Turner Joins Dolphins’ Staff

Coach Dave Wannstedt of the Miami Dolphins turned to an old friend Tuesday, hiring former Washington Redskin coach Norv Turner as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach.

Wannstedt and Turner were assistants on the Dallas Cowboys’ 1992 Super Bowl championship team, and worked together at USC in 1983-84.

Turner, 49, replaces Chan Gailey, who was Miami’s offensive coordinator for two seasons before becoming coach at Georgia Tech.

Turner was San Diego’s offensive coordinator last season.

Linebackers Willie McGinest and Ted Johnson, receiver Charles Johnson, cornerback Terrance Shaw and safety Matt Stevens were left unprotected by Super Bowl champion New England and available to the Houston Texans for the Feb. 18 expansion draft. ... Redskin cornerback Champ Bailey will replace injured Philadelphia Eagle cornerback Troy Vincent on the NFC’s roster for Saturday’s Pro Bowl.

College Football

Michigan running back B.J. Askew was arraigned Monday at Ann Arbor, Mich., on charges of domestic assault and battery after a dispute with his girlfriend over the weekend, the Ann Arbor News reported. ... Marcus Vick, brother of Michael Vick and a highly regarded high school quarterback, said he will follow his older brother Michael’s path and attend Virginia Tech.

Jurisprudence

Officials of the RCA Championships in Indianapolis and the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington filed a lawsuit in federal court charging the ATP Tour and chief executive officer Mark Miles of restraint of trade, operating an illegal cartel.

The 55-page lawsuit alleged that the ATP Tour “tried to coerce” NBC, the broadcast partner of the RCA Championships, to boycott the event and “broadcast a Super 9 tournament.” Super 9 refers to the Tennis Masters Series events.

Miles was not available for comment, but the tour released a statement Tuesday, saying: “The ATP firmly believes the action is without merit and based on multiple factual inaccuracies. The ATP plans a vigorous defense on behalf of all of its player and tournament members.”

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Kmart has requested a bankruptcy court’s permission to opt out of a $1.42-million sponsorship agreement with the Daytona 500.

Miscellany

American Joe Sisson, 21, was in intensive care with head injuries suffered at St. Moritz, Switzerland, during a practice run for the World Junior Bobsled Championships. ....Australian Open men’s champion Thomas Johansson is having a groin injury examined in Sweden and it’s not clear if he’ll play in a Davis Cup match against England this weekend....Herbert McKenley, 79, who won a gold medal for Jamaica in the 4x400 relay at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday at Kingston....Chicago Motor Speedway officials suspended the track’s 2002 racing schedule, citing business and economic conditions in the industry....Olympic pole vault silver medalist Lawrence Johnson will compete in the Los Angeles Invitational indoor track meet Feb. 23 at the Sports Arena.