Briefs | Tennis: Both Williams sisters upset at Cincinnati Open

Tennis

Both Williams sisters upset in Cincinnati: The Williams sisters have seldom spent such a miserable day together.

Venus Williams botched routine shots all the way through a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 loss to Italy's Flavia Pennetta on Thursday, the first major upset at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. She made 38 unforced errors, repeatedly dumping balls into the net or well beyond the baseline.

Playing on the same court a few hours later, Serena topped her sister in confounding mistakes. She had 44 unforced errors during a 7-5, 6-4 loss to Austria's Sybille Bammer, who reached the quarterfinals of a tournament for only the third time this year.

Comeback mom Kim Clijsters showed focus and energy in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win over Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Roddick beats Verdasco in Montreal: Andy Roddick fought off a strong service game from 10th-seeded Fernando Verdasco to reach the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal with a 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) win.

He'll face Novak Djokovic, who beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-4.

Soccer

U.S. star Donovan has swine flu: One day after playing a World Cup qualifier for the United States against Mexico in Mexico City, Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan said Thursday he tested positive for the H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as swine flu.

Donovan is believed to have contracted the virus not in Mexico but from two Galaxy staff members who came down with the flu during last weekend's Galaxy road game against the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass., according to Galaxy coach and general manager Bruce Arena.

Donovan, in an interview from his Manhattan Beach, Calif., home, said he had been feeling ill since joining the U.S. national team in Florida on Sunday.

The Galaxy is scheduled to play the Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday night at Home Depot Center, and it appears very unlikely that Donovan will play.

Dempsey extends Fulham contract: United States midfielder Clint Dempsey, 26, has extended his contract with English club Fulham until the end of the 2012-13 season.

College basketball

Louisville president on Pitino: "He's our guy": Louisville president James Ramsey said it's time to move on after Rick Pitino's public apology for sex with a woman outside his marriage.

Ramsey said the coach is "our guy" and that he believes the school will become stronger after Pitino's expression of remorse.

The coach's apology came after police documents became public showing Pitino admitted sex six years ago with a woman who is now charged in federal court with trying to extort money from the coach. She has told police the sex was not consensual but prosecutors cited a lack of evidence in declining to prosecute Pitino.

The coach said he plans to remain at Louisville for as long as the university allows.

WNBA

Mercury beats Silver Stars: Diana Taurasi scored 29 points and Cappie Pondexter added 19 to lead the host Phoenix Mercury over the San Antonio Silver Stars 95-83. Phoenix (17-7) leads the Western Conference by 3 ½ games over the Seattle Storm. Sophia Young scored 29 to lead the Silver Stars (10-13).

Dream defeats Shock: Iziane Castro Marques scored 16 points and Erika DeSouza had 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead host Atlanta past Detroit 80-75. The Dream (12-11) beat the Shock for the third time this season. Deanna Nolan led Detroit (9-12) with 20 points.

Fever tops Lynx: Ebony Hoffman scored a season-high 24 points as Indiana rallied to beat host Minnesota 91-81. The Fever has the league's best record at 18-5. Minnesota (11-12) fell to 2-7 in its past nine games.

NBA

Miami acquires Richardson for Blount: Quentin Richardson's wild summer tour of the NBA continued when he was traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Miami Heat for center Mark Blount. Richardson has been traded four times in less than two months.

Gymnastics

Bross leads all-around: With Nastia Liukin out of the mix for the all-around and defending national champion Shawn Johnson taking a break, 2007 junior national champion Rebecca Bross jumped into the lead after the first day at the U.S. championships in Dallas. She has 58.55 points, 0.35 points ahead of Ivana Hong.

Swimming

Phelps not injured in crash: Michael Phelps was driving an SUV that collided with another car in Baltimore, but the Olympic gold medal swimmer was not injured, police said. The female driver of a Honda Accord was "shaken up" and taken to a hospital as a precaution, police said.

Diving

Dumais wins 1-meter diving title: Troy Dumais won his 28th career national title, taking the 1-meter event at the national championships in Tallahassee, Fla.

Horse racing

Tribal subsidiary agrees to buy Remington Park: Officials from a subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation said they have agreed to buy Remington Park in Oklahoma City.

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