Moss traded to Oakland

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss, above, has been traded to the Oakland Raiders, his agent, Dante DiTrapano, said Wednesday. Story on page 2C.

College Basketball

Weighted RPI system to help set NCAA field

Indianapolis — The NCAA Tournament selection committee has a new tool to choose the 34 at-large teams in this year’s field.

Next month, for the first time, the committee will use a weighted RPI system that rewards teams more for road victories and penalizes them for home losses.

“We think it’s a good way to compare, numerically, the teams that could be included in the tournament,” committee chairman Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday.

College Basketball

Chaney suspended

Philadelphia — Temple coach John Chaney suspended himself Wednesday for one game and apologized for putting a player in against St. Joseph’s a day earlier for the sole purpose of rough play and quick fouls. He will be replaced on the bench by assistant Dan Leibovitz for Saturday’s game against Massachusetts.

Baseball

Tigers’ Urbina relieved

Lakeland, Fla. — Ugueth Urbina planned to report to spring training, even if his kidnapped mother still was being held. He didn’t want to show her captors that he was weak.

Now that Maura Villarreal is safe following a rescue operation Friday, Urbina said an indescribable weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

“I feel like I’m 18 years old,” the Detroit Tigers reliever said Wednesday, speaking publicly about the ordeal for the first time.

Awards

APSE honors J-W

Sports reporter Ryan Wood and the sports section of the Journal-World received three honors from the Associated Press Sports Editors in their annual contest, results of which were released Wednesday.

Competing in the under-40,000 circulation category, Wood earned a top-10 finish in the game-story competition. The APSE named the Journal-World a top-10 section in the daily category and an honorable mention in the Sunday section competition.