Sports briefs

4 inducted into U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With the U.S. Hall of Fame building in upstate New York shuttered, Bruce Arena, Kyle Rote Jr., Thomas Dooley and Preki Radosavljevic have been inducted during a ceremony in a stadium club at the New Meadowlands before the United States' exhibition against Brazil.

Arena coached Virginia to five NCAA titles in 18 seasons and D.C. United to a pair of MLS Cup championships and one U.S. Open Cup win before taking over as U.S. national team coach in 1998. The U.S. advanced to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals, the best finish for the Americans since reaching the semifinals of the first tournament in 1930.

Former Olympian found dead in his car

RALEIGH, N.C. — Former Olympian Antonio Pettigrew, a sprinter stripped of a gold medal after admitting to doping, was found dead in the backseat of his locked car early Tuesday.

Authorities said they are unsure if his death was accidental or a suicide.

Chatham County Sheriff's Maj. Gary Blankenship said Pettigrew's car was found parked to the side of a bridge. Blankenship said there was evidence that the 42-year-old Pettigrew, an assistant track coach at the University of North Carolina, had taken sleeping pills and there was no sign of foul play.