NEWSWIRE

Miscellany

The state racing commission in Little Rock, Ark., voted unanimously to uphold and extend the suspension of jockey Billy Patin, accused of using an electrical device to spur his horse to victory in the Arkansas Derby on April 10.

Georgia Southern baseball coach Jack Stallings, the winningest active coach in Division I, retired after 39 seasons with a 1,258-796-5 record.

Football

Mark Hill has been named to replace Tim O’Brien as men’s basketball coach at Orange Coast College. Hill, who was boys’ varsity coach at Esperanza from 1988-96, was an assistant for two seasons for O’Brien, who recently accepted the position of boys’ basketball coach at Northwood High.