Scoreboard

Baseball

MLB

Career Strikeout Leaders

Through June 3

(x-active; y-played prior to 1901)

American League leaders

BATTING—HMatsui, New York, .332; Hamilton, Texas, .329; Kotchman, Los Angeles, .324; Mauer, Minnesota, .324; Bradley, Texas, .323; Ordonez, Detroit, .322; Kinsler, Texas, .309.

RUNS—Kinsler, Texas, 50; MiYoung, Texas, 44; Hamilton, Texas, 43; Ellsbury, Boston, 41; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 39; ISuzuki, Seattle, 39; Youkilis, Boston, 38; MRamirez, Boston, 38.

RBI—Hamilton, Texas, 67; Quentin, Chicago, 50; Ortiz, Boston, 43; Morneau, Minnesota, 42; DaMurphy, Texas, 39; MRamirez, Boston, 39; JGuillen, Kansas City, 38.

HITS—Hamilton, Texas, 80; Kinsler, Texas, 75; MiYoung, Texas, 72; DaMurphy, Texas, 69; Pedroia, Boston, 69; JoLopez, Seattle, 69; ISuzuki, Seattle, 69; Ordonez, Detroit, 69.

DOUBLES—DaMurphy, Texas, 20; Crosby, Oakland, 19; JGuillen, Kansas City, 19; Damon, New York, 18; 7 are tied with 16.

TRIPLES—BRoberts, Baltimore, 5; DYoung, Minnesota, 4; 10 are tied with 3.

HOME RUNS—Hamilton, Texas, 17; Quentin, Chicago, 15; Beltre, Seattle, 13; Ortiz, Boston, 13; MRamirez, Boston, 12; Sizemore, Cleveland, 11; Peralta, Cleveland, 11; CPena, Tampa Bay, 11; Bradley, Texas, 11; Giambi, New York, 11.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 28; ISuzuki, Seattle, 24; Upton, Tampa Bay, 18; CaGomez, Minnesota, 17; Kinsler, Texas, 16; BRoberts, Baltimore, 16; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 15.

PITCHING (8 Decisions)—Matsuzaka, Boston, 8-0, 1.000, 2.53; CLee, Cleveland, 8-1, .889, 1.87; Litsch, Toronto, 7-1, .875, 3.18; Saunders, Los Angeles, 8-2, .800, 2.76; ESantana, Los Angeles, 8-2, .800, 3.02; Padilla, Texas, 7-2, .778, 3.67; Wang, New York, 6-2, .750, 4.14; LiHernandez, Minnesota, 6-2, .750, 4.81.

STRIKEOUTS—JVazquez, Chicago, 77; Beckett, Boston, 75; Sabathia, Cleveland, 74; Halladay, Toronto, 74; Burnett, Toronto, 73; FHernandez, Seattle, 69; Marcum, Toronto, 67; ESantana, Los Angeles, 67.

SAVES—FRodriguez, Los Angeles, 22; Sherrill, Baltimore, 19; Papelbon, Boston, 17; Nathan, Minnesota, 15; MRivera, New York, 15; Jenks, Chicago, 14; Percival, Tampa Bay, 14.

National League leaders

BATTING—CJones, Atlanta, .409; Berkman, Houston, .382; Pujols, St. Louis, .362; Rowand, San Francisco, .342; BMolina, San Francisco, .332; Theriot, Chicago, .325; Utley, Philadelphia, .325.

RUNS—Berkman, Houston, 57; Utley, Philadelphia, 49; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 47; Uggla, Florida, 45; HRamirez, Florida, 45; Bay, Pittsburgh, 43; Tejada, Houston, 43; DLee, Chicago, 43.

RBI—AdGonzalez, San Diego, 54; Utley, Philadelphia, 53; Berkman, Houston, 48; CaLee, Houston, 46; Nady, Pittsburgh, 45; Braun, Milwaukee, 44; Howard, Philadelphia, 43; Ludwick, St. Louis, 43.

HITS—CJones, Atlanta, 85; Berkman, Houston, 81; Pujols, St. Louis, 75; Utley, Philadelphia, 74; Tejada, Houston, 74; CGuzman, Washington, 73; Braun, Milwaukee, 71.

