UCLA REPORT

Jennifer Capriati overpowered Jelena Dokic, 6-4, 6-3, to reach the semifinals of the Pilot Pen Classic at New Haven, Conn.

Capriati, seeded second, served 10 aces, including three in a row at more than 100 mph.

Rain forced postponement of the quarterfinal match between defending champion Venus Williams and Justine Henin of Belgium. The match was rescheduled for this afternoon and Capriati will play the winner at night.

No. 4 Kim Clijsters of Belgium advanced to the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Nathalie Tauziat of France. Clijsters will play top-seeded Lindsay Davenport today.

Arnaud Clement of France, a surprise finalist at the Australian Open this year, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hamlet Cup at Commack, N.Y., with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over David Prinosil of Germany . Next up for the fourth-seeded Clement will be Fernando Meligeni of Brazil, who beat Alberto Martin of Spain, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2. . . . Anna Kournikova of Russia needs at least a three-month break before returning from a stress fracture in her left foot, her doctor said.

Hockey

The Kings signed free agent defenseman Jason Holland, 26, who played last season with the Rochester Americans of the AHL. . . . The NHL and its referees and linesmen reached a tentative four-year collective bargaining agreement. The league canceled a training camp for replacement officials that had been scheduled to begin today at Troy, Mich.

Fourteen members of the gold medal-winning 1998 U.S. women’s Olympic team were selected to the U.S. team in preparation for the Salt Lake City Games.

Cammi Granato, captain of the team that won the first women’s Olympic tournament, is among the key players returning. Others include defenseman Angela Ruggiero of Simi Valley, forward Katie King and goaltenders Sara DeCosta and Sarah Tueting.

Basketball

The U.S. women’s team lost to Canada, 68-67, in the preliminary round of the World University Games at Beijing. Ayana Walker of Louisiana Tech had 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals for the U.S., which slipped to 1-1. In the men’s competition, Juan Dixon of Maryland had 19 points, six rebounds and five assists for the U.S. in a 118-56 victory over South Africa. . . . Shawn Hood, a men’s assistant at Rhode Island, resigned amid allegations he inappropriately touched a 9-year-old child. Hood pleaded not guilty last month to two counts of indecent assault and battery of a child under 14. . . . Chicago Bull forward Marcus Fizer was added to the U.S. men’s team for the Goodwill Games. Fizer replaces Marc Jackson of the Golden State Warriors, who left the team because of a family illness.

Soccer

U.S. women’s national team striker Tiffeny Milbrett of the New York Power was voted most valuable player and offensive player of the year in the Women’s United Soccer Assn.

Ian Sawyers, who coached the Bay Area CyberRays to Saturday’s championship game against the Atlanta Beat, was selected coach of the year; Philadelphia Charge defender Doris Fitschen of Germany was selected defensive player of the year and LaKeysia Beene of the CyberRays was selected goalkeeper of the year.

Angered by criticism of his work, Pedro Garcia resigned as coach of the Chilean men’s national team. Garcia agreed to coach the team through a World Cup qualifier against Venezuela on Sept. 3. . . . Second-half goals by Talal Youssef and Ghazi al Qawari gave Bahrain a 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Iraq and moved it to the top of the Asian Group A standings.

Miscellany

A California Horse Racing Board committee recommended that a trace level of the medication clenbuterol be allowed in post-race urine samples. Clenbuterol is legal for use in helping horses breathe easier, but only certain medications are allowed to be present in post-race samples, and clenbuterol is not among them. . . . Three-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong finished in a pack behind fourth stage winner Massimo Apollonio in the Tour of Burgos, Spain, and is in 61st place. . . . A ninth player filed a federal lawsuit in Tampa against the University of South Florida and its former women’s basketball coach, alleging she was berated and belittled on the team because she is black. Deanna Graves, 24, was a member of the team, coached by Jerry Ann Winters, from 1994-97.