Miami Dolphins defensive end Randy Starks has been charged with using his truck to hit a police officer who tried to stop the vehicle on foot.

Miami Beach Police say the officer tried to stop the 25-year-old player when he was driving a truck packed with 13 people early yesterday in heavy traffic. They say the vehicle was meant for four people.

Police say Starks kept slowly moving forward even as the officer was beside the truck. They say Starks swerved the vehicle slightly, hitting the officer in the chest and pinning him against another vehicle.

The officer wasn't injured, but Starks was charged with aggravated battery.

Starks remained in a Miami jail. A message left at his agent's office was not immediately returned.

Top-ranked UC Irvine has been selected to host a college baseball regional for the first time in school history. The Anteaters, a College World Series participant two years ago, joined Louisville and TCU as first-time hosts. Each of the 16 host schools are guaranteed berths in the 64-team tournament, which starts Friday. The Atlantic Coast Conference led the field with four schools -- Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech and North Carolina -- selected as hosts. The Southeastern Conference was next with three: Florida, LSU and Mississippi. The other hosts are: Arizona State, Cal State Fullerton, East Carolina, Oklahoma, Rice and Texas. The rest of the field, including the top eight national seeds, will be announced today.

Northwestern won its fifth consecutive NCAA championship in women's Division I with a 21-7 victory against North Carolina. Hilary Bowen scored five goals, and Katrina Dowd and Danielle Spencer had four apiece to lead the Wildcats in the game at Towson University in Maryland. Northwestern (23-0) broke the record for goals in the title game and has won 20 consecutive tournament games, one shy of the record set by Maryland from 1995-2002.

The Chicago Fire extended its season-long unbeaten streak to 10 games and remained the lone undefeated team in Major League Soccer, beating the New York Red Bulls 1-0 at Giants Stadium. For the second consecutive game, Chris Rolfe scored for the Fire, tucking a left-footed shot inside the far post from 16 yards in the waning moments of the first half.

• David Beckham was among 24 players picked for England's roster for World Cup qualifiers next month and Gary Neville received a surprise recall for the games against Kazakhstan and Andorra.

Levi Leipheimer has another chance to shed his "perennial runner-up" label in stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia. The Montana native battled through 95-degree heat and hung with the other leaders in the 15th stage in Faenza, Italy. He enters the potentially decisive uphill leg to Monte Petrano third overall, 43 seconds behind race leader Denis Menchov of Russia. Danilo Di Luca of Italy is second overall, 34 seconds behind Menchov.

New Jersey Devils prospect Adam Henrique scored a goal and an assist and led the Windsor Spitfires to a 4-1 defeat of the Kelowna Rockets in the Memorial Cup final in Rimouski, Quebec. It is the first Cup win for the Spitfires who are coached by former Penguins defenseman Bob Boughner.