Swin Cash, a McKeesport High School graduate, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi headline the U.S. women's national team that will head to Europe this week for three games against top EuroLeague teams.

The former University of Connecticut teammates will be joined by fellow former Olympians Katie Smith and DeLisha Milton-Jones on the 13-player squad that will begin training and player evaluations for the team that will play in the World Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from Sept. 12-23.

Smith, of the WNBA's Detroit Shock, is a two-time gold medalist at the Olympics (2000, '04) and World Championships ('98, '02). Milton-Jones (Washington Mystics) also was on the team that won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Bird (Seattle Storm), Cash (Detroit) and Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) made their Olympic debuts at Athens in '04.

"I will rely heavily on Katie, Sue, DeLisha, Swin and Diana, all of whom already know the quality of competition that we will face in the World Championships," Storm and national team coach Anne Donovan said in a statement. "Their ability to guide and lead our roster will be instrumental in our training for gold."

More basketball

Former NBA player Manute Bol and his wife have been arrested after a fight at their West Hartford, Conn., home. Bol, 45, and his wife, Ajok Kuag, 27, were charged with disorderly conduct Sunday. Police said they were arrested after arriving at the police station to file complaints against each other. The 7-foot-7 Bol and Kuag told police they had a verbal dispute that turned physical, but neither was injured.

The WNBA's New York Liberty signed free agent center Barbara Farris. The 6-foot-3 Farris averaged of 2.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 13.1 minutes in 34 games for the Detroit Shock last season. She has averaged 3.8 points and 2.7 points in 171 career games in six seasons for the Shock. Farris is the second frontcourt player in four days to join the Liberty. New York acquired 6-5 forward-center Kelly Schumacher in a sign-and-trade deal with Indiana Friday.

College football

Heisman Trophy winners Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart, Duke's high-scoring guard J.J. Redick and Winter Olympics bust Bode Miller are among 10 finalists for the Sullivan Award, given annually to the nation's top amateur athlete. The 2005 winner will be announced April 12 in New York. The other finalists are: Seimone Augustus (women's basketball); Kerron Clement (track and field); Steven Lopez (taekwondo); Chellsie Memmel (gymnastics); and Laura Wilkinson (diving).

Tennis

Andre Agassi defeated Greg Rusedski, 7-6 (4), 6-0, in the opening round of the Dubai Open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, showing no signs of a lower back strain. Still, Agassi will skip the entire ATP clay-court season, including the French Open, to improve his chances of playing at Wimbledon. Agassi, 35, said cortisone injections are helping him stay on the court after sustaining a lower back strain and a sprained left ankle in the last few months. The eight-time Grand Slam champion hinted that he has been thinking about retirement.

Media

Lance Armstrong will have something to keep his mind off a certain cycling competition in July: He'll be hosting the 14th annual ESPY Awards. Armstrong, who retired from Tour de France after his record seventh consecutive win last year, is the first athlete to host the ceremony that recognizes leading sports performances and athletes. The awards show, scheduled for July 16, supports The V Foundation for Cancer Research and also will benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation this year, an ESPN spokeswoman said.

Boxing

Former WBA heavyweight champion Greg Page remains hospitalized Louisville, Ky., in critical condition with acute respiratory failure, but is showing signs of improvement. Doctors are slowly taking Page, 47, off a ventilator so he can try to breathe on his own, Hospital spokeswoman Angie Rose said. He was admitted to the hospital last week with breathing problems, sepsis, hypothermia and seizures.