Sports briefs

Memphis waits on NCAA investigation

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA met with Memphis officials Saturday to discuss major violations and the school must now wait at least six weeks for a ruling on whether its 38 wins from the 2007-08 season will count.

The most serious allegation taken up at the meeting was whether an unknown person took the SAT for a player.

The NCAA has said the athlete in question played for the Tigers for only the 2007-08 season and the 2008 NCAA tournament. The only person who fits the description in documents obtained by The Associated Press is Derrick Rose, the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft after that season.

Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson had no comment as he left the four-hour meeting. Memphis president Dr. Shirley Raines also would not comment, but issued a statement.

"Although we cannot comment on the specifics of what occurred during the hearing, I can say that as president, I reiterated the university's commitment to NCAA rules compliance," Raines said. "We believe we were able to fully answer the committee's questions and present the actions we have already taken based upon our internal investigations."

Strait, McEntire first Cowboy Stadium act

ARLINGTON, Texas — George Strait and Reba McEntire are two of the biggest names in country music. Yet in their first gig together "since we were opening shows for Conway Twitty many many moons ago," they still played second fiddle to the real star of the show: the venue, the $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium.

"Whoo! I am so honored to be here, I can't even tell you how much," Strait told a crowd of 60,188. "I mean, I can say I've done a lot of things in my career and had a lot of fun. This is right up there at the top of anything I've ever done before because I'm such a big Dallas Cowboys fan. ...

"What a night."

It was special enough that former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson came — and sat right next to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

Farris wins 3 weightlifting gold medals

CHICAGO — Kendrick Farris swept his weight class and earned three gold medals Saturday in the U.S. National Weightlifting Championships.

Farris was the top American at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he finished eighth overall in the 187-pound weight class. But the Shreveport, La., lifter injured his left shoulder on his last lift in Beijing and has been working toward a comeback ever since.