Willie Randolph is the new bench coach for the Brewers. He was fired as manager of the Mets in June after 3 1/2 seasons.

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MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers hired former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph as bench coach Saturday.

"I'm excited, looking forward to this next challenge and getting to work," Randolph said in a conference call. "I love teaching, and I'm passionate about being in the game."

The 54-year-old Randolph was fired by the Mets on June 17. After being hired for the 2005 season, Randolph led the Mets to within one win of the 2006 World Series.

The Mets went 302-253 under his watch, and his .544 winning percentage ranks second to Davey Johnson (.588) in Mets history.

"We are very pleased to add Willie to the organization as he brings recent National League expertise and success to our coaching staff," Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin said.

Ken Macha was hired by the Brewers on Oct. 30 as manager.

The Pima College women's cross country team completed its season with a strong fifth-place showing at the NJCAA championship meet Saturday in Spartanburg, S.C.

Five Pima women placed in the top 50 in the 5K race, which featured 33 teams. Aurora Trujillo paced the Aztecs by crossing the finish line in 19 minutes 10 seconds — good for 17th place. Trujillo and fellow sophomore Cherise Price (19:42, 31st) were selected Coaches All-Americans.

Led by sophomores Damion Crawford and Ernie Cruz, Pima finished 12th among 32 teams in the men's 10K event. Crawford (25:57, 29th) and Cruz (26:00, 30th) also were named Coaches All-Americans.

"This has to be the best showing for Pima in many years," coach Greg Wenneborg said in a news release.

● Pima's football team lost its final home game of the season 39-0 to Arizona Western on Saturday at Tucson High School.

Quarterback Mike Rademacher completed 20 of 35 passes for 81 yards for the Aztecs (0-9), who will end their season next Saturday at Scottsdale College.

BEIJING — Jeremy Abbott led an American double in the men's competition at the Cup of China on Saturday, and South Korea's Kim Yu-na held onto her lead to win the women's event.

Abbott followed up his win in Friday's short program by leading second-place American Stephen Carriere with a free skate gold medal that included a triple axel-triple toe-loop combination and a triple lutz-double toe-double loop for a score of 156.39.

The performance was Abbott's second straight personal best in the competition and gave him a total score of 233.44 — 27.40 points better than his previous high.

● UCLA men's basketball forward Nikola Dragovic was released on bail in Los Angeles on Saturday, a day after being arrested on suspicion of pushing his former live-in girlfriend to the ground during a dispute.

Dragovic, of Belgrade, Serbia, was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.

Bruins coach Ben Howland said he needed to gather all the facts before deciding whether to discipline Dragovic, a junior.