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Former Michigan State guard Jason Richardson, the fifth overall pick in the NBA draft, was one of three rookies signed by the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors also signed Troy Murphy of Notre Dame and Gilbert Arenas from Arizona. ... Juan Dixon scored 20 points to lead the U.S. men’s team to a 113-90 victory over Turkey at the World University Games in Beijing.

Tennis

Venus Williams beat second-seeded Jennifer Capriati, 6-4, 7-6 (1), in a semifinal match at the Pilot Pen at New Haven, Conn., hours after she had won a three-set quarterfinal over Justine Henin.

The third-seeded Williams will play top-seeded Lindsay Davenport in the final today. Davenport advanced when No. 4 Kim Clijsters pulled out because of a leg injury.

Williams, the two-time defending champion, showed no fatigue in the night match. The quarterfinal had been postponed from Thursday night by rain.

Williams defeated the fifth-seeded Henin, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, in the afternoon. In all she played 52 games in 3 hours, 30 minutes.

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Pete Sampras reached the semifinals of a tournament for only the fourth time this year with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Felix Mantilla in the Hamlet Cup at Commack, N.Y.

The third-seeded Sampras will play fifth-seeded Thomas Johansson, who beat Thomas Enqvist, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (9), in a quarterfinal match between Swedish Davis Cup teammates.

Miscellany

Former International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch left a Barcelona hospital after being treated for more than a week for high blood pressure .

Former Auburn basketball star Chris Porter was arrested on drug charges after he was stopped for a traffic violation. Dothan, Ala., police said the Golden State forward had small plastic bags with cocaine and another with marijuana in the car. He was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and second-degree possession of marijuana.

Hank Sauer, the 1952 National League most valuable player with the Chicago Cubs, died Friday in Burlingame, Calif. He was 84.