Sports in brief

Lute Olson's doctor said Tuesday that he advised the former Arizona coach to retire after a recent MRI confirmed he had suffered a stroke within the past year.

Dr. Steven Knope's comments at a news conference called by the family offer the first explanation for Olson's sudden retirement last week, two days after he appeared at the media day for his 25th season with Arizona.

They also ended speculation about Olson's health since he took a leave of absence last season for what he later termed a "medical condition that was not life-threatening."

"He is quite literally devastated," Knope said at the Tucson news conference attended by two of Olson's daughters. The doctor said the stroke attacked a part of the brain that didn't affect motor function as much as it left Olson with severe depression, impaired judgment and uncharacteristic behavior.

Knope said Olson -- who is on a blood thinner -- was struggling to handle his workload: "He just couldn't put the pieces together. He couldn't do what he needed to do for the team."

COLLEGES: Hoosiers name Glass new AD

Indianapolis attorney Fred Glass, 49, was introduced as the new athletic director at his alma mater, Indiana. He replaces Rick Greenspan, who announced in June that he would resign at the end of the year.

A&M settles bonfire suit

Texas A&M agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit by the victims of a 59-foot bonfire tower that collapsed and killed 12 people and injured dozens in 1999.

Since then, the university has prohibited the bonfire on its property -- a tradition for the Texas football game since 1909 -- and it has been held off campus by students and alumni.

GOLF: Compton gets Disney exemption

Erik Compton, 28, who advanced through the first stage of PGA Tour qualifying just five months after his second heart transplant in May, has been given an exemption to play the year's final event, next month's Children's Miracle Network Classic at Disney World.

As he did in qualifying school, Compton will be allowed to use a cart, the first player to do so on the tour since Casey Martin.

SOCCER: Maradona might coach Argentina

Former superstar Diego Maradona says he's mulling an offer to coach Argentina's national team. "We have to keep talking," he said. "There are some things to resolve. This is just beginning."

TENNIS: Federer to play against U.S.

Roger Federer announced he will play in Switzerland's first-round Davis Cup match against the host United States in March. He hasn't played a first-round tie since 2004.

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