Tennis

Pete Sampras scored another impressive victory, beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 6-3, 6-3, as the United States swept Russia in the World Team Cup at Duesseldorf, Germany, 3-0.

Patrick McEnroe and Richey Reneberg beat Alexander Volkov and Andrei Olhovskiy in doubles, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4.

Miscellany

Detroit center Sergei Fedorov and New York Islander right wing Mick Vukota were suspended and fined $500 each for separate incidents in the first round of the NHL playoffs. They will serve their suspensions at the beginning of next season.

Names in the News

A doctor and an assistant coach for Mexico’s national soccer team left for Madrid to examine forward Hugo Sanchez, who has been sidelined for seven weeks because of a leg injury he suffered while playing with Rayo Vallecano of the Spanish League.

Roger Headrick, owner and president of the Minnesota Vikings, has become chairman of the NFL Properties Executive Committee.