Giants’ Hernandez Arrested in Miami

San Francisco Giant pitcher Livan Hernandez was arrested Wednesday at Miami for allegedly trying to hit an elderly man with a couple of golf clubs during a street fight.

Hernandez, 27, was charged with felony aggravated assault after he got into a “violent” scuffle Wednesday with the man, who received a minor cut on the back of his head, according to a witness account cited in a police statement.

The pitcher, who was the 1997 World Series most valuable player with the Florida Marlins, then went into his car’s trunk and pulled out golf clubs, the unidentified witness told police.

Hernandez was still being questioned Wednesday evening and was to be sent to Miami-Dade County jail later in the day, police Lt. Bill Schwartz said.

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The Marlins signed outfielder Todd Hollandsworth to a one-year, $1.5-million contract. The move made Kevin Millar expendable, and the outfielder agreed to a contract with the Chunichi Dragons in Japan.

Hollandsworth, 29, hit .284 last season with 16 home runs and 67 runs batted in in 134 games for Colorado and Texas.

Millar, 31, hit .306 with 16 home runs and 57 RBIs for the Marlins last year. He also had a 25-game hitting streak.

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Lenny Harris, who has more pinch-hits than any player in major league history, agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.... Pitchers Terry Mulholland and Dave Burba re-signed with the Cleveland Indians.... Former American League umpire Durwood Merrill had a heart attack and his condition is critical at Texarkana, Texas.

College Football

Former NFL quarterback Timm Rosenbach, who led Washington State to a 1988 Aloha Bowl victory, joined the Cougars as quarterbacks coach.

Former Purdue coach Leon Burtnett also has joined the staff as linebackers coach.

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The NCAA has found no evidence of violations involving payments former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin received from an Alabama sportswriter in 1999.... Columbia hired Bob Shoop, as its new coach. Shoop, 36, was the defensive backfield coach at Boston College for the last four years.... Florida State junior defensive tackle Darnell Dockett was charged with felony grand theft at Tallahassee, Fla., for his role in receiving unauthorized discounts on merchandise purchased at a mall last month.

Tennis

Top-seeded Marat Safin withdrew from the Sydney International at Sydney, Australia, because of a shoulder injury. Safin was due to face South Korea’s Lee Hyung-taik today in a quarterfinal. Lee defeated Andy Roddick, 7-6 (5), 7-5, on Wednesday.

Second-seeded Kim Clijsters became the first woman into the semifinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over American Chanda Rubin. Lindsay Davenport defeated Lisa Raymond in the second round, 6-4, 6-1.

In another men’s match, American Mardy Fish defeated third-seeded Carlos Moya, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4.

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Second-seeded Amy Frazier defeated Angelika Roesch of Germany, 6-3, 6-0, and fourth-seeded Elena Likhovtseva of Russia defeated Jill Craybas, 7-5, 6-4, in the quarterfinals of the Moorilla International at Hobart, Australia.

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Andre Agassi began his tuneup for next week’s Australian Open with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Thomas Enqvist in the exhibition Kooyong Classic at Melbourne, Australia.

Olympics

New York state and the province of Quebec have agreed to work on a joint bid to host a Winter Olympics.

New York Gov. George Pataki announced the agreement during his State of the State speech to a joint session of the state Legislature.

Which Olympics New York and Quebec will try to attract has yet to be determined.

Passings

Mario “Motts” Tonelli, a former Notre Dame star fullback who survived the infamous Bataan Death March, has died. He was 86.

Tonelli, who played for Notre Dame in the late 1930s and was best-known for a 77-yard run that helped beat USC in 1937, died Tuesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

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Former Stanford athletic director Joe Ruetz, credited with launching the coaching career of football Hall of Famer Bill Walsh, has died at 86.