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Sports Gloves TennisReview urges look into fixingAn independent review of possible match fixing in professional tennis recommended that 45 matches played in the last five years be investigated because betting patterns gave a strong indication that gamblers were profiting from inside information. While finding that professional tennis is neither "systematically nor institutionally corrupt," the report cautioned that the scale of the suspicious matches left no room for "complacency."Jeff Rees and Ben Gunn, former London police officers who have worked on anti-corruption programs in other sports, were commissioned to assess the sport's integrity by the International Tennis Federation, the ATP, the WTA Tour and the four Grand Slam tournaments. Each of those governing bodies embraced all 15 recommendations in the report -- including the creation of a global tennis integrity unit -- and said the recommendations would be implemented as soon as possible.Rees and Gunn highlighted five potential threats to the sport: corrupt practices by players and others in respect to gambling; breaches of the rules in relation to not giving best efforts in matches; violation of credentials; misuse of inside information; and illegal or abusive behavior toward players.BasketballAkron player facing feloniesAKRON, Ohio -- Akron police say they found guns, masks and gloves in the van of a University of Akron basketball player accused of firing shots at officers during a traffic stop.Rydell Brooks, 20, a sophomore, and Edward Davis Jr., 20, also an Akron student, are each charged with attempted murder, felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon.Akron Municipal Judge Eve Belfance set bond for the two at $1 million. They remain in the Summit County Jail.Brooks is also charged in another case with driving with a suspended license and having an SUV with excessively tinted windows.A 6-foot-2, 190-pound guard, Brooks led Buchtel High School to three consecutive City Series championships and was the City Series Player of the Year in his junior and senior years. As a freshman, he helped Niagara qualify for the NCAA Tournament and win its conference tournament.Bucks hire embattled SampsonST. FRANCIS, Wis. -- Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles said he didn't hesitate to pursue Kelvin Sampson as an assistant coach, despite the former Indiana University coach's ongoing troubles with the NCAA.Sampson was formally introduced as a member of the Bucks' staff Monday at the team's Cousins Center training facility, and he said he could not comment on the NCAA's charges that he violated sanctions against him regarding recruiting phone calls.Sampson will have a hearing in front of the NCAA's infractions committee in mid-June. He is scheduled to appear at the hearing with Indiana officials and two of his former assistants, Rob Senderoff and Jeff Meyer.Sampson resigned his position at Indiana during the past college season, accepting a $750,000 buyout in February amid charges of five potential major NCAA violations in the Hoosiers' program.GolfWoods plans ballpark clinicDETROIT -- Tiger Woods will put on a clinic at Comerica Park next month during his visit for the Buick Open, tournament officials said Monday.The June 24 clinic -- Woods' first ever in a baseball stadium -- virtually ensures his appearance at the Buick, which he missed last year after the birth of his daughter. Woods is recovering from knee surgery but plans to return for next week's Memorial tournament and has said previously that he intends to play the Buick.Larry Peck, Buick's golf marketing manager, said the clinic is part of an effort to attract more fans from metro Detroit to the Buick Open, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary June 26-29 at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc."He'll put on a show for the fans," Peck said. "He'll do some trick shots. He'll talk about his routine. He'll take Q&A from the audience."Peck said about 8,000 tickets will be sold for the hour-long clinic.