Mustain enrolls at USC

After five months of considering his options, quarterback Mitch Mustain officially left Arkansas behind and enrolled at USC on Monday.

“I spent one day in class and I love it here,” said Mustain, who started eight games as a freshman last season for the Razorbacks. “I think I made the right choice.”

Mustain, 6 feet 3 and 205 pounds, passed for nearly 900 yards and 10 touchdowns last season for an Arkansas team that lost its opener, 50-14, against USC. The Razorbacks rebounded to finish 10-4 with running back Darren McFadden, a Heisman Trophy finalist, leading the way.

Mustain is the second Arkansas player to transfer to USC since the end of the season. Receiver Damian Williams enrolled in January and is recovering from shoulder surgery. Both will be eligible in 2008.

“We’re excited about him,” Coach Pete Carroll said of Mustain.

“I think it’s a great investment in the future. He won a lot of games at Arkansas playing in a pretty conservative offense for a quarterback.”

With John David Booty in his final year of eligibility, Mustain is expected to push Mark Sanchez, who will be a redshirt sophomore this fall, for the starting job next spring.

“Mark is the likely one to have the edge because he’s been around

“I was kind of trying to get away from the perception of being the guy and expectations that were placed,” he said. “It’s a little bit different game here as far as the expectations. They come a little bit later once you’ve earned your spot. That’s something I was looking for.”

Defensive end Chris Barrett failed to complete the NCAA-required six units during the spring semester and is ineligible for the 2007 season, Carroll said. Barrett, a senior, would have backed up Fili Moala.... Running back Michael Coleman, who received his release to transfer, said he had not yet decided where he would attend school, but that he probably would enroll in the spring.

-- Gary Klein

Heather Oliver, a 5-foot-10 guard from Australia and last season’s National Junior College Athletic Assn. freshman of the year at Central Arizona College, is transferring to USC to join the Trojans’ women’s basketball team.

-- Jerry Crowe

PRO FOOTBALL

More testing needed in Henry case

Prosecutors say more testing will be needed to determine whether suspended Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry had failed a drug screening in Kentucky, where he was on probation for letting minors drink in his hotel room.

Henry’s agent, Marvin Frazier, insisted that the drug test was negative, and the Bengals said they were awaiting more information from authorities in Kenton County, Ky.

Meanwhile, the Bengals waived linebacker A.J. Nicholson hours after he appeared in court Monday on a domestic violence charge. Nicholson pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault.

Denver Broncos receiver David Kircus was arrested in Denver on suspicion of second-degree assault. Kircus was released on $6,000 bail and ordered to appear in court today.

Speeding up the first two rounds of the NFL draft and deciding on a site for the 2011 Super Bowl will be the focus of team owners when they convene in Nashville today for their annual May meetings.

A month after a record six-hour, eight-minute first round, the league will consider trimming the time teams are given to make their selections in the opening two rounds. As it is, they are allowed 15 minutes per pick in the first round, and 10 minutes each in the second. Three groups are competing for the 2011 Super Bowl: Indianapolis, North Texas, and Glendale, Ariz.

-- Sam Farmer

The New England Patriots re-signed linebacker Junior Seau for a second season.

TENNIS

UCLA women upset Stanford, reach finals

UCLA ended Stanford’s run of three consecutive national titles, beating the Cardinal, 4-2, in the NCAA women’s tennis championships semifinals at Athens, Ga., to earn a spot in the final against Georgia Tech.

The Bruins (21-7) had not beaten Stanford (24-2) since April 3, 1998.

“This is something that you believe you can do, but you almost don’t believe,” UCLA’s Ashley Joelson said.

The Yellow Jackets (28-4) beat California, 4-2.

Unbeaten Georgia advanced to the final of the men’s championships, eliminating Virginia, 4-1. The Bulldogs (31-0) will play Illinois (23-8), a 4-3 winner over Baylor.

James Blake and Mardy Fish lost in singles and the U.S. team dropped its opening match to Chile at the round-robin World Team Cup at Duesseldorf, Germany.

The U.S. faces Argentina today.

Andy Roddick defeated Alexander Peya, 6-4, 7-5, to advance to the second round of the Hypo Group International at Poertschach, Austria.... Vera Zvonareva, Xavier Malisse and Alberto Martin withdrew from the French Open because of injuries.

MISCELLANY

Champ Car’s Paul Tracy is cleared to drive

Paul Tracy was cleared to drive and will return to Forsythe Racing for the June 10 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland after missing the last two races with a back injury.

Nicklas Backstrom, a 19-year-old center, signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals. Backstrom was the fourth overall pick in the 2006 draft.