DOUBLES—Berkman, Houston, 22; Uggla, Florida, 21; Soto, Chicago, 19; McCann, Atlanta, 19; CGuzman, Washington, 19; McLouth, Pittsburgh, 18; JCastillo, San Francisco, 18; Nady, Pittsburgh, 18.

TRIPLES—FLewis, San Francisco, 6; SDrew, Arizona, 5; CJackson, Arizona, 5; JReyes, New York, 5; Velez, San Francisco, 4; Upton, Arizona, 4; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 4.

HOME RUNS—Utley, Philadelphia, 21; Uggla, Florida, 18; AdGonzalez, San Diego, 17; Berkman, Houston, 17; Braun, Milwaukee, 16; Howard, Philadelphia, 15; Dunn, Cincinnati, 15.

STOLEN BASES—Bourn, Houston, 24; Pierre, Los Angeles, 21; Taveras, Colorado, 20; JReyes, New York, 18; HRamirez, Florida, 13; KMatsui, Houston, 12; Victorino, Philadelphia, 12.

PITCHING (8 Decisions)—Zambrano, Chicago, 8-1, .889, 2.51; Lincecum, San Francisco, 7-1, .875, 2.23; Webb, Arizona, 10-2, .833, 2.69; Volquez, Cincinnati, 7-2, .778, 1.46; Dempster, Chicago, 7-2, .778, 2.75; Lohse, St. Louis, 6-2, .750, 3.87; Cook, Colorado, 7-3, .700, 3.36; Hendrickson, Florida, 7-3, .700, 5.26; JSantana, New York, 7-3, .700, 3.20.

STRIKEOUTS—Volquez, Cincinnati, 83; Lincecum, San Francisco, 78; Harang, Cincinnati, 78; Webb, Arizona, 72; JSanchez, San Francisco, 71; Billingsley, Los Angeles, 71; JSantana, New York, 71.

SAVES—BWilson, San Francisco, 16; Valverde, Houston, 16; Lidge, Philadelphia, 15; KWood, Chicago, 15; Lyon, Arizona, 12; Rauch, Washington, 12; 5 are tied with 11.

College

NCAA Division I Super Regionals

All Times PDT

(Best-of-3)

At USA Baseball National Training Complex

Cary, N.C.

Saturday, June 7: Coastal Carolina (50-12) at North Carolina (49-12), 9 a.m.

Sunday, June 8: Coastal Carolina at North Carolina, 10 a.m.

Monday, June 9: Coastal Carolina at North Carolina, 9:30 a.m. or 4 p.m., if necessary

At Foley Field

Athens, Ga.

Friday, June 6: N.C. State (41-20) vs. Georgia (39-22-1), 9 a.m.

Saturday, June 7: N.C. State at Georgia, 9 a.m.

Sunday, June 8: N.C. State at Georgia, 1 p.m., if necessary

At Mark Light Stadium

Coral Gables, Fla.

Friday, June 6: Arizona (41-17) at Miami (50-8), 4 p.m.

Saturday, June 7: Arizona at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 8: Arizona at Miami, 4 p.m., if necessary

At Dick Howser Stadium

Tallahassee, Fla.

Friday, June 6: Wichita State (47-15) at Florida State (52-11), 11 a.m.

Saturday, June 7: Wichita State at Florida State, 9 a.m.

Sunday, June 8: Wichita State at Florida State, 10 a.m., if necessary

At Alex Box Stadium

Baton Rouge, La.

Saturday, June 7: UC Irvine (41-16) vs. LSU (46-16-1), 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 8: UC Irvine at LSU, 4 p.m.

Monday, June 9: UC Irvine at LSU, 7 p.m., if necessary

At Reckling Park

Houston

Saturday, June 7: Texas A&M (46-17) at Rice (45-13), Noon

Sunday, June 8: Texas A&M at Rice, 4 p.m.

Monday, Hune 9: Texas A&M at Rice, 12:30 or 4 p.m., if necessary

At Packard Stadium

Tempe, Ariz.

Saturday, June 7: Fresno State (40-28) at Arizona State (48-11), 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 8: Fresno State at Arizona State, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 9: Fresno State at Arizona State, 3 p.m., if necessary

At Goodwin Field

Fullerton, Calif.

