Briefly

U.S. captain Mike Modano had a goal and an assist to help the Americans snap Sweden’s four-game winning streak with a 5-1 victory Sunday night at the hockey world championships.

Mike Knuble added a goal and an assist, and Yan Stastny, Erik Cole and Brian Gionta also found the net for the United States, which tied Canada in the Group F standings at five points apiece.

U.S. goalie Rick DiPietro made the play of the game at Innsbruck’s Olympiahalle, setting up Stastny with a cross-ice pass for a short-handed goal that made it 2-0 at 6:21 in the second period. Stastny skated in all alone and beat Swedish goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

In a matchup of undefeated teams, Russia edged the Czech Republic 2-1 in Vienna to take the lead in Group E.

Also, two-time defending champion Canada tied Finland 3-3 and Slovakia beat Switzerland 3-1.

Earlier, Denmark rallied from two goals down in the opening period to edge Austria 4-3 in a relegation-round game in Innsbruck.

Tennis

Nadal wins Rome Masters

Rafael Nadal won the Rome Masters for his third straight clay-court title, edging Guillermo Coria in a fifth-set tiebreaker of a match that ended in darkness and lasted more than five hours.

Nadal won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6) to extend his winning streak to 17 matches. He appeared exhausted and debilitated from an injury to his playing hand when he fell behind 3-0 in the last set.

The 18-year-old Spaniard found the energy to rally for yet another victory, just as he fought back from first-set losses in his previous two matches.

“This was the toughest match of my life,” Nadal said. “I want to thank the fans, without whom I would have lost 6-2 (in the fifth set).”

The match began in bright sunlight and concluded 5 hours, 14 minutes later.

Nadal’s fifth title this season tied him with top-ranked Roger Federer for most on tour.

•Justine Henin-Hardenne won the German Open in Berlin, stretching her winning streak to 17 matches with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Russia’s Nadia Petrova in a final interrupted three times because of rain.

The former top-ranked Belgian claimed her third straight title on clay and established herself as the favorite for the French Open, which starts in two weeks.

This was Henin-Hardenne’s 22nd career title and her third win in a row following Charleston and Warsaw.

College track

Rupp sets U.S. junior mark

Oregon freshman Galen Rupp broke the U.S. junior record in the 10,000 meters, finishing in 28 minutes, 15.52 seconds at the Oregon Twilight meet at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Running in just his second competitive 10,000, Rupp beat the 28:32.7 set by Rudy Chapa at the Drake Relays in 1976. Rupp’s run Saturday night also met the NCAA championship qualifying standard of 29:00.

Rupp’s time was the third-best in Ducks’ history, behind Bill McChesney Jr. (27:50.82) and Alberto Salazar (28:06.12). It was the fastest 10K ever run by an Oregon freshman.

Dathan Ritzenhein also broke Chapa’s Twilight Meet record in the 5,000 meters, finishing in 13:22.23. Chapa, who went to Oregon, ran 13:25.6 in 1978.

Cycling

Bettini wins first stage

Olympic champion Paolo Bettini of Italy won the first stage of the Giro d’Italia at Tropea, Italy, beating some of cycling’s top sprinters to take the overall lead.

Bettini claimed the leader’s pink jersey from Australia’s Brett Lancaster, who finished first Saturday in the time trial prologue of the most important cycling race after the Tour de France.

Bettini, the road race gold medalist at the Athens Games, pulled away during a short uphill stretch in the final mile of the 129-mile race.

Today’s second stage is a mostly flat 113-mile ride from Catanzaro Lido to Santa Maria del Cedro.

College athletics

Banned substances used in Texas

Texas and Texas A&M purchased nearly $120,000 in dietary supplements containing ingredients banned by the NCAA for their student-athletes, according to a published report.

Between fall 2000 and spring 2004, the athletic department purchased 21 products containing certain muscle-building ingredients and substances forbidden by the NCAA, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in its Sunday edition.

The newspaper discovered the purchases through school invoices and documents obtained under the Texas Public Information Act.

David Batson, Texas A&M director of athletic compliance, said the school was not aware that banned ingredients were being purchased until after reviewing records requested by the Star-Telegram.

Batson said he was unaware of any positive drug tests or adverse health issues related to the purchases.

Texas is trying to see if its purchases containing added amino acids – a muscle-building ingredient – were made in error, said Tina Bonci, the school’s co-director of sports medicine and athletic training.

Horse racing

Derby draws 8.2 overnight rating

Giacomo’s big upset in the Kentucky Derby produced an 8.2 overnight rating, down slightly from last year. NBC’s broadcast Saturday was just short of the 8.3 overnight rating for Smarty Jones’ victory at Churchill Downs in 2004.