Sutton’s Blood-Alcohol Level Was .22

Oklahoma State basketball Coach Eddie Sutton was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol Friday after tests showed his blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit after a car crash last week.

Sutton, who is on a medical leave of absence, also was charged by Payne County prosecutors with speeding and driving left of center. In the accident last Friday, Sutton’s sport-utility vehicle swerved across four lanes of traffic, slammed into the back of another car, then crashed into a tree.

The driver of the other vehicle, Teresa Barnard, suffered minor injuries and was released at the scene.

After the accident, tests showed Sutton had a blood-alcohol content of .22, almost three times the legal limit in Oklahoma, according to an affidavit filed with the misdemeanor charge.

Sutton, 69, acknowledged he has an alcohol problem and apologized this week for the accident.

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Albert Belle tracked his ex-girlfriend with a global positioning system device and repeatedly threatened her, according to a police probable cause statement filed in support of stalking charges.

The 39-year-old former baseball star was arrested in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Thursday and charged with stalking. He made an initial court appearance late Thursday, and a judge set bail at $108,000, ordered him to be electronically monitored and to stay away from the victim.

TENNIS

Hewitt Reaches His First Semifinal of the Year

Third-seeded Lleyton Hewitt reached his first semifinal of the year, beating Wayne Arthurs, 7-6 (4), 6-2, to advance in the SAP Open at San Jose.

Hewitt will face Vincent Spadea in one of today’s semifinals. Spadea advanced with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Kristof Vliegen. Hewitt, 10-1 in San Jose, has won his four previous matches with the American.

Andy Murray reached his second career semifinal with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Robin Soderling.

Top-seeded Andy Roddick reached his fourth straight semifinal in the event with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Bjorn Phau.

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Top-ranked Kim Clijsters and No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo were on course for a finals showdown after winning their quarterfinals in the Diamond Games at Antwerp, Belgium.

Clijsters downed Dinara Safina, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Mauresmo won her 13th straight match in beating sixth-seeded Patty Schnyder, 6-2, 6-4.

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Mario Ancic had 17 aces in a 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3 win over second-seeded Ivan Ljubicic, advancing to the semifinals of the Open 13 at Marseille, France.

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal beat Paul-Henri Mathieu, 7-5, 6-4, to advance.

Nadal next faces Arnaud Clement, who beat Fabrice Santoro, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5). Ancic will play Sebastien Grosjean, a 7-6 (4), 6-3 winner over Evgeny Korolev.

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Fifth-seeded Carlos Moya overpowered Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, 6-2, 6-2, to move into the semifinals of the Copa Telmex at Buenos Aires.

Third-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero also advanced, beating Potito Starace, 6-3, 7-5.

MISCELLANY

Coroner Rules Dungy’s Son’s Death a Suicide

The death of the 18-year-old son of Indianapolis Colt Coach Tony Dungy has been ruled a suicide, a medical examiner said.

James Dungy hanged himself from a bedroom ceiling fan with a leather belt, Dr. Jacqueline Lee of the Hillsborough County (Fla.)Medical Examiner’s Office wrote in her final autopsy report.

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Long Beach State administrators have renewed a nationwide search for a new athletic director to replace Bill Shumard, who resigned last summer to take the position of president and chief executive of the Special Olympics of Southern California.

“While we had a good search process and good candidates in the last round, we ultimately were not able to arrive at a consensus that resulted in hiring a new A.D., so we’re back to the drawing board,” said Douglas Robinson, search committee chair and Long Beach State vice president for student services.

Cindy Masner will continue as interim athletic director until a permanent replacement is named. Long Beach has also hired Carr Sports Associates Inc. to serve as consultants in the job search.

-- Mike Terry

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A third fight in the lightweight championship series between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo is tentatively set for June 3 in Las Vegas, promoter Lee Samuels of Top Rank Inc. said.

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The Arena Football League announced an agreement with OLN in which the cable network will televise 11 regular-season games and one wild-card playoff game this season. OLN’s first AFL telecast will be the New York Dragons at the Philadelphia Soul on Sunday at noon.

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Liliya Shobukhova set an indoor world record in the 3,000 meters at the Russian indoor championships at Moscow, shaving 1.29 seconds off the old mark. She clocked 8 minutes 27.86 to overtake the mark set by Berhane Adere of Ethiopia in 2002.

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Cameroon and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o won Africa’s top soccer player award for the third straight year, beating two Chelsea players -- Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast and Michael Essien of Ghana.

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Seattle guard Betty Lennox, who led the Storm to the 2004 WNBA title, re-signed with the Storm.

PASSINGS

Brazil’s Mendonca Dies of Heart Attack at 51

Jorge Mendonca, who starred for Brazil in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, died of a heart attack, Brazilian media reported. He was 51.