Billy Tubbs said this season will be...

Billy Tubbs said this season will be his last as coach at Texas Christian, and possibly his last in college basketball.

Hours before beginning his 28th season as a head coach and eighth with the Horned Frogs, Tubbs said he was making the announcement to end speculation that he felt was distracting to the program.

“This is a good time for me to move on and for TCU,” Tubbs said before an exhibition game.

Fresno State point guard Chris Sandy was declared academically ineligible until the spring semester unless the NCAA issues a waiver allowing him to play.

Jurisprudence

A special judge ruled that Indiana University does not have to release documents related to the firing of former basketball coach Bob Knight.

The Indianapolis Star had filed a lawsuit against the university, seeking records generated in the course of its investigation that led to Knight’s dismissal.

A felony drug charge against former Dallas Cowboy receiver Michael Irvin was dismissed in a Denton, Texas, courtroom because prosecutors said an officer conducted a search without a warrant.

Miscellany

Former ski greats, including Olympic champion Alberto Tomba, joined thousands of other mourners at La Clusaz, France, in a final tribute to Regine Cavagnoud amid debate over dangerously high speeds in the sport. Cavagnoud died of injuries in a training accident in Austria last week.

Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati and Venus Williams finished as the top three players in the Women’s Tennis Assn.’s year-end rankings.

The Pond of Anaheim and KCAL9 announced a partnership to broadcast live local boxing cards at the venue beginning in April.

The series, “Fight Night Live at the Pond,” will include five bouts per card, including one female fight per night. The two-hour Saturday night shows will begin at 8 p.m.

Phoenix Coyote captain Teppo Numminen has a broken foot and will be out for at least two weeks.

Passings

Art Guepe, who coached the 1955 Vanderbilt football team to one of only three bowl victories in school history, died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 86.