More NHL: : The league has loaned an unknown amount of money to the Phoenix Coyotes for payroll and rent payments.
Varsity: : Mount St. Joseph junior guard Eric Atkins, the Baltimore Catholic League's Player of the Year and a first-team All-Metro selection, has committed to play at Notre Dame after his senior year with the Gaels. Atkins averaged 22 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in leading the Gaels to the semifinals of the BCL tournament. ... Meade hired Pete Corriero as boys basketball coach.
Olympics: : Six athletes - including two medalists - have turned up positive for a new blood-boosting substance in retests of samples from the Beijing Games. The names have not been disclosed.
