MGM probed after Jordan tweet

Marcus Jordan's Vegas romp lands hotel chain in hot water

MGM Resorts International was under investigation after the underage son of basketball great Michael Jordan bragged on Twitter about partying at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub.

Officials were examining whether the casino operator violated laws prohibiting drinking or gambling by minors.

People under 21 often try to gamble or drink in Las Vegas, but punishment for casino operators depend on the circumstances.

Jordan's 19-year-old son Marcus Jordan tweeted Aug. 20 about spending $35,000 at Haze at Aria Resort & Casino.

"Last night was stupid... 35K at Haze," the University of Central Florida sophomore guard said. "Totals 50K something the whole day."

The tweet has since been removed from the site and Jordan's account has been set to private.

Jordan told a Fox Sports website last week that the tweet was a mistake and said he had conversations with both his parents about it.

"I didn't mean it the way it came across," Jordan said in a press release. "My family and friends know the type of person I am."

Jordan was in Las Vegas for his dad's fantasy basketball camp with his brother, Jeffrey, and teammate A.J. Rompza.

A video posted to Twitter by Jeffrey Jordan shows all three players hanging out at the Liquid Pool Lounge, the resort's adults-only pool.

UCF basketball spokesman Doug Richards said the school had no comment.

MGM Resorts spokesman Alan Feldman declined comment. The Aria is the centerpiece casino of CityCenter, the company's joint venture with Dubai World that cost $8.5 billion to build.

According to ESPN.com, the school would not face sactions, however, Coach Donnie Jones could suspend players based on personal choice. The casinos and resorts could face sanctions under federal law.

Women's golf begins fall season at Ponte Vedra's TPC Sawgrass

The women's golf team will open their fall season Monday with a single-day event in Ponte Vedra Beach.

The Labor Day Shootout, hosted by Jacksonville University, will be played at the historic TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course, home of the PGA Tour's Players Championship.

The Knights will head to TPC Sawgrass with a number of off-season accolades in tow. Senior Katie Detlefsen was named to ESPN the Magazine's women's At-Large third team in June. Detlefsen is the first UCF golfer to earn ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American status, but the accolade wasn't her first of the summer.

She also was awarded the Dinah Shore Award, which is a national honor given to the golfer who finds success on the course and in the classroom and community.

In July, Detlefsen and sophomore Valentina Fontaine were named to the National Golf Coaches Association's All-American Scholar Team.

Detlefsen and Fontaine will be among the Knights back in action on Monday.  Sophomore Carolin Pinegger will also be returning. Either Fontaine or Pinegger placed first for UCF in eight of the Knight's 11 events last year. Among the highlights from the season was a team title from the Hurricane Invitational in Miami, the team's first since 2002 and a second-place finish for Fontaine at the FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational.

— Nicole Saavedra

Volleyball heads to Wilmington, looks to  remain unbeaten

After opening the season undefeated with a 3-0 record last week in Ft. Myers, the women's volleyball team has not lost a single set.

The Knights were perfect last weekend at the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament, winning nine straight sets with two come-from-behind victories. Junior team captain Kristin Fisher, and sophomores Evija Vilde and Meredith

Murphy were each named to the all-tournament team for their performances.

This weekend the Knights continue their road trip at the UNC-Wilmington Classic in Wilmington, N.C. to play the tournament-host Seahawks (1-2-0) Friday at 7 p.m. On Saturday the Knights face UNC-Greensboro (4-0-0) and South Carolina State (1-3-0) in an afternoon double-header at 1 and 5 p.m.

Wilmington and South Carolina have little experience playing big schools thus far and UCF is one of their tougher teams on their schedule this season. Although Wilmington will be playing in their home opener, the

Knights had no problem under similar circumstances against FGCU.

Greensboro hosted their season-opening tournament last weekend and went undefeated, and will be the

Knights' toughest challenge this weekend. Greensboro has five returning seniors.

Despite having the youngest team by average age — and no seniors — the Knights will be the team to beat this weekend.

The Black and Gold have high expectations for themselves as they strive for their first conference championship berth since 2003. With a full roster of healthy players, Head Coach Todd Dagenais has plenty of options to keep opponents on their toes. A dozen different Knights saw action last weekend: experience vital to many new additions and players coming off injuries.

— Sean Simon