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College Football

Georgia fullback hit with suspension

Georgia sophomore fullback Chase Green, a walk-on player from Demorest, Ga., has been suspended for the Bulldogs' Sept. 3 season-opener against Boise State after being arrested and charged with underage possession of alcohol Saturday.

Georgia coach Mark Richt said Green also must perform community service, enroll in an alcohol-related education course, and be assigned additional internal discipline. With the season-ending injury suffered by projected starting fullback Des Williams, Green could see playing time behind starter Brannan Southerland.

Also, freshman linebacker Tavares Kearney has been cleared of a charge of academic dishonesty, his mother, Wanda Smith, said on Wednesday, but the freshman still faces possible university sanctions for allegedly making physical contact with an instructor who accused him of cheating on July 15.

Kearney is scheduled to meet with associate dean of students Kim Ellis today before reporting to campus in the evening with his teammates, who begin preseason practice on Friday.

Hockey

Forsberg, Flyers finally join forces

Peter Forsberg will finally play for the Philadelphia Flyers, who signed the former MVP to a two-year contract.

The Flyers originally drafted Forsberg in 1991 but dealt him in the Eric Lindros trade to Quebec in 1992. Since then, Forsberg has become one of the best players in the game, a seven-time All-Star and the league's most valuable player with the Colorado Avalanche in 2003.

- The Florida Panthers have signed former Augusta Lynx left wing Greg Jacina to a two-year contract.

Jacina was an ECHL All-Star in his first professional season in 2003-04, and finished with 15 goals and 38 points in 58 games with the Lynx. Jacina spent the past season with the AHL's San Antonio, where he scored 31 points in 78 games.

- Mike Modano rejected a five-year contract offer from Dallas and told the Stars he wants to keep talking with other NHL clubs.

After negotiating with several teams, Modano talked to the Stars for several hours late Tuesday.

He skated at the team's practice facility Wednesday morning without revealing his decision. Modano has been with the club for 15 seasons and is the franchise leader in all major offensive categories.

- Brian Leetch is headed back to New England. The 37-year-old Norris Trophy-winning defenseman who was raised in Connecticut and played at Boston College, signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins.

Leetch played one season at Boston College before he was selected by the New York Rangers with the No. 9 pick in the 1986 NHL Draft. He went on to become the defensive cornerstone of the Rangers team that won the Stanley Cup in 1994.

- The Augusta Lynx announced that they moved three home games because of a schedule conflict at Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center.

The Lynx's Jan. 19 game against Mississippi was moved to Oct. 23, their Jan. 20 game against Texas will be played March 21 and their Jan. 21 game against Gwinnett will be played Jan. 8.

The Lynx open the ECHL season at home Oct. 21 against South Carolina.

Tennis

Coria turns back Mantilla once again

In Sopot, Poland, third-seeded Guillermo Coria beat Felix Mantilla in the second round of the Idea Prokom Open.

Coria, who beat Mantilla last week en route to the Croatia Open title, rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win.

The Argentine moved into the quarterfinals against seventh-seeded Igor Andreev, who was leading 6-3, 5-1 when Razvan Sabau of Romania retired with an elbow injury.

- In Carlsbad, Calif., unseeded Sania Mirza of India stunned No. 4 Nadia Petrova 6-2, 6-1 at the Acura Classic, which has lost two of its top three players in two days from an already-depleted field.

Mirza, ranked 59th in the world, had a surprisingly easy time with the ninth-ranked Petrova in the second-round match.