Sports in Brief: Probation, fine for Castroneves

IndyCar officials fined Helio Castroneves $60,000 Monday and put him on probation for the rest of the season for making contact with race officials following the July 25 race at Edmonton. The three-time Indy 500 winner was black-flagged for blocking Penske Racing teammate Will Power on the final restart.

Castroneves crossed the finish line first, but he was penalized 20 seconds and Scott Dixon was awarded the win. Castroneves was penalized for refusing to follow the direction of officials and unsportsmanlike conduct when he engaged in physical contact with two officials after the end of the race.

Officials considered suspending Castroneves but said the outburst was unique for one of the series' most popular drivers.

BASKETBALL: Kentucky coach John Calipari says junior guard Darnell Dodson will no longer play for the Wildcats. In a posting on his Facebook page Sunday, Calipari said Dodson would not be with the team when it travels to Canada later this month. He gave no reason behind the decision. Dodson averaged 6.0 points as a sophomore last season. Calipari says Dodson could return to the team "if he meets our standards."

La Salle's Rodney Green has signed with Galil Gilboa, champion of the Israeli Premier League. Green, a 6-foot-5 point guard, was a second team all-Atlantic Ten selection in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.

GOLF: Brandon Detweiler of Akron, Lancaster County, won a 36-hole qualifying event for the U.S. Amateur, carding a 5-under-par 139 at Cedarbrook Country Club in Blue Bell and Sunnybrook Golf Club in Plymouth Meeting.

Amory Davis of Chadds Ford took second at 141. In a three-way tie for third at 142 were Philadelphia Open champion Michael Brown of Cheltenham, Rob Savarese of Lafayette Hill, and Marc Mandel of Conshohocken. Henry Smart of Charlottesville, Va., who carded a 143, grabbed the sixth and final qualifying spot.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Oklahoma State junior defensive end Jamie Blatnik was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the beating of former OSU offensive lineman Stephen Denning at a Stillwater, Okla., bar early Saturday.

Police said Blatnik beat Denning, who last played for the Cowboys in 2008, in the face with a beer bottle.

CYCLING: Lawyers for Lance Armstrong say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is offering cyclists a "sweetheart deal" if they testify or provide evidence that the seven-time Tour de France winner cheated by doping. Attorney Tim Herman said that if riders have been caught doping, the deal from USADA could result in a reduced ban from competition and other incentives.

- Staff and wire reports