COLLEGES

Trial of 2 in Tech shooting is continued

The trial of two 22-year-old men accused of shooting into the occupied apartment of Virginia Tech cornerback Victor "Macho" Harris has been continued. No new date has been announced.

Anthony Jobair Lucas of Washington and Augustus Pajibo Peal of Christiansburg were originally scheduled to go on trial together yesterday morning at the Montgomery County Circuit Court in Christiansburg. They are charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, a felony. Peal is charged with an additional felony: possession of a firearm by a felon.

The charges stem from the early morning hours of Nov. 11, when a 9 mm handgun and shotgun were fired at the exterior of Harris' off-campus apartment building in Blacksburg. At least one bullet entered the apartment through a sliding-glass door. Harris, a rising senior from Highland Springs High, was inside the apartment at the time with three other people. No one was injured.

U.Va.'s Lewellen is ACC coach of year

CHARLOTTESVILLE - First-year Virginia women's golf coach Kim Lewellen was named the Atlantic Coast Conference coach of the year. Two Cavaliers, junior Lene Krog and freshman Calle Nielson, were first-team All-ACC selections.

Lewellen led U.Va. to a runner-up finish at the ACC championships, finishing one-shot behind 13-time champion Duke. The Cavaliers are the No. 7 seed in the NCAA East Regional Championship that starts Thursday at the University of Georgia Golf Course.

Huggins' contract worth $20 million

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins will earn at least $20 million in guaranteed income over the next 10 years of his new contract, which includes incentives that could add thousands more.

Huggins will earn about $1.5 million this year, including a base salary of $250,000 and $1.25 million in supplemental compensation. His salary will increase a minimum of $100,000 per year, and he will receive an annual retention bonus of $100,000, plus incentives, starting May 1 of next year.

Hamilton faces drug, other charges

ATLANTA - Former Georgia Tech quarterback Joe Hamilton was charged with marijuana possession, driving under the influence of alcohol and hit-and-run, less than a week after he was hired as the school's assistant director of player personnel.

Hamilton, 31, also was charged with having an open bottle of beer in his Ford Expedition when arrested by Georgia Tech police shortly after midnight.

TENNIS

Federer defeats nemesis Canas

ROME - Roger Federer defeated one of his most challenging opponents, cruising past Guillermo Canas 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Rome Masters.

Also, Andy Roddick defeated Mardy Fish 6-1, 6-4 in an all-American matchup. Roddick's only other match on clay this year was a Davis Cup win against Jurgen Melzer in February.

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