COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NOTRE DAME, WEIS AGREE ON SIX-YEAR DEAL

Charlie Weis was hired last night to coach football at Notre Dame, the school the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator graduated from and where this season’s 6-5 record led to the firing of Tyrone Willingham. Weis agreed to a six-year deal that will pay him a reported $2 million per year. His hiring ended an embarrassing two-week search by the Irish to find a coach for perhaps the most storied program in the nation.

The 48-year-old Weis arrived at the school last night just hours after the Patriots beat the Bengals in Foxboro, Mass. Within an hour, he was off to meet with players. Weis will be staying with the Patriots through the playoffs.

WILLINGHAM TO COACH WASHINGTON

Tyrone Willingham agreed to become Washington’s third football coach in four seasons, just two weeks after being fired by Notre Dame.

Willingham was 21-15 in three seasons at Notre Dame – but after an 8-0 start in 2002, the Irish went 13-15. Willingham is familiar with the Pac-10, going 44-36-1 and reaching a Rose Bowl with Stanford from 1995-01.The Huskies are coming off a school-worst 1-10 season, and Keith Gilbertson stepped down after two years as coach. He replaced Rick Neuheisel, who was fired for gambling on NCAA basketball.

SOCCER

BOMB THREAT INTERRUPTS REAL MATCH

A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a soccer stadium last night during a Spanish league game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad. The referee halted the game with the score 1-1 in the 88th minute and pointed the teams toward the tunnel. Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was evacuated 15 minutes before a bomb at the stadium was set to explode, according to a threat phoned to the Basque newspaper Gara.

INDIANA WINS COLLEGE TITLE

Jay Nolly saved two penalty kicks and Indiana won its second straight NCAA Men’s College Cup title yesterday, beating UC Santa Barbara in a penalty kick shootout. The teams were tied 1-all after regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods, forcing the shootout. Nolly was named the most valuable defensive player, and Drew McAthy was the most valuable offensive player.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

KRZYZEWSKI NOTCHES 700TH CAREER WIN

Mike Krzyzewski became the sixth active coach to reach 700 career victories, watching as Shelden Williams finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds to help no. 9 Duke beat Toledo 82-54.

J.J. Redick scored 14 points and Daniel Ewing added 13 for the Blue Devils (6-0). Krzyzewski, whose record is 700-240, is the sec ond-fastest to reach the milestone, after Bobby Knight.

GOLF

WOODS CLOSES YEAR WITH WIN

Tiger Woods won his final tournament of a difficult year, winning the Target World Challenge yesterday. Woods closed with a 5-under 66 for a two-shot victory over Padraig Harrington and headed into the short off-season with two straight stroke-play titles. He finished at 16-under 268 and won $1.25 million, which he donated to his foundation.

– Associated Press