Sport Tarot

AFP - Reigning French Open champ Ana Ivanovic was sent crashing out of the WTA Rogers Cup, losing her third-round match to unseeded Austrian Tamira Paszek 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.

AP - Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen pulled his team off the field at the Metrodome in the seventh inning Thursday night after fans threw hats and baseballs onto the field following the ejection of Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire.

AP - Brandon Webb scattered six hits in eight innings to win his big league-leading 15th game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Los Angeles 2-1 Thursday night to extend their lead over the Dodgers to two games in the NL West.

AP - A pretty win for the Minnesota Twins. A night of ugly behavior by their fans.

AP - Brett Favre’s reinstatement to the NFL was held up again Friday as the three-time MVP mulled getting paid not to play through a marketing deal with the Green Bay Packers that could resolve the standoff over his retirement.

AP - Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera each hit a three-run homer, and the Los Angeles Angels added to their East Coast romp with a 12-6 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.

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The University of Memphis men’s basketball program reported a possible violation to the NCAA on Thursday. School officials said they learned that Dave Bronczek, president of Memphis-based FedEx and a school booster, telephoned a woman who is a FedEx employee and the mother of a high school player being recruited by the school.

AP - Rookie Clint Sammons homered and drove in three runs to lead Atlanta past the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Thursday night, snapping the Braves’ five-game losing streak.

AFP - Novak Djokovic shelved any lingering sentiment as he dispatched a longtime friend to book a place in his fifth Masters Series semi-final of the season on Friday.