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Sports briefs

By BRIAN LANDMAN, Times wires

Baseball coach Martin to remain with 'Noles

Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin ended a brief flirtation with the University of Georgia on Wednesday.

"I'm staying at Florida State," he said after a meeting with FSU athletic director Dave Hart.

Martin has a 1,179-402-3 record at FSU, including trips to NCAA regional tournaments in each of his 22 seasons and 12 College World Series appearances. His base salary is $80,000.

Martin said the Bulldogs never put an offer on the table. Although neither he nor Hart would comment, it's a safe bet that Martin will receive a raise.

"I have never and will never apply for another job," Martin said. "If the next phone call ever comes, it won't get this far. This is my university and it's where I want to retire if they'll have me."

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Kickoff time for Florida's season opener against Marshall on Sept. 1 at Florida Field was been moved from 6 p.m. to 7:15. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2. ... Nebraska kicker Josh Brown pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault charges and was fined $350 for a fight last month with another student.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pete Gillen, who guided Virginia to its highest ranking in years and back to the NCAA tournament last year, is discussing a long-term contract with the school. The 54-year-old Gillen and Virginia have been talking for about six weeks, interim athletic director Craig Littlepage said. The deal would replace the final four years on Gillen's original contract.

COLLEGES: A tentative settlement was reached in a lawsuit that accused LSU of violating federal law by shortchanging women's sports programs. According to an entry in federal court records, the proposed settlement will go to a legislative committee this month. If the committee approves, the court will oversee the settlement. Cindy and Karla Pineda, who wanted to play softball, and Beth Perdersen, who wanted to play soccer, sued the school six years ago. The suits contended violations of Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendment Act, which is supposed to guarantee equal opportunity for college sports. ... SMU, the site of this year's women's soccer championships, will be the host for the men's championships in 2002 and 2004.

TRACK AND FIELD: Donovan Bailey, the former world record-holder and 1996 Olympic champion at 100 meters, will run the final race of his career at the World Championships in Edmonton despite painful bone spurs in both heels. "I'm happy that I'm competing, for sure, but it would be good if I was completely healthy," he said. "But it's my last race, so why not do it at home?" ... Officials of the World Championships are warning international federations about a bacteria that killed a professional golfer in Edmonton. The warning letter does not recommend athletes going to Edmonton for the Aug. 3-12 championships get a vaccination.

TENNIS: Qualifier Glenn Weiner of Bradenton beat his doubles partner Andre Sa 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 in a rain-abbreviated schedule at the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, R.I. Only three singles matches were played. Four matches postponed by a midmorning thunderstorm were rescheduled for today. ... Sebastien Grosjean advanced to the third round of the $600,000 Gstaad Open in Switzerland, edging Nicolas Lapentti 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2). Also, second-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Julien Boutter 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, and Cedric Pioline downed Francisco Clavet 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (7-5), 6-1.

BOXING: Bernard Hopkins angered fans of Felix Trinidad Jr. by again throwing the Puerto Rican flag to the floor in San Juan. The promotional event for their undisputed middleweight championship fight on Sept. 15 in New York ended abruptly in a near-riot as fans rushed the stage and threw bottles and chairs. Hopkins, the IBF and WBC 160-pound champion, grabbed a miniature Puerto Rican flag from Trinidad in a New York news conference Monday.

LACROSSE: The United States beat Germany 18-0 to reach the women's World Cup semifinals.