Huggins Is Suspended Indefinitely for DUI Arrest

Embarrassed by Bob Huggins’ arrest on a drunk-driving charge, Cincinnati put its basketball coach on indefinite, paid suspension Saturday so he can get his life in order.

Athletic Director Bob Goin declined to fix a length to the suspension and held out the possibility Huggins could be back for next season, which would be his 16th at Cincinnati.

“I’m not going to say it’s 60 days, 90 days, one year,” Goin said. “When I feel comfortable that he’s ready to resume his responsibilities, then I’ll make that recommendation.”

At a news conference, Huggins declined to take questions because his case is pending in mayors court in the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfax, where he was arrested Tuesday night. The arrest report said Huggins failed a sobriety test and had vomit on the inside of his car.

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Tennis

Top-seeded Andy Roddick reached the final of the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament in London with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory over Lleyton Hewitt. He will play Sebastien Grosjean for the title. Grosjean defeated Hyung-Taik Lee, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Roddick twice matched his own record for fastest serve with a 153-mph ace, including one at 4-3 in the final set.

Sixth-seeded Mardy Fish advanced to the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4) victory over Rainer Schuettler. Fish will play top-ranked Roger Federer in the title match. Federer reached the final with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Jiri Novak.

It will be an all-teenage final at the DFS Classic in Birmingham, England.

Maria Sharapova, 17, beat Patty Schnyder, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3, and Tatiana Golovin, 16, defeated Emilie Loit, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, in the semifinals.

French Open champion Gaston Gaudio pulled out of Wimbledon because of a foot injury. Wimbledon referee Alan Mills said Gaudio announced his withdrawal but didn’t specify the nature of the injury.

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Motor Racing

Jason Leffler got the first NASCAR Busch Series victory of his career in the Federated Auto Parts 300 following a nearly three-hour rain delay at Nashville Superspeedway in Gladeville, Tenn.

Tony Kanaan regained the lead with 12 laps left and held off Dallara-honda teammate Dario Franchitti to win the Indy Racing League Bombardier 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

Michael Schumacher, the six-time Formula One champion and six-time winner on Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, will start sixth in today’s Canadian Grand Prix. His younger brother, Ralf, won the pole in record-setting time.

The Williams-BMW driver posted a lap of 1 minute 12.275 seconds (134.974 mph). The record had been 1:12.836, set in 2002 by Juan Pablo Montoya.

Tom Kristensen started his run at a record-tying sixth victory in the 24 Hours of LeMans. Audi looked set to dominate the race again as its cars quickly grabbed the first four places. Audi won the competition from 2000 to ’02. Kristensen, attempting to match a Le Mans record held by Jackie Ickx, was in second place after nearly three hours.

Doug McComb moved past Tony Green with one lap left to win the 50-lap Auto Club of Southern California Late Model series feature at Irwindale Speedway. McComb won by 0.028 of a second.

In the 50-lap NAPA Auto Parts Super Truck series feature, Pat Mintey Jr. held off a late charge by Ron Peterson to post his first victory of the season.

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Pro Basketball

Swin Cash’s three-point play with 14.9 seconds left helped the Detroit Shock win its fourth consecutive WNBA game, 72-68 over the Indiana Fever in front of 8,772 at Auburn Hills, Mich. The Shock lost key reserve Barb Farris to a dislocated left shoulder in the second half.... Tiffani Johnson scored eight points in overtime, leading the Houston Comets to a 69-66 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars in front of 8,764 in San Antonio.... Nykesha Sales scored 22 points to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Sacramento Monarchs, 83-76, in front of 7,770 in Sacramento.

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Miscellany

Mark Grieb threw a touchdown pass and ran for a touchdown in the last five minutes to lift the San Jose SaberCats into next week’s Arena Bowl with a 49-35 victory over the Chicago Rush at San Jose.

Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs won three matches to advance to the semifinals of the AVP Nissan Series pro volleyball San Diego Open. Karch Kiraly and Mike Lambert advanced to the men’s semifinals with a 22-24, 21-17, 17-5 victory over John Hyden and Andy Witt.

Lightweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was convicted of misdemeanor battery stemming from a fight with two women inside a nightclub at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. He received a suspended sentence of one-year in jail and was ordered to undergo counseling.

Duke defensive end Micah Harris, 21, was killed in a single-car accident in Virginia.

Deena Kastor cruised to victory in the New York Mini 10-kilometer road race in 31 minutes 44 seconds. Kate O’Neill was second in 32:38.

Dodger pitcher Eric Gagne, broadcaster Al Michaels and Laker guard Gary Payton will be honored for their work in helping children suffering from genetic birth defects at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Sports Spectacular on June 27 at the Century Plaza Hotel.