ADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Golfer Craig Stadler pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while impaired Wednesday and withdrew from the Farmers Charity Classic that starts here Friday.
Stadler, 51, was charged with driving while intoxicated after his arrest Monday evening in nearby Ionia County. He pleaded guilty to the reduced count Wednesday, assistant Ionia County prosecutor Lori Kirkhoff said.
"I very much regret what happened on Monday evening," Stadler said in a statement. "I take the offense very seriously. I'm embarrassed and feel awful about it. I can assure you I will not repeat my mistake."
Stadler was ordered to pay $900 in fines and court costs, participate in an alcohol awareness class and attend a victim impact panel, Kirkhoff said.
JUNIOR LEADER: Courtney Harter of Clearwater carded an opening 2-over 74 for a one-stroke lead in the girls division of the Nike Golf Junior at Colonial in Jackson, Miss.
SOCCER: U.S. team tops Honduras
Brian McBride scored twice to move into second place on the American career list with 25 goals and Claudio Reyna played in his 100th international game, leading the United States over Honduras 4-0 at Foxboro, Mass. In the final tuneup for the Americans before the start of World Cup qualifying, Tim Howard got a shutout in his first game for the national team in nearly a year.
WORLD CUP: Host Brazil surged into the lead of South American qualifying, beating rival Argentina 3-1 behind three goals from Ronaldo on penalty kicks.
KENYA BAN: Kenya was barred from international play by world governing body FIFA, which cited government interference in the country's national federation.
MLS: Pat Noonan scored three goals to give the New England Revolution a 3-2 victory over the host Kansas City Wizards.
NEW CHELSEA COACH: Jose Mourinho was hired as the British club's manager after guiding Portugal's FC Porto to the Champions League title last week.
OLYMPICS: Flame heads for Sydney
The Olympic flame left the Greek capital on a jumbo jet, starting the first leg of an unprecedented six-continent visit to 26 countries before returning for the Summer Games in August. The flame flew first to Sydney - host of the 2000 Olympics - and will stop in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Atlanta and New York on June 16-19.
KOREAN SENTENCED: International Olympic Committee vice president Kim Un-yong was sentenced to 21/2 years in prison on embezzlement and bribery charges by a South Korean court. He also was ordered to pay $672,000 in fines as compensation for the bribes he was ruled to have taken from sports officials.
ET CETERA
GYMNASTICS: Paul Hamm took the lead after preliminaries of the U.S. championships in Nashville, Tenn. Five-time national champion Blaine Wilson, just 13 weeks removed from a torn biceps, withdrew after learning that competing could affect his injury petition for the Olympic trials.
DOPING: Ukrainian shot putter Vita Pavlysh was stripped of her world indoor title and banned from the sport for life after testing positive for steroids a second time. ... Eighteen athletes were barred from competition for up to three years after testing positive for steroids last year, the Chinese Olympic Committee announced.
CYCLING: Germany's Patrick Sinkewitz won the 103-mile mountain stage to St. Anton in the Austrian Alps and took the overall lead in the Tour of Germany.
OBITUARY: Doyle Smith, longtime executive secretary of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association and associate sports information director at Virginia, died Tuesday at age 60. He had long suffered from Parkinson's disease.
