Martinez: The $75-Million Man?

Miscellany

Italy’s Juventus, the European Champions’ Cup winner in 1996 and the runner-up in ‘97, advanced to the quarterfinals of this season’s tournament, beating England’s Manchester United, 1-0, in Turin.

Negotiations for a heavyweight unification bout between Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield will be called off unless a contract is signed by Friday, according to Lewis’ promoter, Panos Eliades.

Former NBA star Rick Barry, 53, was hired to coach the developmental U.S. Basketball League’s newest member, the New Jersey Shore Cats.

Unseeded Kevin Kim advanced to the quarterfinals of the UC Irvine Men’s Masters tournament by upsetting 9th-seeded Johan Landsberg of Sweden, 6-3, 6-3. Kim, a sophomore at UCLA from Sunny Hills High, will face Kim Tiilikainen of Finland in the quarterfinals today. The finals are Sunday.

Villanova receiver Brian Finneran, who played at Santa Margarita High, was named first-team NCAA Division I-AA. Finneran, who won the Walter Payton Award, had 75 receptions for 1,176 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Seven athletes and one chancellor will be inducted into UCLA’s Athletics Hall of Fame in ceremonies this month. Former chancellor Charles E. Young will be joined by Paul Caligiuri (soccer), Tim Daggett (gymnastics), David Greenwood and Frank Lubin (basketball), Doug Partie (volleyball) and Cal Rossi (football and baseball).

Curt Fraser, coach of the International Hockey League’s Orlando Solar Bears, was suspended for two games and fined $1,000 and five players and the team’s equipment manager were fined $100 each for an altercation with fans in a Dec. 2 game against the Detroit Vipers at Auburn Hills, Mich.