Match bests King-Riggs
Tennis: A world record tennis crowd has watched Kim Clijsters defeat Wimbledon champion Serena Williams 6-3, 6-2 in an exhibition in Brussels.
The crowd of 35,681 at King Baudouin Stadium on Thursday surpassed the previous record of 30,472 set in 1973 at the Houston Astrodome in the Battle of the Sexes match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
Clijsters was originally scheduled to play Belgian Justine Henin, but Henin withdrew after injuring her elbow at Wimbledon.
Top-ranked Williams agreed to replace Henin despite a foot injury.
The match was umpired by tennis great Martina Navratilova.
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GU will host IUPUI, SDSU
College basketball: Gonzaga, Duke, Kansas State and Marquette have been selected as the regional hosts for this year’s CBE Classic.
There will be three teams in each of the four regionals and the hosts, regardless of winning or losing, will advance to the semifinals and finals, Nov. 22-23 in Kansas City, Mo., it was announced Thursday.
Joining Duke in its regional are Princeton and Miami of Ohio; Kansas State hosts James Madison and Presbyterian; Marquette hosts Bucknell and Wisconsin-Green Bay; and Gonzaga hosts IUPUI and San Diego State.
The teams not hosting will move to sites where they will all play three more games.
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Weir will skip season
Figure skating: U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir is skipping the 2010-11 season.
A three-time U.S. champion (2004-06) and two-time Olympian, Weir is known as much for his outlandish costumes and frank comments as his short and long programs.
“My decision comes after months of weighing the pros and cons of competing this season, and I have decided that I need a year to explore and reinvent myself as an athlete and artist,” the 26-year-old Weir said Thursday.
“There are many projects that I’m currently working on and that I want to devote my time to.”
Weir will concentrate on careers in fashion and singing, and has a memoir that will soon be published. He’s also a reality TV star and plans to produce skating shows.
Weir finished third in the national championships held in Spokane this year.
He was sixth at this year’s Vancouver Games.
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Shock put 2 on IR
AFL: The Spokane Shock placed defensive lineman Ben McCombs and wide receiver/kick returner Quorey Payne on injured reserve while Rod Mosley was placed on reassignment.