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DUMAS TO GREECE?: Suspended Phoenix Suns forward Richard Dumas mightbe about to join a pro team in Greece, if terms can be reached and ifhe passes a physical. Dumas was suspended for violating the NBA'ssubstance-abuse policy. He turned himself in last September. He hasfour years left of a five-year, $9 million contract. Dumas isexpected to sign a one-year contract with Olympiakos, based nearAthens, the Arizona Republic reported today. GOIN, GOIN . . . : Suspended Florida State athletic director BobGoin vows to fight for his professional life, and maintains he hasn'tmisused state funds. Goin, who so far has said little about his fallfrom grace, said Monday he's confident his name will be cleared.He's scheduled for a hearing in September before the state Board ofEthics. The university put Goin on paid leave two weeks ago. Theethics panel is reviewing whether Goin acted improperly by hiring asubcontractor working on the school's $96 million stadium expansionto install a new roof on his house. Investigators say the roof wasworth three times the $5,000 Goin paid for it. The panel is alsoinvestigating whether Goin used his position to get his son a jobwith a sports promoter, and whether he improperly used a state planefor personal use. SUGAR IS SWEET: The Sugar Bowl appears in strong contention to beone of the post-season games that would rotate a matchup between thetwo top-ranked teams in college football, bowl officials say. Ninebowl games are bidding for three spots in a coalition that wouldmatch the top teams in the college polls. The system would attemptto rotate a game between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams annually among thetop three bowls. The NCAA Division I-A conference commissioners areexpected to announce their selections later this week, Sugar BowlPresident Chuck Zatarain said. Sugar Bowl officials earlierindicated their game might end if they were left out of the topcategory. GOODWILL WOES: The Goodwill Games continue to be hit byorganizational problems. Today's short track speedskating was movedto another venue because of ice problems at the main rink. Theevent, scheduled for the Yubileiny Palace of Sports, first was pushedback six hours. However, an hour before the new starting time,organizers decided the ice still wasn't ready and switched thecompetition to the nearby SKA rink. Jack Kelly, president of theGoodwill Games, said the decision was taken to ensure the ice wouldbe in acceptable condition for the start of the showcase figureskating events Wednesday night. Kelly said the ice should be readyfor figure skating practice Wednesday morning.