Friday, June 6: Stanford (37-22-2) at Cal State-Fullerton (41-20), 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 7: Stanford at Cal State-Fullerton, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 8: Stanford at Cal State-Fullerton, 4 p.m., if necessary

Senior American Legion

Tuesday’s Results

Blue Devils 4, Northstars 3 (10)

Today’s Games

Cannons vs. Blue Devils, 5:30 p.m; at AK Jackson.

Blue Devils 4, Northstars 3 (10)

Birdwell, Fox (7) and Schrader; Hayes, Harris (8) and Graham. W-Harris. L-Fox.

HITS: Northstars-Schrader 2, Fox, Campbell, Kosoff, McNair. Constantine, Ableman 2, Roginski, Herber-. 2B-Campbell, Roginski.

Junior American Legion

AA North

Today’s Games

Deer Park at Lakeside, 5:30 p.m.

Mt. Spokane at Gonzaga Prep, 5:30 p.m.

Northwest Christian/St. George at Mead, 5:30 p.m.

AA South

Tuesday’s Results

Central Valley 8, East Valley 2

West Valley 9, Medical Lake 2

Today’s Games

Medical Lake vs. Ferris, 5:30 p.m.

University vs. Lewis and Clark, 5:30 p.m.

Whitman County vs. Pullman, 5:30 p.m.

Lincoln County vs. West Valley, 5:30 p.m.

Central Valley 8, East Valley 2

Mercer, Knapton (4); Arlt, Peterson (4) Stephens (7) and Cooley, Shea. W-Arlt. L-Mercer.

HITS: East Valley-Mercer 2, Bonesteel, Baker. Central Valley-Borgman, Moe, Mack, Pau, Simon 2, Cooley, Nichols, Richards, Berg. 2B-Borgman, Cooley, Richards. 3B-Bonesteel. HR-Simon.

West Valley 9, Medical Lake 2

Gover and Owens; Clark and Foster. W-Clark. L-Gover.

HITS: Medical Lake-Wagner. West Valley-Funk 2, Foster, A. Salazar, S. Salazar, Role, Wagner.

Basketball

NBA playoffs

All Times PDT

FINALS

(Best-of-7)

Boston vs. L.A. Lakers

Thursday, June 5: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 8: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 12: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 15: Boston at L.A. Lakers, 6 p.m., if necessary

Tuesday, June 17: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 6 p.m., if necessary

Thursday, June 19: L.A. Lakers at Boston, 6 p.m., if necessary

WNBA

All Times PDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Tuesday’s Results

Minnesota 85, Atlanta 81

New York 77, Seattle 63

Los Angeles 81, Chicago 77, OT

Houston 75, San Antonio 72

Phoenix 98, Washington 93

Today’s Game

Seattle at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Minnesota at Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Comets 75, Silver Stars 72

San Antonio (72)—V.Johnson 3-9 0-0 7, Young 4-12 7-9 15, Wauters 4-13 0-0 8, Darling 1-7 1-2 3, Hammon 6-10 4-4 20, Buescher 3-6 3-5 10, Atunrase 0-1 0-0 0, Irvin 0-0 0-0 0, Lawson-Wade 3-5 0-0 9. Totals 24-63 15-20 72.

Houston (75)—Maiga 3-5 0-0 6, Thompson 6-13 2-2 16, Snow 6-6 0-0 12, Dixon 4-10 3-4 11, S.Johnson 2-4 2-3 6, Ajavon 6-21 3-3 15, Lyttle 1-1 0-0 2, White 0-1 0-0 0, Shields 0-3 2-4 2, Williams 1-4 3-6 5. Totals 29-68 15-22 75.

3-Point Goals—San Antonio 9-22 (Hammon 4-8, Lawson-Wade 3-4, Buescher 1-2, V.Johnson 1-5, Wauters 0-1, Darling 0-2), Houston 2-7 (Thompson 2-3, Ajavon 0-1, S.Johnson 0-1, Dixon 0-2). Fouled Out—Buescher. Rebounds—San Antonio 40 (V.Johnson, Buescher 5), Houston 50 (Thompson 11). Assists—San Antonio 19 (Hammon 7), Houston 16 (S.Johnson 5). Total Fouls—San Antonio 22, Houston 21. A—7,059 (5,800).

