Baseball
MANUEL'S JOB SAFE: Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams met with Jerry Manuel for 45 minutes and said his manager's job is safe. The White Sox are in second place in the AL Central, nine games behind Minnesota and five games under .500.
MEXICAN STAR KILLED: Nelson "The Admiral" Barrera, Mexico's career home run champion, was killed in an accident at his house. He was 44.
Relatives said Barrera was electrocuted trying to free some metal roofing that had blown into high-tension wires.
Tennis
HALL OF FAME CHAMPIONSHIP: Taylor Dent beat James Blake to win the first All-American final in five years at the Hall of Fame Championships.
SWEDISH OPEN: Carlos Moya broke serve in the penultimate game and beat Younes El Anyaoui 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Swedish Open final.
SWISS OPEN: Alex Corretja beat Gaston Gaudio 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the Swiss Open final for his first title of the season.
FRENCH COMMUNITY CHAMPIONSHIPS: Wild card Myriam Casanova, ranked 119, claimed her first title, beating top-seeded Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in the French Community Championships.
PALERMO INVITATIONAL: Mariana Diaz-Oliva beat teenager Vera Zvonareva in the Palermo Invitational final for her first WTA title.
CASABLANCA OPEN: Patricia Wartusch won her second career title by beating Klara Koukalova 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the Casablanca Open final.
Track & field
DRUG TESTING: Pole vaulter Janine Whitlock, one of England's best prospects for a gold medal in this month's Commonwealth Games, and discus thrower Perriss Wilkins tested positive for anabolic steroids, UK Athletics said.