Jones, Greene Carry the Torch With Dazzling Victories in 100

The new breed of American sprinters asserted themselves Friday night at the USA Championships in Indianapolis, with Marion Jones and Maurice Greene streaking to victories in the 100-meter dashes.

Jones, 21, the women’s sensation at the championships, ran her third consecutive strong race, winning in 10.97 seconds, after two-time Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers withdrew.

The men’s 100 final also was a dazzler, as Greene, 22, won in 9.90, making him the third-fastest American ever, behind only Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis. Greene’s time was the second-fastest in the world this year, behind the 9.89 by Ato Boldon of Trinidad & Tobago.

Tim Montgomery was second at 9.92. Burrell, the American record-holder at 9.85, finished sixth at 10.09.

Kenny Harrison, 1996 Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump, won his fourth national title and second in a row, soaring 55 feet, 8 1/4 inches into a headwind on his final attempt. Allen Johnson, the Olympic champion in the 110 hurdles, also repeated as national champion, clocking 13.25.

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Donovan Bailey of Canada ran his fastest 100-meter race of the season, clocking 9.94 seconds, to defeat archrival Linford Christie at Nuremberg, Germany. . . . Distance runners Mebrahtom Keflezighi of UCLA and Amy Skieresz of Arizona have been named Pacific 10 Conference track and field athletes of the year. Pac-10 men’s coach of the year is USC’s Ron Allice; honored as women’s coach was UCLA’s Jeanette Bolden.

Jurisprudence

Former Massachusetts star and Toronto Raptor forward Marcus Camby was arrested on a marijuana charge near his home at South Windsor, Conn., after police spotted his car drifting across a road.

Police said they suspected a drunk driver when they pulled Camby over about 2 a.m., about 10 miles from where he went to high school in Hartford. Camby told police he had not been drinking, but the officer smelled burned marijuana in the car, said Sgt. Matthew D. Reed.

Camby, 23, was taken into custody on charges of possession of marijuana and failure to drive in the proper lane. He was released after posting $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court on June 25.

Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Michael Irvin denied that he assaulted a man in a San Francisco club and said he is willing to discuss the case with police.

San Francisco police spokesman Jim Leach confirmed Irvin was named in a complaint filed Thursday by a man who said the Cowboy receiver punched him and held him captive in a club basement.

Pro Football

Miami Dolphin receiver Yatil Green became the second NFL first-round draft pick to sign when he agreed to a five-year, $6.25-million deal. Also, quarterback Dan Marino signed a one-year extension through 1999. . . . Former New Orleans Saint safety Greg Jackson signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Chargers.

Tennis

Pete Sampras’ struggles continued when he was ousted by Sweden’s Jonas Bjorkman, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the quarterfinals of the Queen’s Club tournament at London.

The eighth-seeded Bjorkman advanced to a semifinal matchup against No. 16 Greg Rusedski, who overcame Australian Patrick Rafter, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, to become the first British player ever to reach the semifinals at Queen’s.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Boris Becker, both searching for their first title of the year, won to advance to a semifinal showdown in the Gerry Weber Open at Halle, Germany. The top-seeded Russian edged Germany’s Michael Stich, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (6-3), 6-3, and fourth-seeded Becker cruised past American Jeff Tarango, 6-4, 6-2.

Australian Kristine Kunce served three aces in the final game to upset third-seeded Lisa Raymond, 6-4, 6-7 (9-7), 6-3, and advance to the semifinals of the DFS Classic at Birmingham, England. . . . Belgium’s Filip Dewulf, a semifinalist at the French Open, and Gigi Fernandez were granted wild-card entry into Wimbledon.

Soccer

Goals by Luis Hernandez in the seventh and 11th minutes earned Mexico a 2-1 victory over Colombia in the Copa America tournament at Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Ronaldo scored two goals and Romario one as Brazil routed Costa Rica, 5-0.

Ross Paule scored his first Major League Soccer goal and set up another as the Colorado Rapids stopped a 14-game road losing streak by beating the New York-New Jersey MetroStars, 3-1, before 20,112 at East Rutherford, N.J.

Miscellany

Texas Tech junior Cory Carr, who declared himself eligible for the NBA draft, reconsidered and will return to school. . . . Michigan guard Brandun Hughes has been dismissed from the team. . . . Backup center Chris Dudley opted out of his contract with the Portland Trail Blazers and will become a free agent on July 1. Dudley had three years and about $13 million left in the deal. . . . Bill McGillis, interim athletic director at Houston, has been named general manager of the Long Beach StingRays of the women’s American Basketball League.

Polish-born German Dariusz Michalczewski (34-0) scored a unanimous decision over Virgil Hill (43-2) at Dusseldorf, Germany, to become the first man to hold three light-heavyweight titles. . . . The U.S. Auto Club denied protests filed by A.J. Foyt Enterprises and Team Menard, reaffirming its decision to declare Arie Luyendyk the winner of last week’s True Value 500.