golf Club were fired and four were suspended for allegedly selling their 1996 Masters tournament series badges. The six men and one woman worked in the housekeeping and locker room/bar departments of the club. . . . Jason Childers pitched a seven-hitter and tournament MVP Chris Halliday hit a three-run homer to lead Kennesaw State (48-17) to a 4-0 victory over St. Joseph’s, Ind., (52-12) in the NCAA Division II championship game at Montgomery. Ala. . . . Princeton’s driving finish gave it a quarter of a boat-length victory over Washington in the men’s varsity eight at the 94th annual National Intercollegiate Rowing Championships at Pennsauken, N.J.