The International Association of Athletics Federations is expected to announce today whether double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is eligible to race in the Beijing Olympics.

The IAAF has twice postponed the ruling, which is widely expected to go against Pistorius.

The 21-year-old South African runs on curved, prosthetic racing blades called "Cheetahs." German professor Gert-Peter Brueggemann conducted tests on the prosthetic limbs and said they give Pistorius a clear competitive advantage over able-bodied runners.

Pistorius could still appeal any decision, including taking the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Yao Huang (8-0), Nan Li (7-1), Jacqueline Lee (6-2) and Whitney Ping (5-3) secured spots on Team USA at the U.S. Olympic table tennis trials at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The women will take part in the North American Trials in April in Vancouver, British Columbia along with Gao Jun and Chen Wang who are in the top 20 world rankings and earned automatic spots. The team will compete with Canada for the final Olympic slot for the sport.

David Zhuang, (9-2), Han Xiao, (9-2), Eric Owens, (8-3), and 49-year-old Yinghua Cheng, (8-3), all advanced out the round-robin men's draw.

Athletes who become pregnant or have other medical conditions moved closer to NCAA protection of their scholarships under legislation overwhelmingly approved by the Division I management council at the NCAA convention in Nashville, Tenn. The council approved not reducing or canceling a scholarship due to injury, illness or medical condition -- including pregnancy -- by a vote of 46-5. The Division I board of directors will consider the change today on the final day of the NCAA convention. The legislation to protect athletes' scholarships followed an ESPN report that seven Clemson athletes had abortions in recent years rather than risk losing their scholarships. If the board adopts the change, then the protection would begin immediately.

• The other hot topic of the convention will also be considered today when NCAA president Myles Brand presents Georgia president Michael Adams' proposal for an eight-team playoff for Division I-A football.

Justin Virbitsky, a tight end from Lakeland High School in Eastern Pennsylvania, made a verbal commitment to Pitt. Virbitsky (6 feet 4, 250 pounds) also had scholarship offers from Duke, Akron, Temple and Buffalo. Virbitsky was a first-team Class AA all-state defensive end.

The Wheeling Nailers extended their winning streak to four games in a row with a 3-2 win against the visiting Trenton Devils. Matt Johnson broke a 2-2 tie with a goal in the third period to lead the Nailers to the win. Kevin Croxton and Justin Chwedoruk also scored for Wheeling.

Mike Aish of New Zealand broke the African stranglehold on the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon in Phoenix, earning his first victory and was timed in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 20 seconds, in beating runner-up Dejene Yirdawe of Ethiopia by 50 seconds. The women's competition was won by Ethiopian Adanech Zekiros repeating as champion in a course record 2:31:14.

• Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Chevron Houston Marathon for the third time, finishing in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 32 seconds. Ethiopia's Kasime Adilo was second in 2:12:45. In the women's event, 22-year-old Dire Tune of Ethiopia set a record with an official time of 2:24:40.

• Brazil's Adriano Bastos raced to his fourth consecutive victory in the Walt Disney World Marathon in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., easily winning in 2 hours, 20 minutes, 56 seconds. John Garton of Voorhees, N.J., was second in 2:35:0. In the women's race, St. Petersburg runner Melanie Peters won in 2:47:29.