Moscow Team Wins UEFA Cup
CSKA Moscow overcame an early deficit and a partisan Portuguese crowd with three second-half goals to defeat Sporting Lisbon, 3-1, and win soccer’s UEFA Cup on Wednesday in Lisbon.
The result made CSKA the first Russian club to win a European title and Sporting one of only three teams to lose a European final at their own ground, joining Juventus and AS Roma.
Daniel Carvalho, who set up all three goals, was named man of the match.
“We knew Sporting would start strong in front of their own fans, so for the first 20 minutes we had to be careful and defensive to slow them down,” Coach Valery Gazzayev said. “In the second half, we had to correct our midfield and we became more offensive.”
Tennis
Former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, James Blake, Taylor Dent, Mardy Fish, Robby Ginepri and Vincent Spadea have committed to the Mercedes-Benz Cup, July 25-31, at UCLA’s Los Angeles Tennis Center.
Also in the field are Andy Roddick and defending champion Tommy Haas of Germany.
Anna Chakvetadze defeated Tatiana Panova, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, in the second round of the Istanbul Cup in Turkey. Chakvetadze will meet Venus Williams in a quarterfinal match.
The United States was eliminated from the World Team Cup with a 2-1 loss to Spain in Duesseldorf, Germany. Spadea and Jeff Morrison, filling in for the injured Taylor Dent, lost singles matches for the United States.
Surfing
Six-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater scored two perfect 10s to defeat Damien Hobgood in the final of the Billabong Pro Tahiti event at Teahupoo.
It was the first victory of the season for Slater, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and by scoring 20 out of a possible 20 points he set an Assn. of Surfing Professionals record, eclipsing his previous two-wave mark of 19.93, attained in the third round of last year’s competition at the notoriously dangerous break.
Hobgood, who recently moved from Florida to Encinitas, suffered a dislocated shoulder halfway through the 35-minute final.
College Football
Cornerback Eric Wright will meet with USC discipline officials June 15, Wright’s attorney, Carmen Trutanich, said.
Wright, 19, faces possible suspension or expulsion by the school for his alleged role in an incident March 26.
Wright was arrested on suspicion of rape after an incident involving an 18-year-old female USC student, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office declined to file charges, citing insufficient evidence.
The NCAA tried numerous times to interview Maurice Clarett about accusations he made against Ohio State’s football program, but the former Buckeye running back never responded to its requests.
The NCAA’s announcement came a day after the organization refused comment on whether it had interviewed Clarett about allegations he made in ESPN the Magazine that coaches and boosters arranged for him to get passing grades, cars and money.
Tennessee defensive tackle Tony McDaniel was indicted on a felony charge of aggravated assault for allegedly hitting a student in the face during a pickup basketball game on campus in January.
McDaniel, who will be a junior this fall, was suspended from the team after the assault.
Pro Football
Miami signed receiver David Boston to a one-year contract, two months after releasing him.
Boston was let go by Miami on March 7 after failing a physical exam. He had been traded to the Dolphins from San Diego in March 2004 but sat out last season after tearing a tendon in his left knee during training camp.
Tennessee running back Chris Brown broke his right hand during mini-camp and is expected to be away from workouts until training camp starts in late July.
The Cleveland Browns are awaiting authorization from Kellen Winslow Jr. before disclosing how bad the tight end damaged his right knee during a motorcycle accident May 1.
Houston tight end Bennie Joppru could sit out a third consecutive season after tearing a right knee ligament during a practice.
New Orleans signed receiver Nate Poole to a two-year contract.
Cornerback Otis Smith, who played in two Super Bowls with New England and was part of the Patriots’ first NFL championship, has retired.
Miscellany
Eileen Vargas shot a one-under-par 70 in rainy and windy conditions to help Pepperdine tie Auburn for the second-round lead of the NCAA Division I women’s golf championship at Sunriver, Ore.
Vargas is at two-over 144 along with Diana Ramage (71) of Auburn, Dewi Schreefel (74) of USC and Charlotte Mayorkas (73) of UCLA.
Pepperdine, seeking its first title, had an 11-over 295 total -- counting the top four scores from the five-player team -- to match Auburn (12 over) at 18-over 586.
Georgia Tech has proposed going on NCAA probation for one year for allowing 17 athletes to participate in four sports from 2000 to 2004 even though they should have been ruled academically ineligible.
Air Force hired former Denver Nugget coach Jeff Bzdelik to replace Chris Mooney, who had left to coach at Richmond.
Utah is cutting men’s track and field and cross-country, leaving the school with 11 sports for women and seven for men.
