Morgantown, W.Va., police are investigating a Saturday night incident in which two West Virginia University students reported that they were assaulted by a group of people that included two Mountaineers football players, star tailback Noel Devine and potential starting slotback Jock Sanders.

However, police Sgt. Harold Sperringer said yesterday that Devine and Sanders, both freshmen who are expected to help replace tailback Steve Slaton next season, might not have been involved in the incident Saturday outside Club Z.

"We just have one-half of the story right now," Sperringer said. "It's still early on."

No charges are pending, he added.

Husni Sangarie filed a report with police saying he could identify Devine and Sanders in a group of people removed from the bar after an altercation. Sangarie told police that, once outside the bar, he was struck in the back of the head by an unidentified assailant. Sangarie said he was on the ground when he was kicked by Devine, Sanders and others. Ryan Lewis said he likewise was kicked and punched. Both declined medical treatment.

A possible unification of America's two open-wheel series is still on track, with both sides saying yesterday that progress is being made.

David Higdon, Champ Car World Series spokesman, said discussions are "heating up," but no announcement was expected. "As long as everyone is still talking, there's hope."

Fred Nation, a spokesman for the Indy Racing League, told The Associated Press "there is no deal yet." He said talks "between the principals from both sides" are continuing and IRL officials remain "optimistic" an agreement can be reached, possibly as early as tomorrow.

The Seattle Storm announced the acquisition of two-time WNBA champion and two-time WNBA All Star Swin Cash. Cash, a McKeesport native, was acquired from the Detroit Shock in exchange for the No. 4 pick in the April 9 WNBA Draft.

As a starter in Detroit, Cash, a 6-1 forward, has averaged 12.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists during her six-year WNBA career.

Michelle Wie is healthier, stronger and determined to succeed but concedes her injured wrists will never be the same.

"I just accepted the fact that it's never going to be 100 percent ever again. After a major injury last year, it's never going to be the way it was before," she said as she prepared for the LPGA Tour's Fields Open, which begins tomorrow in Kapolei, Hawaii.

Wie, 18, is starting the season on her home island of Oahu for the fifth consecutive year on a sponsor's exemption. This time, she's playing against women.

She injured both wrists last year but kept playing, and struggling. She made only three cuts. In nine starts, she withdrew twice and only broke par twice in 19 rounds against women.

• Massachusetts golfer Elaine Joyce has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force the Dennis Pines Golf Course in Cape Cod to change its policy, saying excluding women is as illegal as having whites-only drinking fountains.

Costs for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi have doubled from the amount planned, the Russian government's top auditor said.

• British sprinter Dwain Chambers will wait until after the world indoor championships to decide if he'll appeal his Olympic ban. Chambers tested positive for the banned steroid THG in 2003 and was automatically banned from competing at the Olympics by the British Olympic Association.

• Dutch lawmaker Joel Voordewind, a member of the Christian Union party, wants an international boycott of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics to protest China's human rights record.

"It is possible to take part in the Games but skip the party beforehand," he said. "Such a ceremony is only intended to glorify the host, China."

Robby Ginepri and Mardy Fish won their opening-round matches, and German qualifier Denis Gremelmayr upset seventh-seeded Sam Querrey at the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif.