Sports in brief

POLICEWallace in DWI case

Authorities in suburban Detroit say Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace has been charged with drunken driving and unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon after a traffic stop. Bloomfield Township police said Thursday that the 37-year-old Wallace was arrested about 3 a.m. Saturday after officers observed a car being driven erratically. Police said they found an unloaded pistol in a backpack. Police declined to provide further details.

Unser charged with DWI

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of drunken driving and reckless driving in New Mexico after authorities said he was driving more than 100 mph, officials at the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department said. Sheriff's spokeswoman Jennifer Brown confirmed that Unser, 49, was arrested around 3 a.m. just outside of Albuquerque, where he lives. Brown said Unser was drag racing another car and was going around 101 mph before sheriff's deputies caught up to him. Unser was released his own recognizance.

GOLFJohnson is OK with

Tiger taking caddie

Dustin Johnson doesn't begrudge Tiger Woods for hiring his caddie, saying such decisions are part of the business of golf. Joe LaCava left Johnson on Sunday to become Woods' third full-time caddie. "I spoke to Tiger about it. There's no hard feelings at all," Johnson said yesterday after shooting a 1-under 71 in the first round of the Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews, Scotland.

Vegas tied in Vegas

Jhonattan Vegas and William McGirt shot 8-under 63s to share the first-round lead in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas.

-- AP