Michael Huyghue has announced his resignation as commissioner of the United Football League.
Huyghue, who has been the second-tier pro league's commissioner since its inception in 2009, said in a statement Tuesday that the UFL has "experienced significant funding issues" and it seems "most prudent" that he step aside while owners attempt to raise funds for the 2012 season.
Last season, the league had franchises in Sacramento, Las Vegas, Norfolk, Va., and Omaha, Neb.
UFL majority owner and founder Bill Hambrecht said he and other owners are committed to a fourth season.
The 2011 season ended prematurely, with each team playing four of its six scheduled games. The UFL has lost more than $100 million the past two years.
– Associated Press
Wilson to play for U.S. in tennis championships
Kelly Wilson of Cameron Park will represent the United States at the International Tennis Federation Seniors World Team Championships, which will be held Feb. 6-11 throughout the San Diego area, the United States Tennis Association announced.
Wilson will compete in the Suzanne Lenglen Cup for women 35 and older. Last year, she won the 35-and-over USTA national indoor and hardcourt championships. She won the 30-and-over USTA national indoor title in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
Light heavyweight Griffin
to fight Alvarez in Montreal
Sacramento light heavyweight Otis Griffin (23-9-2), who recently tumbled out of the International Boxing Federation rankings, will face Eleider Alvarez (7-0) of Colombia in a 12-round main event Feb. 18 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Griffin, 34, ended last year with a three-fight losing streak, including two world-title elimination matches.
Alvarez, 27, a former Olympian, has fought only in Montreal since turning pro. He became the North American Boxing Organization 175-pound champion in December with a first-round knockout victory.
– Jim Jenkins, Special to The Bee
America's Cup organizers examine challengers' format
Organizers of next year's America's Cup in San Francisco Bay said they will reconsider the format of the challengers' series after receiving only three entries.
Regatta director Iain Murray said only Team New Zealand, Luna Rossa of Italy and Artemis of Sweden have paid the $100,000 entry fee. Murray said it was unlikely other syndicates would enter at this late stage.
Organizers had planned for eight teams to contest the Louis Vuitton challenger series, which would have run from July 4 to Sept. 1 next year. Murray said other formats will be considered.
The winner faces defending champion Oracle in the final.
– Associated Press
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