November 07 2009
Sports Bites

The FGCU swimming and diving team swept Florida Atlantic and Tampa in a tri-meet Friday evening, picking up convincing victories over both schools. The Eagles defeated FAU 180-112 and knocked off Tampa 194-92. The Blue and Green started strong, placing first and second in the first event, the 200 medley relay. The second-placed team featured St Lucia's Dani Beaubrun, a freshman at FGCU. FGCU dominated the Owls and the Spartans for the rest of the meet. Florida Atlantic’s Eszter Bucz was the only female swimmer not wearing an FGCU suit that won an event. She took the 100 breast, in which Beabrun swam 1:06.66 for third place.

Rajon Rondo says he has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Celtics, keeping the star point guard from entering the market as a restricted free agent after the season. The extension is worth $55 million, FOXSports.com's Jeff Goodman has confirmed. The deal has yet to be signed but Rondo said Monday that was just a "formality." "That's the biggest thing for me, take care of my family," Rondo said. "I'm very excited." Talks between Rondo's agent Bill Duffy and the Celtics became more focused last week, just before the team's opener. "I think the time we started to negotiate it was time for tip-off of the regular season in Cleveland," Rondo said.

St Lucia-born forward Kiva Herman had 18 points and fellow first-year pro Megan Skouby led the team with 21, but Canti Riva Basket still fell to their second loss in the Switzerland Professional League, 80-69 to BCF Elfic Fribourg. As a team, Canti shot just 36% from the floor and 31% from behind the arc. Skouby was lights out from three-point range, making 5 of 7, but just 2 of 12 inside the circle. Herman, on the other hand, made 7 of 17 from the field.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was indicted Tuesday on additional weapons and traffic charges stemming from his Sept. 17 arrest for speeding on a motorcycle and carrying multiple weapons. The eight-count indictment sheds no new light on why West, 26, was riding a motorcycle on the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County, Md., at 10 p.m. with two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun. Prosecutors on Wednesday added an 8 1/2-inch Bowie knife to the list of concealed weapons West was carrying. West was indicted on two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon, two counts of carrying a handgun, two counts of transporting a handgun, and one count each of reckless driving and negligent driving. The charges are all misdemeanors. Each of the weapons counts carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.