Liberty 77, Storm 63

Seattle (63)—Cash 1-7 5-6 7, L.Jackson 6-18 5-6 19, Griffith 0-1 0-2 0, Bird 4-9 1-2 10, Swoopes 5-8 3-4 15, Robinson 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 3-4 2-2 8, Ely 1-2 2-2 4, Gearlds 0-1 0-0 0, Pascalau 0-0 0-0 0, Beck 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 18-24 63.

New York (77)—Christon 9-14 3-3 25, Kraayeveld 1-4 0-0 3, McCarville 4-7 4-6 12, Carson 2-7 0-0 4, Moore 3-7 1-2 9, Willis 3-6 0-0 8, Battle 0-1 2-2 2, T.Jackson 4-7 0-0 8, Larkins 2-3 2-2 6, Mitchell 0-4 0-0 0, Thorn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 12-15 77.

3-Point Goals—Seattle 5-13 (Swoopes 2-4, L.Jackson 2-6, Bird 1-3), New York 9-23 (Christon 4-6, Willis 2-4, Moore 2-5, Kraayeveld 1-3, Thorn 0-1, Carson 0-1, McCarville 0-1, Mitchell 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Seattle 38 (Swoopes 9), New York 35 (Kraayeveld, Moore 6). Assists—Seattle 9 (Bird 4), New York 17 (Moore 5). Total Fouls—Seattle 17, New York 22. A—6,928 (19,522).

Lynx 85, Dream 81

Minnesota (85)—Augustus 8-15 3-4 19, Ohlde 2-2 2-2 6, Anosike 8-17 4-6 20, Quinn 3-5 0-0 6, DeForge 1-4 4-4 6, Wiggins 7-13 5-6 22, Zoll 0-2 0-0 0, Rasmussen 2-4 0-0 4, Houston 0-1 2-2 2, Hayden 0-0 0-0 0, Murphy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-64 20-24 85.

Atlanta (81)—Young 4-7 1-1 9, Little 3-7 0-0 6, Lovelace-Tolbert 2-2 0-0 4, Latta 3-11 0-0 8, Lennox 11-22 2-2 28, Feenstra 2-4 2-2 6, Lacy 7-9 2-2 16, Haynie 1-3 1-2 3, Nnamaka 0-0 1-1 1, Strother 0-1 0-0 0, Mann 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-66 9-10 81.

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 3-14 (Wiggins 3-7, Rasmussen 0-1, Augustus 0-1, Quinn 0-1, Anosike 0-1, DeForge 0-3), Atlanta 6-14 (Lennox 4-6, Latta 2-7, Little 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 38 (Anosike 12), Atlanta 33 (Feenstra 9). Assists—Minnesota 17 (Quinn, Augustus 4), Atlanta 21 (Lennox 8). Total Fouls—Minnesota 18, Atlanta 18. A—NA (19,855).

Mercury 98, Mystics 93

Washington (93)—Currie 6-8 0-0 13, McWilliams-Franklin 5-9 0-0 10, Sanford 6-11 3-8 15, Beard 12-17 3-6 33, Jacobs 1-2 0-0 3, Langhorne 2-2 0-2 4, C.Miller 2-7 0-0 5, Vaughn 0-1 0-2 0, Koehn 2-3 0-0 6, Gardner-Combs 2-2 0-2 4, Mosby 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-63 6-20 93.

Phoenix (98)—Taurasi 10-19 7-9 29, Willingham 3-6 0-0 6, T.Smith 5-11 5-6 16, Pondexter 7-13 6-9 23, K.Miller 5-9 0-0 11, Farris 2-2 1-1 5, Mazzante 3-7 0-0 8, Derevjanik 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-69 19-25 98.

3-Point Goals—Washington 11-16 (Beard 6-8, Koehn 2-3, C.Miller 1-1, Currie 1-2, Jacobs 1-2), Phoenix 9-19 (Pondexter 3-4, Mazzante 2-5, Taurasi 2-6, K.Miller 1-2, T.Smith 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 44 (McWilliams-Franklin 9), Phoenix 35 (T.Smith 9). Assists—Washington 22 (Beard 7), Phoenix 19 (K.Miller 5). Total Fouls—Washington 25, Phoenix 18. A—7,561 (19,023).

