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College Football

Kirby Freeman beat out Kyle Wright for the Miami Hurricanes… College Football

Kirby Freeman beat out Kyle Wright for the Miami Hurricanes quarterback job, according to ESPN.com, and will start Miami’s season opener Saturday against Marshall.

Freeman took over late last season after Wright broke his right thumb and led the Hurricanes to a 2-2 record, including a win over Nevada in the MPC Computers Bowl, of which he was named the MVP.

Wright, considered by many the nation’s top recruit when he signed with Miami, began each of the last two seasons as a starter.

NFL

Free agent defensive tackle Cory Simon signed a one-year contract with the Tennessee Titans yesterday, according to ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli.

Simon, 30, was released earlier this month by the Indianapolis Colts, who gave him a five-year, $30-million- contract and paid him more than $14 million in bonuses when they signed him in 2005.

Simon played 13 games with Indianapolis last year before ending his season with a knee injury. He’ll get to play his former team twice in AFC South play.

NEWS

A judge ruled yesterday that New York City’s ban on metal bats in high school baseball games was constitutional, according to an Associated Press story.

The law, coming from claims that modern metal bats elevate injury risk, will take effect Sunday.

NBA

Houston Rockets guard and And-1 star Rafer Alston, also known as Skip To My Lou, was arrested early Monday and released without bail Tuesday after being charged with stabbing a man, according to an Associated Press story.

The charges came after a brawl in a Manhattan night club, where Alston was booked.

Alston was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and public intoxication in Houston three weeks ago.