NFL

Vikings' Peterson

is arrested in Houston

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson spent Saturday morning in a Houston jail after police say he pushed an officer and resisted arrest at a nightclub.

The incident landed Peterson in custody until he posted a $1,000 bond a few hours later. He awaits a Friday appearance in Harris County Criminal Court. The resisting-arrest charge is a misdemeanor.

Police say the 27-year-old Texas native was with a group of people sitting next to the bar at Live! at Bayou Place in downtown Houston. At 2 a.m., an off-duty police officer working security told them they had to leave because the club was closing. The officer left the group to tell other club patrons to exit and when he returned a short time later, Peterson and the group hadn't moved, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said.

The officer again asked the group to leave.

"Peterson told the officer the group had heard them the first time and pushed him in the shoulder, causing him to stumble," Smith said.

The officer told Peterson he was under arrest, but Peterson began yelling, struggling as the officer attempted to put on handcuffs and ignoring commands to stop resisting, Smith said. It took three officers to detain Peterson, who "was struggling the whole time," Smith said.

It wasn't clear whether alcohol played a factor in the incident, Smith added. TMZ.com reported the nightclub's general manager, Daniel Maher, said Peterson had been drinking "and was a difficult customer all night."

College football

Ohio State dismisses

linebacker Klein

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer dismissed linebacker Storm Klein from the program after the senior's arrest on domestic-violence and assault charges.

Klein, who started 10 games last season, pleaded not guilty to the charges Saturday after being arrested by Columbus police Friday.

Meyer said in a statement the charges against Klein "violate the core values of the Ohio State Football Program."

Boxing

Klitschko retains titles

by stopping Thompson

Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine stopped American Tony Thompson in the sixth round in Bern, Switzerland, to retain his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles.

Klitschko (58-3) floored Thompson (36-3) with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round and the bout was stopped by referee Sam Williams at 2:56 of the sixth.

Horse racing

Game On Dude wins

Hollywood Gold Cup

Game On Dude carried Chantal Sutherland to victory in the 73rd Hollywood Gold Cup, making her the first female rider to win the event.

"It's pretty cool," Sutherland said. "I hope I'm one of many more to come."

Game On Dude beat Richard's Kid — both are trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert — by 1 ½ lengths in the $500,000 race at Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif.

Game On Dude, a 5-year-old gelding, ran 1 ¼ miles on synthetic Cushion Track in 2 minutes, 4.19 seconds and paid $2.80 to win in the Grade I race.

Joe Torre, former manager of the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, is a co-owner of Game On Dude.

I'll Have Another, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, paraded between races — giving fans in the 3-year-old colt's home region a chance to cheer him one last time before he heads off to stud duty in Japan.

"It's sad," trainer Doug O'Neill said. "We all wanted so badly for him to stay in the United States. I was actually pushing for him to stay in California, but there was just very little interest."

Elsewhere

• Turbo Compressor led all the way and won the Grade I United Nations by 1 ¾ lengths over Air Support at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J.

The 4-year-old ridgling, trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Joe Bravo, ran 1-3/8 miles on turf in 2:12.88. He paid $7 to win in the $505,000 race.

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