By wire sources
Texas A&M, Mizzou to pay $24.8M to leave Big 12
IRVING, Texas — Texas A&M and Missouri have agreed to pay $12.4 million each to leave the Big 12 and join the Southeastern Conference in July.
Big 12 Interim Commissioner Chuck Neinas said Tuesday in a statement that the agreements were reached “though a collegial, respectful process among the Conference, its institutions,” and the departing schools.
Texas A&M will receive unspecified benefits from the Big 12’s new television contract with Fox Sports and “certain other concessions.”
Missouri waived any claims to revenue from the TV deal, which takes effect in July, and agreed to pay the Big 12 another $500,000 to cover officiating expenses for 2011-12.
The Big 12 is adding TCU and West Virginia next season to replace Texas A&M and Missouri. The Mountaineers and the Big East settled competing lawsuits earlier this month, with the Big East receiving $20 million from the school and the Big 12 for West Virginia to join next football season.
Texas Tech coach accused of investment fraud
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville has been sued in federal court, accused of defrauding investors out of more than $1.7 million in Alabama following his tenure at Auburn.
A federal lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Montgomery, Ala., names Tuberville, John David Stroud and eight investment entities as defendants, claiming the two men “employed devices, schemes and artifices to defraud” seven plaintiffs from Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee.
The lawsuit said Tuberville and Stroud misappropriated assets, and falsified client statements and fund performance reports as they “unjustly enriched themselves” at the expense of the investors.
Tuberville, who spent two seasons away from coaching after leaving Auburn in 2008, released a statement through his attorney, Vic Hayslip of Birmingham, Ala. Tuberville was “surprised” at the lawsuit and has never even met or spoken with most of the plaintiffs, the statement reads.
Ferrer advances to 2nd round in Mexican Open
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Two-time defending champion David Ferrer of Spain defeated fan favorite Santiago Gonzalez 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Mexican Open.
The top-seeded Ferrer, trying to win his third title of the season, needed just over an hour to eliminate the Mexican player at The Fairmont Acapulco Princess. The sixth-ranked Spaniard saved all five break points he faced and converted on four of his seven opportunities.
Ferrer won the Copa Claro last week in Argentina and a title at Auckland, New Zealand in January.
Hsieh beats Keothavong to advance in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan defeated eighth-seeded Anne Keothavong of Britain 6-4, 7-5 Tuesday to gain the Malaysian Open’s second round.
Third-seeded Peng Shuai of China also advanced, beating Yvonne Meusburger of Austria 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 at Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort. Fourth-seeded Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia defeated Kathrin Woerle of Germany 1-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, and sixth-seeded Ayumi Morita of Japan defeated Nudnida Luangnam of Thailand 6-4, 6-0.
Twins Kristyna and Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic both earned victories. Kristyna beat Iryna Bremond of France 6-0, 6-2, while Karolina defeated Chang Kai-Chen of Taiwan 6-3, 6-2.
Federer, Murray advance to 2nd round in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Roger Federer brushed aside Michael Llodra 6-0, 7-6 (6) to reach the second round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, while an error-prone Andy Murray needed three sets to beat German qualifier Michael Berrer.
Fourth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also survived a tight match against Marcos Baghdatis, beating the 46th-ranked Cypriot 7-6 (2), 6-4 to set up a second-round encounter with Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic. Juan Martin del Potro, who won the Open 13 in Marseille last week for his 10th career title, beat Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Top-seeded Isner, Roddick advance at Delray Beach
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Andy Roddick started slowly but picked up his game steadily to beat Philipp Petzschner of Germany 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Tuesday night.
Earlier, Top-seeded John Isner outlasted fellow American Jesse Levine 6-4, 7-5 (15) in their first-round match.
By wire sources