Basketball
STING FIRE COACH/GM: The Charlotte Sting, expected to vie for the WNBA Eastern Conference title but off to a mediocre start, fired head coach and general manager Marynell Meadors on Sunday.Meadors was fired the day after the Sting's record fell to 5-7 with an 82-56 loss to Cleveland.
Assistant coach Dan Hughes was named interim coach. Charlotte Hornets general manager Bob Bass will assume managerial responsibilities for the Sting.
"With two-thirds of our schedule left, we feel like there is still enough time for us to make a run at the championship," said Sting executive vice president Sam Russo. "But given our record and our inconsistency over the last calendar year, we needed to make a change at the top to get us back on track."
Despite the presence of several marquee players -- including Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley, WNBA rookie of the year Tracy Reid and Stephanie White-McCarty, who led Purdue to the 1999 NCAA title over Duke -- the Sting is mired in third place in the Eastern Conference.
RECKER INJURED IN COLLISON: Former Indiana University basketball standout Luke Recker was recovering from a broken arm, facial cuts and a partially severed ear after a head-on collision in rural southwestern Colorado.
Recker, 21, was listed in fair condition Sunday night at Mercy Hospital in Durango. He spent much of the day undergoing plastic surgery to his face and left ear.
The driver of the vehicle Recker was in, John Hollberg, 23, of Senoia, Ga., was killed in Saturday night's three-car crash on County Road 240 near Durango.
Auto racing
BRITISH GRAND PRIX: Michael Schumacher could be sidelined for at least three months after breaking his leg in two places during a high-speed crash in the British Grand Prix at Northampton, England.
David Coulthard rejoined the Formula One title chase by winning the race. Coulthard, in a McLaren Mercedes, became the first Briton to win this race since 1995. Eddie Irvine of Northern Ireland was second in a Ferrari, with Ralf Schumacher third in a Williams.
Schumacher, a Ferrari driver, who was recovering Monday in Northampton General Hospital following surgery on his right leg, is almost certain to be out of contention for the Formula One drivers' championship.
However, he is expected to make a return before the end of the season.
Schumacher was lucky to escape more serious injury after his Ferrari crashed head-on into a tire-wall after the brakes appeared to jam about 30 seconds into Sunday's race at Silverstone.
"I wonder what would have happened years ago with such an accident," Ferrari team manager Jean Todt said today.
A similar accident killed Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna in 1994 at the Monza track in Italy.
JIFFY LUBE 300: Jeff Burton, who started 38th on a provisional spot awarded to car owner Jack Roush, won the Jiffy Lube 300 in Loudon, N.H., when Tony Stewart and John Andretti ran dry and stalled simultaneously on pit road during the 298th lap.
It was Burton's ninth career victory and fourth this year -- tying him with Jeff Gordon for the series lead. Kenny Wallace, never a factor in the race, wound up second, 1.347 seconds behind for his best career finish. Jeff Gordon, who bumped his way by points leader Dale Jarrett on the final lap, finished third.
Tennis
HALL OF FAME CHAMPIONSHIP: Chris Woodruff capped a comeback from a serious knee injury by defeating Kenneth Carlsen 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4 to win the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship. The title was the second of Woodruff's career but his first since tearing knee cartilage in December 1997. He only played one tournament last year.
SWEDISH OPEN: At Bastad, Sweden, Juan Antonio Marin won his first ATP title, beating Andreas Vinciguerra 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) to capture the Swedish Open.
Top-seeded David Adams and Jeff Tarango won the doubles title, beating Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillstrom 7-6 (8-6), 6-4.
SWISS OPEN: At Gstaad, Switzerland, eighth-seed Albert Costa won his second Swiss Open title, defeating Nicolas Lapentti 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 6-4 for a 10th career title.
Hockey
GRIZZ SIGN RUSSIAN DEFENSEMAN: The Utah Grizzlies have signed defenseman Andrei Srubko, who played for coach Bob Bourne in Las Vegas last season. A native of Kiev, Ukraine, Srubko spent parts of the last two seasons with the Thunder. Last season, he also played for Port Huron of the UHL. With the Thunder, he totaled eight assists in 51 games.
Track
WILDCATS WIN GOLD: Two Weber State athletes won gold medals at the Junior Pan American Games held recently in Tampa, Fla. Freshman Ryan Smith of Bountiful won the javelin with a career-best of 221-4. Freshman Joel Atwater of Plain City won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:10.79.