Purchase Miami football tickets, win prizes

OXFORD — Buying Miami University season football tickets will give fans an opportunity to win “Miami Experience” prizes, including press box and sideline passes, lunch with MU athletics personalities, tickets to hockey and basketball games, and authentic RedHawk gear.

Any new Miami Football season ticket holder who buys two or more season tickets for 2011 or any current football season ticket holder who refers a new season ticket holder (referral must have been indicated on official order form) will be eligible to win a variety of 16 “Miami Experience” prizes.

Winners will be awarded every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during July (except July 4) through a random drawing conducted by Miami athletics and announced on www.MURedHawks.com.

Miami’s ticket office also will contact the winners to notify them of the prize they’ve won.

Basketball

Ohio Hall of Fame releases 2012 list

COLUMBUS — Former Miami University men’s basketball coach Darrell Hedric and Alter High School boys coach Joe Petrocelli lead the list of 2012 inductees for the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.

Other inductees announced Monday are Cincinnati’s Richard Dallmer and women’s coach Laurie Pirtle; Xavier’s David West; Dayton’s Garry Roggenburk, who helped the Flyers to the 1962 NIT title; Pittsburgh’s Larry Harris; Louisville’s Bud Olsen, along with Cedarville College coach Don Callan and high school coaches Dick Kortokrax of Kalida and Ed Zink of Beavercreek.

Induction is next May.

PRO BASKETBALL

Mavs’ owner to pay for parade

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks returned home in triumph on Monday, cheered by hundreds of fans celebrating the franchise’s first NBA title and the area’s first professional championship of any kind in more than a decade.

Owner Mark Cuban walked off the plane at Love Field carrying the championship trophy he was handed after Sunday’s Game 6 win over the Miami Heat.

Cuban will keep the party going at least through Thursday morning, the date set for the team’s victory parade through the streets of downtown Dallas.

Team spokeswoman Sarah Melton confirmed the date Monday, but said the precise route and other details would be announced Tuesday. Cuban has said he will pick up the tab for the city’s parade costs.

Hornets: New Orleans coach Monty Williams said current assistant Randy Ayers will be his lead assistant next season. Ayers, a Miami University graduate and former men’s coach at Ohio State, fills a void created by Mike Malone’s decision last week to join the staff of new Golden State coach Mark Jackson.

PRO FOOTBALL

Titans’ WR Britt wanted by police

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt has two arrest warrants outstanding in Tennessee, and he is suspected of providing inaccurate information on two separate driver’s license applications.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol issued the arrest warrants April 14.

Spokeswoman Dayla Qualls confirmed Monday to The Associated Press that the THP is investigating an issue on Britt’s driver’s license applications.

Attorney Jonathan Farmer says Britt will be in Tennessee soon to deal with these warrants, which involve misdemeanor charges.

This is yet another incident with police for the 2009 first-round draft pick out of Rutgers. He was arrested June 8 in Hoboken, N.J., after two detectives suspected he was carrying a marijuana cigar.

NFL payrolls being slashed

NEW YORK — NFL employees have had their salaries trimmed by 12 percent since April, and seven teams have instituted pay cuts or furloughs of workers outside the huddle since the owners’ lockout of players began March 12.

Miami, Buffalo, the New York Jets, Kansas City, Detroit, Tampa Bay and Arizona are the teams known to have slashed payroll.

NASCAR

Kyle Busch team penalized, fined

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch has been docked six points and his crew chief fined $25,000 because his car failed post-race inspection at Pocono Raceway.

The No. 18 Toyota was found to be too low during NASCAR’s inspection Sunday.

NASCAR responded Monday by docking Busch six driver points and car owner Joe Gibbs six owner points.

Crew chief Dave Rogers received the fine, according to NASCAR. Staff and wire reports