Overtime

Hockey

Thrashers' Heatley dealt to Ottawa

In Atlanta, the Thrashers traded Dany Heatley to the Ottawa Senators for Marian Hossa on Tuesday, a blockbuster deal of two high-scoring right wingers.

The 24-year-old Heatley combined with Ilya Kovalchuk to give the Thrashers two of the NHL's most prized young players. The deal was finalized after Hossa signed a three-year, $18 million contract earlier in the day.

Hossa led the Senators with 36 goals and 46 assists in 2003-04, the last season before the lockout. The Thrashers will also receive a defenseman, who has yet to be identified, in the trade.

Heatley's best season was 2002-03, when he had 41 goals and 48 assists. He has been plagued by misfortune since then, most tragically when he was driving a car involved in a high-speed crash that killed teammate Dan Snyder.

Heatley sustained a serious knee injury in the wreck that caused him to miss 51 games the following season. He returned to tally 13 goals and 12 assists in 28 games, but was injured again while playing in Switzerland during the lockout. A puck struck him in the face, breaking the orbital bone.

- The Augusta Lynx announced they have agreed to terms with forward Doug Wright and defenseman Treavor Peterson, both of whom played for the Lynx last season. Wright split time between Augusta and Las Vegas and totaled 12 goals and 22 points between the two teams.

Peterson returns for his third season in Augusta, where he has missed just one game in two seasons. He has two goals and 13 points in 143 games.

College Basketball

University gives Huggins ultimatum

In Cincinnati, Bob Huggins was ordered Tuesday to resign or he'll be fired as Cincinnati's basketball coach, culminating a power struggle with the school president.

In a letter sent by the university, Huggins was given 24 hours to resign, or he would be fired and get a buyout, said an associate who spoke on condition of anonymity because Huggins had not yet seen the letter.

The 51-year-old coach was traveling and unavailable for comment. His lawyer received a letter from the university Tuesday afternoon with the ultimatum.

Huggins has won more games than any other coach at Cincinnati, but his tenure also has been marked by player arrests and NCAA rules violations that landed the school on probation.

Auto Racing

City makes pitch for hall of fame

In Richmond, Va., the group trying to lure the NASCAR Hall of Fame to the city highlighted Richmond's roots in racing and diverse tourist attractions Tuesday when a delegation of NASCAR officials wrapped up their tour of possible locations.

Richmond, which has played host to NASCAR races for more than a half-century, was the last stop in a five-city tour that also brought the officials who will participate in the decision to Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; Daytona Beach, Fla.; and Kansas City, Kan.

During their presentation, Virginians Racing for the Hall of Fame also highlighted Richmond's proximity to tourist destinations that include Colonial Williamsburg, Civil War sites, King's Dominion and Busch Gardens amusement parks, the nation's capital and the oceanfront.

Miscellaneous

Brewer, Maris family settle suit

In Gainesville, Fla., the family of former baseball home run king Roger Maris and Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. settled a defamation lawsuit Tuesday stemming from the brewer's termination of the family's beer distributorship.

The sides did not disclose terms of the settlement, which came as jurors deliberated for a second day following a three-week trial.

Maris' relatives accused the brewer of defamation after company officials said the family's beer distributorship was deficient and sold repackaged, out-of-date beer. The family was seeking $5 billion in damages after its contract with the brewer was canceled in 1997.