GOLF

Leading organizations come up with anti-doping policy for 2008

Golf finally joined other major sports Thursday when its leading organizations announced an anti-doping policy that will begin in 2008.

PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, who also serves as chairman of the World Golf Foundation, said the policy includes a list of banned substances, and methods for each golf organization to carry them out.

The list of banned substances includes anabolic agents, hormones, stimulants, narcotics, beta blockers and masking agents. Golf did not adopt the World Anti-Doping Association list because Finchem said it would cause an additional administrative burden and "we do not consider the substances in any way impactful as a performance enhancement."

The organizations behind the drug policy are the PGA Tour, European Tour, U.S. Golf Association, Royal & Ancient Golf Club, Augusta National Golf Club, PGA of America and the LPGA Tour.

Gove, Campbell share first-round lead: Jeff Gove and Chad Campbell each shot a 7-under 65 to tie for the first-round lead at the Turning Stone Resort Championship at Verona, N.Y.

Gove and Campbell, who finished one stroke off the Atunyote Golf Club course record, were one shot ahead of Steve Flesch, John Senden, Matthew Goggin and Brendon de Jonge. Both Goggin and de Jonge bogeyed their final holes to drop from the lead.

JURISPRUDENCE

Man convicted of killing USC basketball player Francis gets life

The man convicted of killing USC basketball player Ryan Francis was sentenced to life in prison.

Louisiana District Judge Richard "Chip" Moore III also sentenced 20-year-old DeAnthony Ford to 10 years for aggravated battery in a shooting two days before the one that killed the 19-year-old Francis.

Francis was home visiting his mother on Mother's Day weekend when he was shot and killed while riding in a car on May 13, 2006.

TENNIS

Davenport, Jankovic reach quarterfinals at China Open

Lindsay Davenport advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open at Beijing by defeating Eleni Daniilidou 7-5 6-3.

Davenport will play fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva, who cruised past Tamira Paszek 6-2, 6-0.

Second-seed Jelena Jankovic routed Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-0, 6-0 to set up a quarterfinal clash with Akiko Morigami. She defeated Aiko Nakamura 7-5, 6-3.

Jankovic, ranked No. 3, is aiming for her fifth title this year. Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova withdrew before her first match with a stomach injury.

Roddick to open Davis Cup semifinal: Despite losing its last three Davis Cup matches to Sweden, the United States is favored to halt that streak with Andy Roddick and James Blake in the lineup for the semifinals this weekend at Goteborg, Sweden.

Roddick will face Joachim Johansson, who has been sidelined eight months by a shoulder injury, in today's opening singles. The draw also pitted top Swede Thomas Johansson against Blake in the second singles match on Scandinavium Arena's fast indoor carpet.

In Saturday's doubles, Simon Aspelin will team with veteran Jonas Bjorkman against the top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan of Camarillo.

Shaughnessy loses at Slovenia Open: Fourth-seeded Katarina Srebotnik routed Meghann Shaughnessy 6-2, 6-0, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Slovenia Open at Portoroz, Slovenia.

PRO BASKETBALL

Bucks match Heat's five-year offer sheet for Bell

Against his wishes, the Milwaukee Bucks moved to keep Charlie Bell.

The Bucks confirmed they matched an offer sheet Bell signed with the Miami Heat for the restricted free-agent guard, a five-year deal worth $18.5 million.

The 6-foot-3 Bell had said he did not want to play for Milwaukee and instead wanted to go to Miami, which failed earlier in the offseason to sign Mo Williams away from the Bucks.

Bell averaged a career-high 13.5 points in a breakout season last year for the Bucks, making 64 starts.