Women’s Group Accuses 25 Schools

Twenty-five colleges and universities, including Vanderbilt, Duke, Boston College and Brigham Young, were accused Monday of discriminating against women in awarding athletic scholarships.

The National Women’s Law Center filed complaints with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, accusing the schools of violating the 1972 law known as Title IX. The organization alleges that female athletes receive just over one-third of the scholarship dollars nationwide.

Track and Field

A day after winning the title of “World’s Fastest Man,” Donovan Bailey apologized for calling rival Michael Johnson a “coward” and a “chicken” after beating him in a 150-meter match race.

Mary Slaney doesn’t intend to follow Butch Reynolds’ route and seek a court order allowing her to compete in next week’s U.S. Track and Field Championships, according to Richard Slaney, her husband.

Saturday, the International Amateur Athletic Federation suspended Slaney and two other U.S. athletes pending a hearing for suspected use of performance-enhancing substances.

Frankie Fredericks won the 100 meters at an international track meet just north of Paris in 10.09 seconds.

World 1,500-meter record holder Qu Yunxia finished 10th in the Chinese national track and field championships and said she will retire.

Pro football

The Washington Redskins signed Jamel Williams, one of their four fifth-round draft picks, to a three-year contract worth $578,000. They also signed fourth-year offensive tackle Joe Patton to a one-year contract worth $361,000.

The Cowboys opened their off-season workouts without wide receiver Michael Irvin, but signed free-agent receiver Anthony Miller.

Free-agent receivers Michael Timpson and Russell Copeland signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and tight end Jimmie Johnson also agreed to a contract.

Eric Metcalf of the San Diego Chargers strained his right hamstring Saturday during the “Run to Daylight” made-for-TV competition and won’t be able to run during the team’s mini-camp.

Miscellany

The first two Big Ten basketball tournaments will be held in the United Center in Chicago. . . . Duke University Athletic Director Tom Butters underwent a quadruple bypass after suffering a heart attack in Maryland. . . . Tim Jankovich resigned as men’s basketball coach at North Texas.