Staff/Wire reports

Catherine Ndereba won the Boston Marathon for the third time Monday, finishing in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 27 seconds, a 16-second margin of victory in the women's event. Timothy Cherigat won the men's race in 2:10:37 to complete a Kenyan sweep.

Politicians will honor girls' teams

Mount Notre Dame High School's Division I state champion girls' basketball and golf teams will be honored in Columbus today by local elected officials. Rep. Jim Raussen, R-Cincinnati, will recognize the teams on the House floor at 11 a.m. Sen. Louis Blessing, R-Cincinnati, will recognize the teams on the Senate floor at 1:30 p.m.

Wildcats add tour date at Princeton

Princeton High School graduate Erik Daniels will have a basketball homecoming. The barnstorming tour for Kentucky's five seniors - Daniels, Gerald Fitch, Cliff Hawkins, Antwain Barbour and Matt Heissenbuttel - has added a date next Monday at Princeton. Those Wildcats will play a 7:30 p.m. exhibition against a collection of Greater Miami Conference seniors. Tickets: $10 adults, $7 students. An autograph session will follow.

Gary Hall Jr. to speak at meeting

Eight-time Olympic swimming medalist Gary Hall Jr., a Cincinnati native, will speak Friday at an American Diabetes Association breakfast at the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Mason, 4361 Irwin Simpson Road. There's no charge for the 7:30 a.m. breakfast, which will also be an organizational meeting for the America's Walk for Diabetes event Oct. 2 at Sawyer Point. Call 759-9330, ext. 6668.

Bailey picks Wimbledon to ride in Ky. Derby

Hall of Famer Jerry Bailey will ride Wimbledon in the May 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, choosing trainer Bob Baffert's Louisiana Derby winner over several other horses. Bailey, regarded as the nation's best jockey in big races, had also been considering Eddington, Quintons Gold Rush and Read the Footnotes.

In the event the race is overfilled, graded stakes earnings determine the 20 starting spots for the 11/4-mile race, which does not have an also-eligible list. Graded stakes earnings of contenders through April 19:

1. The Cliff's Edge, $793,258

2. Action This Day, $780,000

3. Friends Lake, $611,000

4. Smarty Jones, $600,000

5. Tapit, $530,000

6. Castledale (Ire), $510,000

7. Limehouse, $478,405

8. Lion Heart, $475,600

9. Read the Footnotes, $397,860

10. Wimbledon, $375,000

11. Pollard's Vision, $366,000

12. Imperialism, $363,000

13. Minister Eric, $350,000

14. Birdstone, $327,000

15. Borrego, $320,000

16. Sinister G, $302,500

17. Quintons Gold Rush, $258,500

18. Value Plus, $252,500

19. St Averil, $215,200

20. Master David, $208,000

21. Preachinatthebar, $159,000

22. Saratoga County, $156,500

23. Fire Slam, $143,000

24. Song of the Sword, $132,500

25. Pro Prado, $105,685

26. Tricky Taboo, $100,000

27. Pomeroy, $96,250

28. Eddington, $95,000

29. Rock Hard Ten, $90,000

30. Mustanfar, $87,500

Colleges

NCAA REFORMS: The NCAA Division I Management Council voted unanimously to repeal a rule on scholarship limits in basketball and replace it with one that rewards teams for overall academic performance.

The current rule allows schools to offer five scholarships in one year or eight in two years, but it penalizes schools - no matter how well they've done historically - by not allowing them to replace scholarship players who become academically ineligible, NCAA president Myles Brand said.

One of the proposals the Management Council will present to the NCAA Board of Directors later this month would set a team threshold for triggering a penalty, such as the loss of a scholarship.

Pro football

LAW ARRESTED: New England Patriots cornerback Ty Law, 30, was arrested after he allegedly led police on a brief foot chase. Law was driving his 2004 Rolls-Royce early Saturday in the Miami Beach South Beach section when an officer flagged him down for a lane violation, police said.

The Pro Bowl player initially pulled over, but police said he sped off, prompting them to chase him about half a block until he stopped again. He then ran away from officers again but they caught up to him after a short chase. According to police, Law told the two officers "not to touch him because he is a professional athlete."

Tennis

MASTERS SERIES: Goran Ivanisevic lost in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters to a qualifier who's 235th in the ATP Tour rankings. Nicolas Devilder of France upset the 2001 Wimbledon champ 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at the clay-court tournament. Soccer

MARADONA UPDATE: Diego Maradona, 43, was in critical condition, breathing with the help of a respirator but showing signs of improvement after heart and blood pressure problems.

Media

COLLINSWORTH WINS: Former Bengal Cris Collinsworth of HBO won a Sports Emmy for best studio analyst for Inside the NFL at the awards ceremony.

High schools

SIGNING: Covington Latin senior swimmer Mallory Craft, 16, today will become the first female athlete in the school's history to sign a national letter of intent when she commits to the University of Illinois. The Fort Thomas native won the regional 100 backstroke crown and finished fourth at state in the 100 butterfly.