IN BRIEF

Auriemma, Hatchell join 1,000-club

Geno Auriemma earned his 1,000th victory as top-ranked Connecticut beat Oklahoma 88-64 on Tuesday in Uncasville, Conn. He became the fourth women’s basketball coach to reach the milestone, joining Pat Summitt, Tara Van

Derveer and Sylvia Hatchell. Hatchell earned hers earlier Tuesday when North Carolina beat Grambling State 79-63.

Steelers’ Brown ruled out

Steelers receiver Antonio Brown is out for Week 16 with a “significant” bruise to his lower leg, coach Mike

Tomlin said. Brown, injured Sunday, leads the NFL with 1,533 rushing yards.

❚ The NFL reduced Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis’ suspension from two games to one after his appeal. Davis was suspended after his helmet-to-helmet hit on Packers receiver Davante

Adams resulted in a concussion. ❚ Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who played Sunday after missing seven games with a broken collarbone, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, a day after the Packers were eliminated from postseason contention.

Florida Atlantic rolls 50-3

Lane Kiffin ended his first Florida Atlantic football season at 11-3. Devin

Singletary rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns Tuesday as the Owls beat Akron 50-3 in the Boca Raton Bowl. Earlier in the day, a person with knowledge of the talks told the Associated Press that FAU and the coach had agreed to extend his contract through 2027.

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❚ Justin Gatlin fired coach Dennis Mitchell after an undercover investigation that appeared to show people linked to the world 100-meter champ offering to supply performance-enhancing drugs. The IAAF’s Athletics Integrity Unit said it’s investigating with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. British newspaper

The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday that Mitchell and a track agent, Robert

Wagner, met undercover reporters in Florida and offered to supply and administer PEDs for an actor training for a film for $250,000. ❚ In France, U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin won a World Cup giant slalom for her third victory of the season.