The 22-year-old Pierce was treated at New England Medical Center, police spokeswoman Mariellen Burns said. The hospital would not release information except to say he was in fair condition.

"He's doing fine. We're all hoping for a speedy recovery," coach Rick Pitino said as he left the hospital.

WBZ-TV reported that 6-7, 220-pound Pierce had been hit over the head with a bottle and that most of the stab wounds were superficial except for a 7-inch deep cut to his sternum. Several stations reported that teammate Tony Battie was with Pierce at the club early Monday morning.

There were no immediate arrests. Witnesses told police the fight involved security guards connected with the local rap group Made Men, but it was unclear what role Pierce might have played, Burns said.

Pierce was to report for the start of training camp next week. He apparently was in Massachusetts to participate in Red Auerbach's charity golf tournament in Salem.

MORE NBA: The man accused of killing Minnesota player Malik Sealy in a drunken-driving crash pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide. Souksangouane Phengsene, 44, was scheduled to go on trial. He was driving the wrong way in St. Louis Park near Minneapolis when he smashed head-on into Sealy's car May 20. ... Patrick Ewing was introduced to the Seattle media after last week's trade involving four teams and 12 players. "I'm here and I plan to finish my career here," said Ewing, 38, who played 15 seasons with New York. ... Forward Tracy Murray was traded to Denver by Washington for Popeye Jones and a second-round draft choice. ... Jamal Crawford, the former Michigan guard picked eighth in the draft, signed with Chicago. Crawford was drafted by Cleveland, then traded for the rights to center Chris Mihm. ... The Knicks promoted Jeff Nix from assistant coach to assistant general manager. New York named East Carolina assistant Steve Clifford to replace Nix on the bench.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Duke's Shane Battier and Tennessee's Tamika Catchings topped voting for the preseason Naismith Player of the Year. Other top vote-getters were Notre Dame's Troy Murphy and North Carolina's Brendan Haywood for the men and Connecticut's Svetlana Abrosimova and Mississippi State's LaToya Thomas for the women. ... A federal judge in St. Paul, Minn., tossed out a plea agreement expected to make former tutor Jan Gangelhoff a witness against other figures in Minnesota's academic cheating scandal. Based on widespread leaks of grand jury proceedings, Gangelhoff had been expected to plead guilty in return for a lighter sentence.

BOWLING: Defending champion Johnny Petraglia took a 63-pin lead after the second round of the Columbia 300 Senior Open in Naples. He had an 18-game total of 4,129. Gary Dickinson was second, followed by Roger Workman (4,046). The top 24 advanced to match play.

FOOTBALL: Some parents are protesting that a five-game suspension was not punishment enough for an assistant coach accused of kicking a player in the back during practice. Grady McCluskey, offensive coordinator for Walker (Ala.) High, served the first game of the school board suspension Friday, but before the game, 10 people carried signs protesting the punishment as too lenient. McCluskey, who also teaches at the school, declined comment.

GOLF: Charles Persinger of Poca, W. Va., shot 1-over 72 to take the lead in the suspended second round of qualifying for the U.S. Senior Amateur at Charlotte, N.C. Seventy-nine of the 156 players didn't complete the round because of lightning. The low 64 advance to match play. ... Sergio Garcia of defending champion Spain will skip the Dunhill Cup. Tom Lehman, John Daly and one player to be announced will play for the United States at the event, Oct. 12-15 at St. Andrews, Scotland. Garcia will play in the World Match Play Championship on Oct. 5-8 at Virginia Water, England. Colin Montgomerie, Ernie Els, Thomas Bjorn and Vijay Singh are the seeded players. ... Tiger Woods (29.57 points) stayed atop the world rankings for the 58th straight week and holds a 17.59-point lead over Els.

SOCCER: D.C. United midfielder Geoff Aunger broke his right ankle Saturday in an exhibition. He could miss 12 weeks of training for United, which missed the MLS playoffs. ... Jacksonville's Riis Groven was named the Trans America Athletic Conference women's offensive player of the week. She had two goals and two assists in two wins.

TENNIS: No. 4 seed Patty Schnyder advanced to the second round of the WTA Seat Open in Luxembourg, 6-1, 6-2 over Jennifer Hopkins. No. 8 Justine Henin beat Cristina Torrens Valero 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).

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