BASEBALL: La Russa trial

Tony La Russa‘s drunken-driving hearing was postponed until Dec. 3 in Palm Beach, Fla. The Cardinals manager was arrested March 22 and charged with drunken driving after police said they found him asleep inside his running SUV at a stop light near the Cardinals’ spring training facility in Jupiter, Fla.

* Bill Stoneman, who built the Angels’ only World Series championship team, is expected to step down today after eight years as general manager. Tony Reagins, the Angels’ director of player development, is expected to become the new GM.

NFL: London Super Bowl?

Commissioner Roger Goodell said yesterday the NFL may someday hold a Super Bowl in London.

* Dolphins QB Trent Green said he hopes to play again despite concerns about long-term repercussions from his second severe concussion in 13 months . . . Kyle Boller will start at quarterback for a second straight week for the Ravens this Sunday in Buffalo . . . The Cards’ Kurt Warner is out indefinitely with a sprained left elbow . . . Rams QB Marc Bulger, who missed the last two games with two broken ribs, said he plans to return to the lineup this week.

* Bills defensive end Anthony Hargrove pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for a fight with police outside a Rochester-area nightclub in August.

COLLEGE: Nebraska AD fired

Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson was fired yesterday, two days after the school’s once-mighty football team was rocked with its worst home loss in nearly a half-century. Coached by Bill Callahan, the Cornhuskers (4-2) have lost back-to-back games to Missouri and Oklahoma State by a combined 86-20 score.

* The Southeastern Conference fined Kentucky $50,000 yesterday for failing to prevent fans from rushing the field after the Wildcats’ triple-overtime victory Saturday over top-ranked LSU.

CYCLING: Pereiro wins

Oscar Pereiro finally got his hands on the yellow jersey from the 2006 Tour de France yesterday. The Spaniard moved up from second to first after the disqualification of Floyd Landis for doping. It’s the first time in the 105-year history of the race that a winner has been stripped of the title.