Briefly: Kevin Sumlin reportedly to coach Arizona football team

Arizona has chosen former Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin to lead its football program.

Sumlin is expected to sign a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. An introductory news conference is scheduled for Tuesday.

He replaces Rich Rodriguez, who was fired Jan. 2 amid sexual harassment allegations.

Sumlin, a former Gophers assistant coach, was fired after six seasons at Texas A&M in November and had reportedly been in the mix for numerous jobs.

The Aggies went 51-26 and went to a bowl game every season under Sumlin but were 25-23 in SEC play and never matched his first season, when they were 11-2.

Sumlin, 53, also spent four years at Houston, going 35-17. He was Gophers wide receiver coach from 1993 to 1996 and coached quarterbacks in 1997.

Police say former NBA star Dennis Rodman was arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving in Newport Beach, Calif.

The New York Mets risked about $500,000 on an injured slugger, reaching an agreement with free-agent first baseman Adrian Gonzalez on a one-year contract.

Gonzalez, 35, was limited to 71 games last season because of a herniated disk in his back. The Los Angeles Dodgers left him off their postseason roster.

Gonzalez, a five-time All-Star, is owed more than $21 million next season, but the Mets would be responsible for just $545,000.

Doug Harvey, one of 10 umpires enshrined in the baseball Hall of Fame, died in Visalia, Calif. He was 87. Harvey umpired in the National League from 1962 through 1992. His plaque at the Hall of Fame notes that "his knowledge of the rules and no-nonsense control of the game led players to refer to him as "god."

Manchester City's 22-match unbeaten run in the Premier League came ended with a 4-3 loss at Liverpool.

Avoiding the risk of injury a month before the Olympics, American standout Lindsey Vonn made a cautious run in a women's World Cup downhill in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, and finished 27th.

"I am just not willing to risk everything right now," said Vonn, a native Minnesotan. "I have been waiting eight years for the Olympics."

Sofia Goggia led an Italian sweep of the podium.

Marcel Hirscher won his fifth straight World Cup slalom, in Wengen, Switzerland. Hirscher, an Austrian, has won 53 World Cup races.

Boxing: Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker will put their titles and perfect records on the line in a world heavyweight clash in Cardiff, Wales, on March 31. Joshua is 20-0 and the WBA and IBF champ, and Parker is 24-0 and the WBO champ.