Sports briefs

Spain, Sweden win in Euro David Villa's three goals Tuesday ledSpain to a resounding 4-1 victory over Russia in Innsbruck, Austria and confirmed the Spaniards as one of the favorites at the European Championship.

Cesc Fabregas also scored for Spain. Villa had the first hat trick in the tournament since 2000.

In the second game, in Salzburg, Austria, Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic found his long-lost scoring touch and defending champion Greece fell victim to it. Ibrahamovic had no international goals since October 2005 before connecting with a powerful right-footed shot in the 67th minute for his 19th goal for Sweden. Petter Hansson scored five minutes later off a scramble misplayed by the Greek defense.

U.S. basketball changes plans, will name team before camp USA Basketball has changed its plans and will select the 12 players for the men's team headed to Beijing before they report to Las Vegas on June 28. Originally, the team was to have potentially 16 players in camp and cut down to 12 on June 30. USA Basketball Managing Director Jerry Colangelo said the announcement likely would come after the NBA Finals.

• Sheila Taormina's Olympic bid has been officially accepted by U.S. modern pentathlon officials, making her the first woman to qualify in three different sports. Taormina won gold in 1996 as part of a swim relay and competed in the triathlon in 2000 and 2004.

New hockey rules suggested The NCAA is considering new rules to boost scoring in college hockey. The proposals by the NCAA Rules Committee, meeting in Grand Forks, N.D., include no longer allowing teams to change lines after icing the puck, eliminating obstruction during faceoffs, and allowing the use of shootouts within conferences. A two-referee, two-linesman system would be used to implement the new rules. The next step for the recommendations is consideration by an oversight panel next month.

No changes planned for Big Brown Already planning for Big Brown's next race, members of his team said they planned to stick with their regular rider, Kent Desormeaux, and resume the colt's monthly treatments of Winstrol.

Mike Iavarone, the co-president of the syndicate that owns Big Brown, said no changes would be made before Big Brown's next race, which will either be the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth on Aug. 3 or the Travers Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 23.

"I don't think anybody was happy with the ride, including Kent," Iavarone said. "But I'm not going to sit here and say that's the reason why we couldn't keep up with those horses. It had to be one element of many. Unless we find something wrong with the horse over the next few days, everything else is speculation."

Holmgren misses practice again Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren missed a second consecutive day of minicamp Tuesday because of what a team spokesman continued to emphasize was a minor but undisclosed medical condition.

• Donovan McNabb sat out Philadelphia's passing camp because of shoulder tendinitis. The five-time Pro Bowl quarterback likely will miss the rest of the week's Organized Team Activities with the Eagles.

• Convicted steroids dealer David Jacobs said before his death last week he supplied Tennessee Titans linebacker Ryan Fowler with performance-enhancing drugs before and after the 2006 season, the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday. Fowler is under investigation in an apparent steroids case.

Auto racing: Mauricia Grant, NASCAR's first black female official, is suing the organization for $225 million, alleging racial and sexual discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. She worked as a technical inspector responsible for certifying cars in NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide Series from January 2005 until her termination last October.

Cycling: High Road rider George Hincapie won the second stage of the Dauphine Libere race, grabbing victory in a sprint finish in Vienne, France. Thor Hushovd was fifth and kept the overall race lead.

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