Fan Found Guilty of Stalking Hingis

Jurors convicted a fan of stalking Martina Hingis on Tuesday, rejecting arguments by the defense that he never threatened the tennis star and only was trying to romance her.

The jury deliberated for 2 1/2 hours in a Miami courtroom before announcing the verdict in the stalking and trespassing case against Dubravko Rajcevic, a 46-year-old Croatian-born naval architect.

Rajcevic was found guilty on all of the four misdemeanor charges against him: one count of stalking and three counts of trespassing during the 2000 Ericsson Open near Miami. He faces up to four years in state prison.

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Nevada football Coach Chris Tormey had only hearsay knowledge of the January incident and did not hinder a police investigation into an off-campus fight that included two of his football players, the state attorney general’s office has concluded.

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Sophomore defensive linemen Tyrone Dickerson, Marcus Lewis and Paul White were arrested for burglary, then later suspended from Clemson’s football team. . . . Arkansas basketball player Brandon Davis was arrested and charged with shoplifting a pack of cigarettes from a grocery store.

Pro Football

Linebacker Jamie Sharper, a key figure on the Baltimore Ravens’ record-setting defense, signed a five-year, $22-million deal with the Super Bowl champions.

The Detroit Lions hope to keep receiver Herman Moore but contend they cannot afford him and want to rework his contract. . . . Owner Tom Benson of the New Orleans Saints had bypass surgery to clear blocked coronary arteries.

College Basketball

Buzz Peterson resigned as Tulsa’s coach to take the job at Tennessee, Tulsa spokesman Don Tomkalski said.

The Nashville Tennessean and the Tulsa World reported that the package Tennessee put together for Peterson was about $750,000 annually. Peterson, 37, led Tulsa to the National Invitation Tournament championship last week.

Seton Hall reportedly will name Siena’s Louis Orr as its coach today, replacing Tommy Amaker, who became coach at Michigan. Seton Hall freshman Eddie Griffin declared for the NBA draft.

Four days after dismissing three players for undisclosed rules violations, Texas Tech Coach Bob Knight said he plans to challenge an NCAA rule preventing him from replacing those scholarship players.

St. Joseph’s women’s Coach Stephanie Gaitley, accused of retaliating against a former player who filed a sexual harassment complaint against Gaitley’s husband, Frank, was fired after 10 seasons.

Alabama Coach Mark Gottfried, rumored as a possible candidate for several vacancies, agreed to a contract extension with the Crimson Tide. . . . CBS Sports’ telecast of Duke’s 82-72 victory over Arizona Monday night drew a 15.6 national rating, a 10.5% increase over last year’s Florida-Michigan State title game.

Miscellany

South Korea’s Kim Un Yong completed the five-person field to succeed IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, joining Dick Pound of Canada, Jacques Rogge of Belgium, Anita DeFrantz of the United States and Pal Schmitt of Hungary. . . . Bob Bradley signed a multiyear contract to remain as coach and director of soccer operations of Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire.

The Fiesta Bowl football game will switch to an afternoon kickoff on New Year’s Day to fill a time slot being vacated next year by the Rose Bowl, which is being played Jan. 3 as the Bowl Championship Series national title game. . . . All-American receiver Antonio Bryant of Pittsburgh was suspended from spring practice for violating team rules. . . . Former heavyweight boxing champion Greg Page, hospitalized since being knocked out in a fight March 9, was transferred from University Hospital to Frazier Rehabilitation Center in Louisville, Ky. . . . The United States defeated China, 13-0, night in the Women’s World Hockey Championships at St. Cloud, Minn.