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Golf

Mississippi event moved to November

The PGA Tour's Southern Farm Bureau Classic in Madison, Miss., has been moved to the first weekend in November because of Hurricane Katrina.

Tournament executive director Robert Morgan said Wednesday that he asked the tour to postpone the $3 million event, originally scheduled for Oct. 6-9 at Annandale Golf Club, to give Mississippi time to recover from the deadly hurricane.

The tournament will be played Nov. 3-6, opposite the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

Morgan said all net proceeds from the tournament will be donated to Hurricane Katrina relief in Mississippi.

Minor League Hockey

Lapointe to make return to Augusta

Martin Lapointe, a former Augusta defenseman who holds two team records, is returning to the Lynx.

While playing four seasons in Augusta, Lapointe set career records by a defenseman for assists (106) and points (147).

In 259 games for the Lynx, Lapointe scored 41 goals.

"He's offensively talented and can move the puck well, while also logging a lot of ice time," Lynx coach Bob Ferguson said of the 32-year-old Lapointe. "Plus, we look for him to be a leader for the younger players on defense this season."

Augusta has now signed 11 players for the 2005-06 season.

Pro Basketball

Ex-Glenn Hills star is hired by league

Former Glenn Hills High star and NBA player Michael Curry has been named vice president for player development for the NBA Development League.

Curry will supervise all of the league's program that are designed to develop players both on and off the court, including skills training, education and community involvement.

Curry played 11 years in the NBA, where he had a term as president of the National Basketball Players Association.

College Football

Screening planned today for new film

In Athens, Ga., a screening of Damn Good Dog, a movie based the history of UGA, Georgia's official mascot, will be held at 7:30 tonight.

The screening will be held at Masters Hall at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Admission is $5.

UGA VI, the school's current mascot, will attend the screening.

Soccer

Chelsea is under fire from group

Defending champion Chelsea was accused of misconduct by England's Football Association on Thursday for doing independent drug tests on some of its players.

The FA said the tests took place July 12, 2004, violating the agreement that all tests must be part of the FA's anti-doping program. Chelsea has until Sept. 23 to respond.

"Chelsea has seen the FA charge issued today and will defend it vigorously," the team said. "The club feels that it has done nothing morally wrong."

Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu failed a club-administered test before an official positive test for cocaine. The FA suspended him for seven months in September 2004.

Chelsea fired Mutu as well as goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, who tested positive for cocaine and was suspended for nine months by the FA in April 2003.

Olympics

Runner's medal bid rejected by court

In Lausanne, Switzerland, the Brazilian runner who was grabbed by a spectator while leading the Olympic marathon lost his bid Thursday to be awarded a duplicate gold medal.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Vanderlei de Lima's appeal, saying it couldn't change the result of the 2004 Athens race unless there was evidence of "bad faith or arbitrariness."