PR-inside.com) ARCADIA, California (AP) - Ventura roared past favored Indian Blessing on the home straight to win the $1 million ( 790,000) Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, the opening race of Ladies' Day at Santa Anita on Friday. The

PR-inside.com) NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Saints veterans Deuce McAllister and Will Smith reportedly are among several players who have violated the NFL doping policy. Fox 31 television in Denver, citing an unnamed source, reported on Friday there are

PR-inside.com) BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Roger Federer moved a step closer to a third consecutive Swiss Indoors hometown title when he beat Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Friday. The two-time defending champion delivered his most

PR-inside.com) LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Top-seeded Elena Dementieva beat former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-0 in the Fortis Championships quarterfinals on Friday. In a decade-long rivalry, Dementieva earned her easiest win over Mauresmo, only her sixth in 14 matchups. The

PR-inside.com) ARCADIA, California (AP) - Stardom Bound put together an electrifying move at the turn to win the $2 million ( 1.6 million) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita on Friday. Also, Ventura surged past heavy favorite Indian Blessing

PR-inside.com) LYON, France (AP) - Robin Soderling upset top-seeded Andy Roddick 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in an acefest between former champions in the Lyon Grand Prix quarterfinals on Friday. Soderling, who won the title the year before Roddick in 2004,

PR-inside.com) LYON, France (AP) - Results Friday from the Lyon Grand Prix, a 713,000 (US$957,000) ATP event at Palais des Sports de Gerland (seedings in parentheses): Singles Quarterfinals Robin Soderling (7), Sweden, def. Andy Roddick (1), United States, 7-6 (5),

PR-inside.com) LINZ, Austria (AP) - Ana Ivanovic led the top three seeds into the Generali Ladies semifinals on Friday with straight-sets victories. Ivanovic beat seventh-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4, 6-4, second-seeded Vera Zvonareva defeated eighth-seeded Alize Cornet of France

PR-inside.com) LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Top-seeded Elena Dementieva beat former No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-0 in the Fortis Championships quarterfinals on Friday. In a decade-long rivalry, Dementieva earned her easiest win over Mauresmo, only her sixth in 14 matchups. The

PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - Thomas Vanek is a year removed from the big contract signing, a year apart from the transformation of the Buffalo Sabres, and a year away from pressure and expectations that were tough to meet all

PR-inside.com) CASTELLON, Spain (AP) - Leading scores Friday from the Castello Masters, a 2 million (US$2.7 million) European PGA event at the 7,111-yard, par-71 Club de Campo del Mediterraneo Golf Club: Second Round Richard Finch, England 65-66_131 Sergio Garcia, Spain

PR-inside.com) CASTELLON, Spain (AP) - Sergio Garcia shot a 6-under 65 to join Richard Finch and first-round leader Soren Kjeldsen in the lead after the second round of the Castello Masters on Friday. Garcia, on the course where he grew

PR-inside.com) NEW YORK (AP) - A 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital and treated for an accidental overdose of sleeping pills at the suburban home of former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, police said on Friday. Police would

PR-inside.com) EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) - New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was fined $45,000 ( 36,000) by the NFL on Friday for verbally abusing an official and tossing a ball into the stands during last weekend's game against

PR-inside.com) LOS ANGELES (AP) - David Beckham confirmed on Friday he's in negotiations for a temporary loan to AC Milan. He also told his Web site he will be back for the Los Angeles Galaxy for the start of the

Joe Kinnear wants to get one over on a man he believes is a future Manchester United boss when he takes Newcastle to Sunderland on Saturday.

Championship side QPR have terminated the contract of manager Iain Dowie after just 15 games in charge of the Loftus Road club.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill believes Emile Heskey will be in demand next summer - but refuses to say if he will be among the suitors.

Peter Kenyon says Chelsea have no transfer plans for January - because he believes boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has enough quality at his disposal.