IN BRIEF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

UCLA QB Olson out with partial tear in left knee

UCLA quarterback Ben Olson will be sidelined three to four weeks with a partial tear of the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee.

The school said arthroscopic surgery on Olson’s knee Tuesday showed he didn’t have torn cartilage.

Backup QB Patrick Cowan also is sidelined with a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee.

The Bruins are off this week.

Also: A fourth man was charged with murder in the shooting of a football player on the University of Memphis campus during a botched robbery, authorities said.

Devin Jefferson, a 20-year-old student at the school, was arrested Monday night on allegations he told three other men the player was carrying a large amount of cash.

Authorities said Taylor Bradford, 21, was rumored to have won more than $3,000 at a nearby casino the night before police found him Sept. 30 in his car.

New Mexico State quarterback Chase Holbrook won’t play in Saturday’s game at Louisiana Tech because of bruised ribs.

Coach Hal Mumme said redshirt freshman J.J. McDermott will start.

MOTOR SPORTS

Carmichael withdraws from Las Vegas event

Motorcycle champion Ricky Carmichael has withdrawn from this weekend’s U.S. Open Supercross race at the MGM Grand Garden after being diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome.

The 17-time national champion in Supercross and AMA Motocross was to compete in the final race of his career after running part time this season while shifting to NASCAR.

Also: Ricky Rudd will get back behind the wheel of the Robert Yates Racing No. 88 Ford this week at Lowe’s Motor Speedway after missing five weeks with a separated shoulder.

Rudd separated his left shoulder in a Sept. 2 wreck at California Speedway.

IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti will make his NASCAR debut in the Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 20.

MISCELLANEOUS

UNLV men’s golf places third in tournament

The UNLV men’s golf team shot a final-round 1-over-par 285 and finished third at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Birmingham, Ala.

The Rebels finished at 23-under 829, 19 shots behind winner Alabama. Alabama-Birmingham was second.

Alabama’s Mark Harrell and East Tennessee State’s Seamus Power earned co-medalist honors for the tournament at 15-under 198.

UNLV was led by Seung-su Han, who tied for sixth at 11-under 202.

Also: The UNLV women’s golf team shot 14-over 302 in the second round of the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Sammamish, Wash., placing it 10th among 16 teams.

The Rebels, at 38-over 614, are 27 strokes behind leader Southern California.

UNLV’s Natasha Krishna is tied for 17th at 7-over 151.

The Tour de France yellow jersey of Floyd Landis will be awarded to second-place finisher Oscar Pereiro.

The Spanish cyclist will receive the 2006 winner’s jersey in a ceremony Monday in Madrid, race organizers said. Pereiro takes over as champion because Landis tested positive for high levels of synthetic testosterone after a race stage.

Sacramento Kings rookie center Spencer Hawes will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee today. No timetable was given for his return.

Eddy Curry doesn’t need surgery on his sore right shoulder, and the New York Knicks center will be re-evaluated in one week.