Mustain is set to come to USC

Quarterback Mitch Mustain, who started eight games for Arkansas last season, will transfer to USC, a source said Wednesday.

Mustain, 6 feet 3 and 205 pounds, had been contemplating transferring to either USC or Tulsa. He visited USC in February and also watched the Trojans scrimmage at the Coliseum this month.

Mustain could not be reached for comment. Coach Pete Carroll declined to comment.

Mustain passed for nearly 900 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2006. He will not be eligible until the 2008 season, when he is expected to compete with Mark Sanchez and Aaron Corp for playing time. Former Razorback receiver Damian Williams, who transferred to USC in January, also will be eligible in 2008.

Mustain and Williams had enrolled at Arkansas with hopes of duplicating the success they enjoyed in a wide-open passing attack at Springdale (Ark.) High.

Arkansas hired Mustain’s high school coach, Gus Malzahn, as offensive coordinator, but the Razorbacks instead used a run-oriented attack built around tailback Darren McFadden, the Heisman Trophy runner-up.

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-- Gary Klein

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UCLA’s Wright to transfer

Ryan Wright, a 6-foot-8, 240-pound sophomore forward, announced Wednesday that he will be transferring from UCLA at the end of the quarter.

A member of the Pacific 10 Conference all-academic team, he played in 28 of the Bruins’ 36 games and averaged 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds in 5.4 minutes.

UCLA Coach Ben Howland was away recruiting, but in a statement released by the school he said Wright “worked hard every day, showed great improvement and was an important part of our run to our back-to-back Final Four appearance.”

With Wright’s transfer and junior Arron Afflalo’s announcement last week that he is leaving for the NBA, UCLA has an open scholarship and a need for a shooting guard.

Alex Legion, a 6-4, 210-pounder from Detroit who attended Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, might fit the bill. Legion signed with Michigan but was released from that commitment after Tommy Amaker, the coach who recruited him, was fired.

Legion has indicated he is interested in UCLA, Kentucky, Connecticut and Kansas.

-- Diane Pucin

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Joanne P. McCallie was hired as Duke’s women’s basketball coach, leaving Michigan State and following the AP national coach of the year at one of the country’s premier programs. She guided the Spartans to the 2005 national championship game and succeeds Gail Goestenkors, who left for Texas.

SOCCER

Beckham ready to play

David Beckham completed a full training session with Real Madrid, six weeks after spraining a right knee ligament during a league match. Beckham will be available for Madrid’s game Saturday.

Andy Williams scored the winning goal in extra time for Real Salt Lake, which defeated the Kansas City Wizards, 2-1, in their U.S. Open Cup qualifying match in Kansas City.... Host Argentina and Chile played to a 0-0 tie in an international friendly.... Marvin Cabrera scored in the 82nd minute to give Pachuca a 2-2 tie with host Chivas de Guadalajara in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup final.

TENNIS

Nadal’s streak continues

Rafael Nadal extended his winning streak on clay to 63 matches, beating Juan Ignacio Chela, 6-3, 6-1, in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco. He next plays Kristof Vliegen.

MISCELLANY

Urlacher fined $100,000

Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher received a record $100,000 fine from the NFL for wearing an unauthorized sponsor’s hat during a media event before the Super Bowl.

Hubert Green and Curtis Strange will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Green, 60, won 19 PGA Tour events, including the 1977 U.S. Open and the 1985 PGA Championship. Strange, 52, won 17 times on the PGA Tour and also won the U.S. Open in 1988 and 1989.

-- Thomas Bonk

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Gianni Meersman of Belgium won the third stage of the Tour de Georgia with a furious sprint to the finish in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Bruce Hooper of San Antonio shot an 87 for a two-day score of 172 to win the California Blind Golf Classic at Village Country Club in Lompoc.

The start of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series in America’s Cup sailing was delayed for the third consecutive day because of a lack of wind in Valencia, Spain.