Washington to self-report two secondary NCAA violations

The University of Washington announced that it will self-report to the Pacific 10 Conference two secondary violations of NCAA rules, which occurred during a football recruiting meeting that was detailed in a story by The Times.

It is the second time is as many weeks that Washington will have self-reported a violation committed by new Coach Steve Sarkisian, USC’s former offensive coordinator. Last week, Washington reported that it had committed a secondary recruiting violation related to game-day simulations while recruits are on campus.

The latest violations were committed when Sarkisian and defensive coordinator Nick Holt met last week with Los Angeles Jordan High senior James Boyd, a quarterback and defensive end who has committed to USC, along with Jordan’s coach and another senior and junior football player.

Times reporter Ben Bolch detailed the meetings between the Washington coaches and the players and their high school coach at a Los Angeles hair salon and, later, at a coffee house.

In a statement released by Washington, the school acknowledged, “It is not permissible for coaches to have off-campus contact with prospective student-athletes until July 1 prior to their senior year, nor is it permissible to have recruiting contact with prospects in the presence of media.”

The school said neither Sarkisian nor Holt was aware ahead of time that the junior or Bolch would be present, and that neither coach “engaged” the reporter or the junior in conversation during the meeting.

-- Gary Klein

PRO FOOTBALL

Eagles’ Jim Johnson treated for cancer

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson has had a recurrence of cancer, this time in his spine, team officials said.

Johnson was diagnosed Monday with a melanoma on his back and has begun radiation treatments.

The tumor on his spine is in the same area where Johnson’s skin cancer was diagnosed in 2001, Eagles trainer Rick Burkholder told the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.

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Three weeks after being dismissed by Boston College for pursuing an NFL head coaching job, Jeff Jagodzinski was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to be their offensive coordinator.

SOCCER

Galaxy’s Arena says Beckham will return

Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena dismissed reports from Italy that David Beckham could stay with AC Milan beyond his current loan.

“No one ever knows the accuracy of anything,” Arena said. “Everything gets distorted. . . . He’s going to be back here March 9.”

The United States plans to submit simultaneous bids for the right to play host to the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022.

MOTOR SPORTS

Rahal Letterman lacks main sponsor

Rahal Letterman Racing, which brought Danica Patrick to the IndyCar Series, needs a primary sponsor to compete in the 2009 season.

“Everybody knows about what’s going on in this economy, and things look pretty grim,” team co-owner Bobby Rahal said.

The IndyCar opener is April 5.

ETC.

Felton fired as coach at Georgia

Dennis Felton was fired as the basketball coach at Georgia one day after the team dropped to 9-11 and 0-5 in the Southeastern Conference with a 26-point loss to Florida.

Assistant coach Pete Herrmann will be the interim coach.

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Right wing George Parros was signed by the Ducks to a three-year extension worth $875,000 per season. He has a plus-minus rating of plus-9, one better than Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf, who is fourth in the NHL in scoring.

-- Billy Witz

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Three-time Olympian Erik Schlopy, 36, has decided to retire from skiing. Schlopy’s career officially ended Dec. 13 in the giant slalom at Val d’Isere, France, more than 16 years after his World Cup debut. . . . Hannah Kearney of the United States won the moguls at Park City, Utah, and leads the Freestyle World Cup moguls standings. --

Former major league catcher Bobby Estalella has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors to testify at the trial of Barry Bonds, ESPN.com reported. Estalella was on the San Francisco Giants with Bonds in 2000 and 2001. Prosecutors also plan to call Jason Giambi and his brother, Jeremy, the New York Times reported on its website.

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The LA84 Foundation, established with surplus from the 1984 Summer Olympics, awarded $1,918,854 in grants this week. The L.A. Unified School District received the largest grant, $549,300, for its Beyond the Bell Branch, a sports program involving more than 15,000 middle-school students.

Since it was founded, LA84 has awarded $182 million in sports programs in eight Southern California counties.