Packers’ Green Arrested After Domestic Incident

Green Bay running back Ahman Green was arrested after a domestic violence incident, the Brown County, Wis., sheriff’s department said Tuesday.

Deputies went to Green’s home after a 911 call ended with a hang-up Monday night. The four-time Pro Bowler was arrested about 10:10 p.m., taken to the county jail, posted a $150 bond and was released about 11:50 p.m.

A court hearing was scheduled for May 11 on a disorderly conduct citation.

Green is married with two daughters and a stepson, according to the Packers.

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ESPN’s telecast of the NFL draft Saturday got a 4.3 rating, the highest ever achieved for the draft. The previous record was 4.2 in 1993.

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New England signed free-agent cornerback Chad Scott Tuesday after he was released by Pittsburgh.... Houston released veteran cornerback Aaron Glenn, a three-time Pro Bowl selection.... Backup quarterback Charlie Batch signed a one-year contract to return to Pittsburgh worth $565,000.

Tennis

Wimbledon prize money will approach $20 million this summer, with the men’s champion earning $50,000 more than the women’s winner.

Players are benefiting from the rising value of the British pound against the American dollar.

The total figure for the June 20-July 3 tournament is going up 3.9% to $19.16 million at current exchange rates, the highest prize money for a tennis tournament, the All England Club said.

Carlos Moya defeated Felix Mantilla, 6-0, 7-6 (5), in the opening round of the clay-court Estoril Open at Oeiras, Portugal.

David Nalbandian struggled before beating Nicolas Lapentti, 7-5, 1-6, 6-4, in the first round of the BMW Open at Munich, Germany.

Kim Clijsters struggled on clay courts in Warsaw but defeated Tatiana Perebiynis, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-1, in the first round of the J&S; Cup, a tuneup to next month’s French Open.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will play host to its first ATP Tour event in September. The tournament replaces the Heineken Open, previously held in Shanghai.

Hockey

Vancouver’s Todd Bertuzzi, who landed a blindside punch to the head of Colorado’s Steve Moore in a game on March 8, 2004, had a reinstatement hearing with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

There is no timetable for Bertuzzi’s possible reinstatement, but Tim Danson, an attorney for Moore, whose career remains in doubt, says the penalty against Bertuzzi should not be lifted.

Former Buffalo coach Ted Nolan was hired by the Moncton Wildcats, a Quebec junior team, as its coach and director of operations.

College Football

Sophomore Kyle Wright has been named the starting quarterback at Miami.

Iowa’s Lee Gray, a 6-foot-6, 310-pound left tackle who started 11 of 12 games last season, won’t play this fall because of knee surgery.

Golf

Arizona State passed UCLA for the lead after the third round of the Pacific 10 Conference men’s tournament at Walla Walla, Wash. The Sun Devils have a three-shot lead over the Bruins entering today’s final round. Arizona State’s Pat Moore extended his individual lead to four strokes.

UC Riverside won the Big West Conference men’s title by eight strokes over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Tijeras Creek Golf Course in Rancho Santa Margarita.

Soccer

Andriy Shevchenko and Jon Dahl Tomasson scored to lead AC Milan over PSV Eindhoven, 2-0, in the first leg of the European Champions League semifinals at Milan, Italy.

Prize money for the 32 teams at next year’s World Cup in Germany will be about $280 million.

Chivas USA defeated the United States men’s under-18 team, 5-2, in a scrimmage at the Home Depot Center.

Jurisprudence

Jose Canseco and twin brother Ozzie were ordered by a jury to pay nearly $300,000 in punitive damages to two men who were beaten by the former major leaguers at a Miami Beach nightclub four years ago. The same jury awarded the victims more than $700,000 in compensatory damages Monday.

Carletta Ash, who was injured in the bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, settled her lawsuit against the event’s organizing committee. Terms of the settlement were sealed.

Tennessee Titan left tackle Brad Hopkins pleaded guilty in a Franklin, Tenn., court to assaulting his wife.

Miscellany

USC junior catcher Jeff Clement, Cal State Fullerton junior pitcher Ricky Romero and Long Beach State junior pitcher Cesar Ramos have been named to the initial 40-player watch list for the Golden Spikes award, which is given to the nation’s top college player.

The National Stock Car Racing Commission has denied the appeals of team owner James Finch, driver Johnny Sauter and crew chief Joel Shear for having an illegal carburetor. The infraction was discovered after the NASCAR Busch series race April 16 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Former world champion Mario Cipollini, one of the best Italian sprinters of all time, is retiring from cycling.

Passings

Johnny Sample, a defensive back who had an interception for the New York Jets in their 16-7 upset of Baltimore in Super Bowl III in 1969, died at age 67.