Washington State guard hospitalized after collapse

Washington State reserve guard Stephen Sauls was hospitalized after he collapsed and appeared to stop breathing during practice.

The freshman was struck in the head and then collapsed during a team scrimmage Monday night. He was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital, Coach Tony Bennett said.

Sauls had a concussion and will remain in the hospital indefinitely while doctors perform tests. “Right now he is doing OK,” Bennett said. “I saw him last night and he had a headache. He felt better this morning.”

Sauls took an elbow to the face during the scrimmage, team officials said. He went down on all fours, rose to his feet, and walked off the court before falling to his knees, then collapsing on the floor.

Trainer Nick Gallotto briefly administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and Sauls regained consciousness, Bennett said.

The wife of Arizona Coach Lute Olson filed a court challenge to his attempt to divorce her. The petition said Christine Olson “denies the marriage is irretrievably broken” and “remains committed to preserving the marital relationship.”

The 73-year-old Hall of Fame coach filed for divorce Dec. 6, the same day he announced his leave of absence would be extended for the rest of this season.

The NCAA penalized Prairie View A&M;’s women’s basketball team for violations attributed to unfamiliarity with rules by Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, a former USC and Houston Comets star.

The NCAA reduced Prairie View A&M;’s scholarships in women’s basketball from 15 to 12 for the next three years, and the program also was placed on four years’ probation for “major violations” in 2005-06 that ranged from Cooper-Dyke giving players small amounts of cash to various forms of unauthorized practices.

Darxia Morris, a freshman guard and third-leading scorer on the UCLA women’s team, will miss games Thursday at Washington and Saturday at Washington State because of a right knee injury suffered Sunday in an overtime loss to California.

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--Dan Arritt