*BASKETBALL: Detroit Shock forward Cheryl Ford will miss the rest of the WNBA regular season and playoffs after injuring her right knee.
*BOXING: The fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe is expected to be rescheduled for early November. … Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will fight Bernard Hopkins on Oct. 18 in Atlantic City.
*HOCKEY: The Blackhawks promoted Mike Haviland from head coach of Rockford in the AHL to NHL assistant coach. … Former Hawks coach Trent Yawney was hired as an assistant coach with the Sharks.
*SWIMMING: Eric Shanteau, delaying surgery for testicular cancer until after the Olympics, was cleared to head to Beijing. … Jessica Hardy’s trip to the Olympics could be in jeopardy after she tested positive for a banned substance. Hardy’s “A” sample from the recent U.S. trials tested positive, a person familiar with the results told the Associated Press.
*TENNIS: Top-ranked Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Gilles Simon while Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and Marat Safin advanced at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. … Bethanie Mattek beat 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova in the second round of the East West Bank Classic at Carson, Calif.
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EDITED BY BOB FOLTMAN FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
