Williams Sisters Reach Final

Each Williams sister did her part Friday and set up a family showdown in the most lucrative tennis tournament in the world.

Serena Williams beat Lindsay Davenport, 6-3, 6-4, after older sister Venus had defeated top-ranked Martina Hingis of Switzerland, 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 9-7, in the semifinals of the $6.7-million Grand Slam Cup at Munich, Germany.

Sunday’s final will add $1.3 million to the family budget, with $800,000 going to the winner.

It will also give Serena, at 18 a year younger than Venus, the chance to gain her first victory in the sister-sister series. She also collects a $100,000 bonus for her U.S. Open title, win or lose.

In the men’s quarterfinals, Greg Rusedski of England fired 19 aces in ousting Australian Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6).

Jurisprudence

Former Dodger slugger Pedro Guerrero has been arrested in Miami for trying to buy cocaine from undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agents.

Guerrero, one of three co-MVPs of the 1981 World Series, was arrested at his Miami home Thursday night, DEA officials said.

According to an affidavit filed by DEA agent Robert Tilley, the 44-year-old Guerrero’s arrest came after a two-month investigation focused on his nephew, Adan “Tony” Cruz.

Golf

Stuart Appleby, David Toms and Harrison Frazar shot eight-under-par 64s to land in a three-way tie for the lead in the Buick Challenge at Pine Mountain, Ga. . . . Annika Sorenstam, seeking her second victory of the year, turned a four-shot deficit into a two-stroke lead with a six-under 66 in the second round of the New Albany Golf Classic at New Albany, Ohio. . . . Jim Dent shot a seven-under 63, his best round of the year, to open a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Vantage Championship at Clemmons, S.C. Bruce Fleisher, Bob Duval, Tom Jenkins and Gary McCord are tied for second after firing 65s. . . . Patrick Lee shot an eight-under 64 and has a one-shot lead at 13-under 131 after two rounds of the Nike Inland Empire Open at Moreno Valley Ranch Golf Club.

Miscellany

The Colorado Rapids failed to score for the third consecutive Major League Soccer game but prevailed in a shootout for a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Clash before 11,100 in Denver. . . . Alajuela of Costa Rica scored on all five penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie and defeated MLS’ Chicago Fire in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup at Las Vegas.

The future of new men’s basketball Coach Quin Snyder’s first two prospective recruits is in question after Missouri reported possible NCAA recruiting violations.

Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden notified the NCAA that the university might have violated recruiting rules by allowing the mothers of Detroit basketball prospects Rickey Paulding and Arthur Johnson to join their sons on a chartered plane to Columbia, Mo.

The NCAA returned to federal court in Philadelphia to counter charges that its freshman-eligibility requirements for Division I athletes discriminated against blacks. In March, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Buckwalter struck down the NCAA’s Proposal 16, which dictates minimum eligibility guidelines for freshmen in the association’s 302 Division I schools, after ruling “it had unjustified disparate impact on African Americans.”

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals later stayed the decision, pending a full hearing. A decision is expected by next spring.

The Indiana Pacers, trying to protect themselves in case Rik Smits decides to retire, signed 7-foot free-agent center Zan Tabak.

Joe Nemechek won his second pole of the Winston Cup stock car racing season, taking the top spot for Sunday’s NAPA AutoCare 500 at Martinsville, Va. . . . The San Diego Grand Prix, final race of the American Le Mans sports car series, scheduled for Nov. 5-7, has been moved to Las Vegas Motor Speedway because of delays in track construction.