*TENNIS: Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat 18-year-old American Donald Young 6-1, 6-3 while James Blake evened his career record to 6-6 against Carlos Moya with a 6-3, 6-4 win at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Two-time women’s winner Lindsay Davenport defeated Chan Yung-Jan 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. … Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe has decided not to return as U.S. coach. Rodney Harmon will lead the men’s team at the Beijing Games.
*NHL: Blue Jackets goaltender Pascal Leclaire will miss at least two games with a head injury after he was hit in the head with a shot during warm-ups Sunday. … Minnesota took over sole possession of first in the Northwest Division with a 3-1 win over Colorado.
*BOXING: Ruslan Chagaev (23-0-1) is expected to defend his WBA heavyweight title with a rematch against 7-foot Russian Nikolai Valuev (48-1) on May 31 in Oberhausen, Germany.
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Edited by Ed Cavanaugh from Tribune news services.