Sparks 81, Sky 77

Los Angeles (81)—Parker 5-10 1-2 12, Milton-Jones 9-14 6-7 24, Leslie 6-14 6-6 18, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Ferdinand-Harris 1-9 6-6 8, Spencer 2-4 2-2 7, Moore 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 1-4 0-0 2, Masciadri 2-5 2-2 8, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Page 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-68 23-25 81.

Chicago (77)—Canty 4-15 5-5 13, Dupree 7-22 8-9 22, Fowles 2-5 0-0 4, Perkins 6-14 2-3 16, Price 1-3 1-5 3, Joens 3-5 0-0 7, Wyckoff 1-1 2-4 5, Sharp 0-2 2-2 2, Melvin 0-5 5-6 5. Totals 24-72 25-34 77.

3-Point Goals—Los Angeles 4-12 (Masciadri 2-3, Parker 1-1, Spencer 1-2, Milton-Jones 0-1, Leslie 0-1, Brown 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Ferdinand-Harris 0-2), Chicago 4-8 (Perkins 2-3, Wyckoff 1-1, Joens 1-2, Canty 0-2). Fouled Out—Parker. Rebounds—Los Angeles 52 (Leslie 12), Chicago 48 (Dupree 11). Assists—Los Angeles 18 (Milton-Jones 5), Chicago 16 (Canty 8). Total Fouls—Los Angeles 27, Chicago 23. A—6,304 (6,500).

Hockey

NHL playoffs

All Times PDT

STANLEY CUP FINALS

Detroit vs. Pittsburgh

Saturday, May 24

Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0

Monday, May 26

Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 0

Wednesday, May 28

Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 2

Saturday, May 31

Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 1

Monday, June 2

Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 3, 3OT, Detroit leads series 3-2

Today’s Game

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s Game

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 5 p.m., if necessary

Golf

U.S. Open Field

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The 156-man field for the 108th U.S. Open golf championship, to be played June 12-15 on the South Course at Torrey Pines Golf Course (players listed only in the first category for which they were eligible; a-amateur):

U.S. Open champions (last 10 years): Angel Cabrera, Geoff Ogilvy, Michael Campbell, Retief Goosen, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Lee Janzen.

Winner and runner-up of the 2007 U.S. Amateur: a-Michael Thompson.

Masters champions (last five years): Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson.

British Open champions (last five years): Padraig Harrington, Todd Hamilton, Ben Curtis.

PGA champions (last five years): Vijay Singh, Shaun Micheel.

2007 U.S. Senior Open champion: Brad Bryant.

2008 Players Championship winner: Sergio Garcia.

Top 15 finishers and ties from the 2007 U.S. Open: Niclas Fasth, David Toms, Bubba Watson, Nick Dougherty, Scott Verplank, Jerry Kelly, Justin Rose, Stephen Ames, Paul Casey, Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker, Aaron Baddeley.

Top 30 players from the 2007 PGA Tour money list: K.J. Choi, Rory Sabbatini, Adam Scott, Mark Calcavecchia, Woody Austin, Brandt Snedeker, Charles Howell III, Ernie Els, Tim Clark, Boo Weekley, John Rollins, Stewart Cink, Steve Flesch, Robert Allenby, Brett Wetterich, Luke Donald, Heath Slocum.

2007 Tour Championship Field: Camilo Villegas, Jonathan Byrd.

Top 15 players from the 2007 European tour money list: Henrik Stenson, Andres Romero, Soren Hansen, Lee Westwood, Colin Montgomerie, Richard Sterne.

Top 10 players from the 2008 PGA Tour money list on May 26: Ryuji Imada, Anthony Kim, Jeff Quinney.

Any multiple winners on the PGA Tour from April 27, 2007 through June 1, 2008: Daniel Chopra.

Top two players from the 2008 European Tour money list on May 26: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Oliver Wilson.

Top two players from the 2007 Japan Golf Tour money list, provided they were in the top 75 in the world ranking: Toru Taniguchi, Shingo Katayama

Top 50 in the world ranking on May 26: Ian Poulter, Stuart Appleby, Robert Karlsson, Sean O’Hair, Martin Kaymer, Justin Leonard, Mike Weir, J.B. Holmes, Rod Pampling.

