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Nadal loses; Roddick advances to semifinal
French Open champion Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Queen's Club grass-court championships Friday at London, losing 7-5, 7-6 (0) to 106th-ranked Nicolas Mahut of France.
Second-seeded Andy Roddick advanced to the semifinals after defeating Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Blake upset in Halle quarterfinals: James Blake lost in slippery conditions to Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open at Halle, Germany.
Shaughnessy, Gallovits advance to Barcelona final: American Meghann Shaughnessy and Edina Gallovits will meet in the final of the Barcelona (Spain) KIA Open.
jurisprudence
Co-owners of Curlin indicted in fraud case
Two owners of Preakness winner Curlin have been indicted by a federal grand jury, charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud in representing more than 400 people in a lawsuit over the diet drug fen-phen.
Shirley A. Cunningham Jr., 52, and William J. Gallion, 56, along with another Lexington, Ky.-based lawyer, Melbourne Mills Jr., 76, could be sentenced to as much as 20 years in prison if convicted.
Montana football player charged in murder: Montana cornerback Jimmy Wilson, 20, was charged in the June 2 shooting death of 29-year-old Kevin Smoot in Lancaster.
pro football
Arena player dies after brain surgery
Justin Skaggs, a receiver/linebacker for Arena Football's Utah Blaze died, a day after emergency brain surgery.
Union complaints end Raiders workouts: The Oakland Raiders canceled the final week of their offseason training program after complaints from the NFL players' union about the intensity of the practices.
cycling
Basso banned two years by Italian federation
A year of secrets and lies caught up with Ivan Basso.
The 2006 Giro d'Italia champion, who also finished on the Tour de France podium twice, received a maximum two-year doping penalty from the Italian cycling federation.
pro basketball
Pistons trade Delfino for two draft picks
The Detroit Pistons traded guard Carlos Delfino to the Toronto Raptors for second-round draft picks in 2009 and 2010.
track and field
Defar breaks women's 5,000 world record
Meseret Defar of Ethiopia broke her own women's world record in the 5,000 meters by finishing in 14 minutes, 16.63 seconds at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway.
hockey
Lewis out after one year as Bruins coach
Dave Lewis is out as the Boston Bruins' coach after just one season, but will be reassigned to another position in the organization.




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