A medical examiner said Tuesday that an enlarged heart probably caused the death of former Stanford basketball player Peter Sauer.

Sauer collapsed Sunday during an adult league recreational basketball game in White Plains, N.Y., and died that night. He was 35.

The autopsy, conducted by the Westchester County medical examiner's office, also showed a fractured skull. That apparently resulted from Sauer hitting his head when he fell to the outdoor basketball court. There will be further examination of microscope slides.

Sauer was the captain of the Stanford team that reached the Final Four in 1998. He played in four NCAA tournaments.

A 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward from Pittsburgh, Sauer averaged 7.9 points and 4.2 rebounds for his Stanford career.

  • The USF men's basketball team will host St. John's of the Big East Conference on Dec. 4, athletic director Scott Sidwell said. St. John's holds a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series.

    Football

    The SaberCats will retire the jerseys of Sam Hernandez (55) and Barry Wagner (2) during halftime of San Jose's game Saturday against Iowa at HP Pavilion.

    Hernandez and Wagner, both Arena Football League Hall of Famers, are the first SaberCats to have their jerseys retired.

    Hernandez played the final eight seasons of his 13-year AFL career with the SaberCats (1998-2005), helping them to two ArenaBowl titles (2002,

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    2004). Hernandez is also the franchise leader in career sacks (38).

    Wagner spent seven seasons (2000-06) with the SaberCats after playing the first eight years of his career with the Orlando Predators. He ranks as San Jose's career leader in rushing touchdowns (58) and forced fumbles (19).

  • SaberCats defensive back Andre Jones was named the AFL defensive player of the week and wide receiver Fred Williams earned catch-of-the-week honors for their performance in a 55-31 victory over the New Orleans VooDoo.

    Golf

    Mitch Lowe of San Francisco earned a berth in the 94th PGA Championship by finishing in the top 20 at the 45th PGA Professional National Championship last month at Bayonet Black Horse in Seaside.

    Lowe, representing Half Moon Bay Golf Links, shot a four-round total of 1-under-par 277 to tie for seventh. Matt Dobyns of Sea Cliff, N.Y., won the tournament at 13 under.

    The PGA Championship will be played Aug. 9-12 at the Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, S.C.

  • Saint Mary's Cody Robinson (Liberty High) shot even-par 71 and is tied for 33rd at 2-over 144 after the second round of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Soldier Hollow Golf Course in Midway, Utah.

    Ben Geyer of Saint Mary's College shot a 73 and is tied for 44th at 145. The Gaels' Alex Bungert (72-147) missed the cut by a stroke. San Jose's Adam Loran (77-150) also missed the cut.

    James Erkenbeck (67) leads the tournament at 7-under 135.

    Softball

    Seven members of the Saint Mary's softball team were named to the Pacific Coast Softball Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll. Nicole Arce, Kayla Gonzales, Alexis Konstantinopoulos, Jessica Lemmon, Amelia McIntosh, Michelle Mounts and Rebecca Sabatini all maintained a 3.0 grade-point average in 2011-12.

    Wire services contributed to this report.