Roddick ousted in semifinals at Indianapolis

Frank Dancevic used 15 aces to eliminate an ailing Andy Roddick, 6-4, 7-6 (1), Saturday and advance in the final of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships in Indianapolis, where he’ll face Dimitry Tursunov.

Top-seeded Roddick, a two-time winner of the tournament, struggled with his first serve against Dancevic, and landed only 47% (37 of 78). Roddick said he began to feel ill in the first set, bothered by what he called “a stomach bug or something.”

“I was frustrated. I didn’t have much to give. I served poorly today; I served poorly all week,” Roddick said.

Tursunov, seeded No. 3, reached his first Indianapolis final by stopping Sam Querrey, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Earlier Saturday, the unseeded Querrey fired a career-high 34 aces as he eliminated defending champion James Blake, the second seed, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), in a rain-delayed quarterfinal match.

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Anna Chakvetadze advanced to the final of the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford with a 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2 victory over Daniela Hantuchova.

She’ll play Sania Mirza, who scored a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Sybille Bammer.

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Carlos Moya and Andrei Pavel advanced to the final of the Croatia Open with two-set victories at Umag.

Moya defeated Guillermo Canas, 6-3, 6-2, and Pavel beat Viktor Troicki, 6-3, 6-3.

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Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone will play Yvonne Meusburger in today’s final of the Gastein Ladies at Bad Gastein, Austria.

Schiavone defeated Kaia Kanepi, 6-4, 6-2, and Meusburger beat seventh-seeded Karin Knapp, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

PRO FOOTBALL

Strahan’s future remains in doubt

Michael Strahan has the New York Giants guessing about his future.

The seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end, who lost a bitter divorce case and asked earlier this year to renegotiate a contract that will pay him $4 million this season, is said to be considering retirement.

“I was disappointed right away that he is not here,” Coach Tom Coughlin said.

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Miami Dolphins receiver Chris Chambers says his image wasn’t tarnished by an arrest two weeks ago in North Carolina on a charge of driving while impaired.

“The people who know me know what type of character I have,” Chambers said. “It’s a little embarrassing to myself and my family, but I learned from it, and I’m going to move on.”

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The Cincinnati Bengals signed first-round draft pick Leon Hall to a five-year deal.... The Denver Broncos signed first-round draft pick Jarvis Moss.... Brandon Meriweather, New England’s top pick, signed and went through his first practice.

MISCELLANY

TVG: Second-quarter handle was $125 million

TVG announced it had its best-ever second-quarter handle, despite not being able to take wagers from the Churchill Downs spring meet, which includes the Kentucky Derby.

With TVG wagering up significantly at Keeneland, Belmont Park and Hollywood Park, the horse racing and wagering network’s handle for April, May and June was $125 million.

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The Grade I Bing Crosby Handicap today at Del Mar features 2005 Crosby winner Greg’s Gold going against 2006 runner-up Bordonaro. The six-furlong sprint on the track’s new Polytrack surface also includes undefeated E Z Warrior, who hasn’t raced since winning Santa Anita’s San Miguel Stakes Jan. 7.

-- Larry Stewart

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English-bred filly Passified wore down Fleet Caroline in the final yards for a 1 1/2 -length victory in the $150,000 San Clemente Handicap at Del Mar.

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Lawyer Ron pulled away in the stretch for a victory in the $750,000 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course in New York. The winning time of 1:46.64 for 1 1/8 miles bettered the track record of 1:47 set by Tri Jet on Aug. 3, 1974.

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Vernon Forrest withstood a late rally by Carlos Baldomir to win the World Boxing Council super-welterweight championship in a unanimous decision at Tacoma, Wash.

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Freddy Adu was given permission by Real Salt Lake to go to Portugal in an attempt to complete transfer negotiations with Benfica.

MLS and Benfica already have agreed to a $2 million transfer fee for the 18-year-old forward and midfielder. Under FIFA’s rules, the sides have until Aug. 31 to work out a contract and complete a transfer.

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Zach Zerrenner scored in the fourth minute and Real So Cal hung on and won its third consecutive U.S. Youth Soccer national championship with a 1-0 victory over the Michigan Wolves in the boys’ Under-16 division final at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.

Arsenal FC of Alta Loma, which was bidding for an unprecedented fourth consecutive national title, lost to Terryville Fire of New York, 1-0, in the U-18 final.