World No. 1 superstar Roger Federer, Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and former top-ranked American Andy Roddick led the charge into the quarterfinals at the $3.5 million Italian Masters, a clay-court French Open tune-up.

Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis finally had enough this week, criticizing officials for calls that "are consistently going against us."

When asked how the Columbus Crew, who have won four straight and five of six, could continue their early-season success, forward Alejandro Moreno had a simple answer.

Justin Mapp and Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored and Jon Busch posted his fourth shutout as the Chicago Fire beat D.C. United, 2-0, in Major League Soccer on Thursday night.

The bout between Shane Mosley and Zab Judah, scheduled for May 31, has been called off because of an arm injury suffered by Judah.

The Chicago Fire waived Brazilian defender Bruno Menezes on Wednesday.

The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee suspended Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis one game and fined him $1,000 for public criticism of MLS officiating after his team's 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy this past weekend.

The back-to-back defending Major League Soccer Cup champion Houston Dynamo will be gunning for their first win of the 2008 season on Saturday night when they host the Colorado Rapids.

The WBA heavyweight title fight between champion Ruslan Chagaev and challenger Nikolay Valuev has been rescheduled for July 5.

Berlin, Germany (Sports Network) - Surging American Serena Williams posted a third-round win, while top-ranked star Justine Henin went by way of the upset Thursday at the $1.34 million German Open, a clay-court French Open tuneup. Also, second-seeded and defending champion Ana Ivanovic snuck into the quarterfinals here on Day 4.

With the 2008 French Open set to get underway in less than three weeks, the clay-court master that is Rafael Nadal is still in the process of tuning up to claim a fourth straight title at the Parisian Slam.

The Seattle Sounders FC signed French forward Sebastien Le Toux to a multi-year contract, the team announced. Le Toux is the first player to sign with the Major League Soccer club, which will begin play in 2009.

Three-time champion Justine Henin, reigning titlist Ana Ivanovic and 2007 runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova were among Wednesday's second-round winners at the $1.34 million German Open, a clay-court French Open tune-up.

Florida International University accepted penalties Wednesday, including four years probation and reduction of scholarships, for a range of major NCAA rules violations.

ROME Rafael Nadal lost for only the second time in his last 105 matches on clay, falling to Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 6-1 Wednesday in the second round of the Rome Masters.

For only the second time in his last 105 matches on clay, Rafael Nadal came up a loser Wednesday at the $3.5 million Italian Masters, a French Open tune-up.

The Mitsubishi Motors Drive to ArenaBowl XXII New Orleans kicks into high gear as conference matchups with playoff implications headline Week 11 in the Arena Football League.

NORFOLK, Va. A federal judge denied bond for former track star Tim Montgomery on federal heroin distribution charges.