Sectional qualifying (36 holes): Craig Parry, Artemio Murakami, Alastair Forsyth, Ross Fisher, Robert Dinwiddie, Phillip Archer, Ross McGowan, Johan Edfors, Thomas Levet, Jason Bohn, Matt Kuchar, D.J. Trahan, Carl Pettersson, Bart Bryant, Ben Crane, a-Derek Fathauer, Joe Ogilvie, Robert Garrigus, a-Kevin Tway, Dean Wilson, Fredrik Jacobson, Jarrod Lyle, John Mallinger, a-Kyle Stanley, Nick Watney, Davis Love III, Jesper Parnevik, Pat Perez, Justin Hicks, Rocco Mediate, Chad Campbell, Dustin Johnson, Steve Marino, Eric Axley, Jonathan Mills, Rich Beem, Mark O’Meara, Jason Gore, Michael Allen, Craig Barlow, a-Nick Taylor, John Merrick, Brett Quigley, Patrick Sheehan, D.J. Brigman, Scott Sterling, Michael Letzig, Brandt Jobe, Mathew Goggin.

Local (18 holes) and sectional qualifying: Kevin Silva, Yohann Benson, Jeffrey Bors, Mike Gilmore, Charlie Beljan, Bob Gaus, David Hearn, Brian Bergstol, Hunter Haas, Chris Kirk, Ian Leggatt, D.A. Points, Jonathan Turcott, Brian Kortan, Jay Choi, Peter Tomasulo, Andrew Dresser, Fernando Figueroa, Chris Devlin, Sean English, a-Jimmy Henderson, John Ellis, Garrett Chaussard, a-Jeff Wilson, a-Jordan Cox, Rob Rashell, Bobby Collins, Philippe Gasnier, Joey Lamielle, Scott Piercy, a-Michael Quagliano, Kevin Streelman, Chris Stroud, Travis Bertoni, Casey Wittenberg.

Tennis

French Open

At Stade Roland Garros

Paris

Purse: $24.53 million (Grand Slam)

Surface: Clay-Outdoor

Singles

Men

Quarterfinals

Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 7-5, 7-6 (3), 7-5.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Nicolas Almagro (19), Spain, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.

Women

Fourth Round

Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (4), Russia, def. Victoria Azarenka (16), Belarus, 6-2, 6-3.

Quarterfinals

Ana Ivanovic (2), Serbia, def. Patty Schnyder (10), Switzerland, 6-3, 6-2.

Jelena Jankovic (3), Serbia, def. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles

Men

Quarterfinals

Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, def. Steve Darcis and Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-1, 6-4.

Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki, Serbia, 6-3, 6-4.

Women

Quarterfinals

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (1), United States, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko (7), Ukraine, def. Ashley Harkleroad, United States, and Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.

Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Francesca Schiavone, Italy, def. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, and Shahar Peer (6), Israel, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual (10), Spain, def. Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung (4), Taiwan, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5.

Moves

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

DETROIT PISTONS—Fired Flip Saunders, coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS—Promoted Kevin Turks to assistant director of pro personnel.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed WR Terrell Owens to a three-year contract extension.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Agreed to terms with Rick Smith, general manager, on a four-year contract extension.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed CB Jerametrius Butler and C Marquay Love. Waived LB Chris Graham.

Arena Football League

CHICAGO RUSH—Released K Dan Frantz. Signed K Paul Edinger to a three-year contract.

CLEVELAND GLADIATORS—Waived WR Kendrick Mosley.

COLUMBUS DESTROYERS—Released DB Cliff Green. Signed QB Josh Harris to the practice squad.

GEORGIA FORCE—Signed LB Eric Johnson and DB JoJo Polk to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS VOODOO—Signed DL Tom Johnson to the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY STORM—Signed DB Reggie Lewis to practice squad. Waived DB Scott Cunningham.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

BUFFALO SABRES—Signed D Dennis Persson to a three-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Announced the retirement of RW Sami Kapanen.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Assigned D Alex Goligoski to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Fired John Tortorella, coach.

COLLEGE

NOTRE DAME—Named Chris Zorich manager of student welfare and development.

SYRACUSE—Suspended WR Mike Williams for academic reasons and announced he is no longer enrolled at the school.

VILLANOVA—Announced freshman men’s basketball F Taylor King is transferring from Duke.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NBA playoffs

Home team in capital letters.