– NFL : Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis sat out practice because of a broken left hand, but he is expected to play in the AFC championship game against the Colts. … Giants receiver Steve Smith will replace the Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald on the NFC Pro Bowl team. … 49ers running back Frank Gore will replace Rams running back Steven Jackson, who had a bad back for much of the season. … Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his Steelers counterpart, Ben Roethlisberger, will not play in the Pro Bowl due to injuries.
– TENNIS : Justine Henin held off fifth-ranked Elena Dementieva 7-5, 7-6 (6), winning the last three points of the tiebreaker to clinch a second-round victory. Ana Ivanovic lost her second-round match to Gisela Dulko 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4. Third-seeded Novak Djokovic came from a set down to beat Marco Chiudinelli in four sets. Sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko moved into the third round with a straight sets win over Illya Marchenko.
– BASEBALL: People familiar with the negotiations told AP that Major League Baseball and the players’ association are close to moving a three-game series between the Mets and Marlins to San Juan’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium from June 28-30. … Left-hander Doug Davis and the Brewers are close to finishing a $5.25 million, one-year contract. … Joel Pineiro agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with the Angels. … Outfielder Andre Ethier has agreed to a $15.25 million, two-year contract with the Dodgers. … The Rays have agreed to a minor league contract with Stepan Havlicek , a 16-year-old member of the Czech Republic’s junior national team.
– COLLEGE FOOTBALL : A judge ruled on that fired Texas Tech coach Mike Leach’s lawsuit against the university can go forward but not as quickly as his attorneys wanted. A Texas judge denied a motion by Leach’s attorneys to speed up taking depositions from school administrators and obtaining documents relevant to the case. … Louisiana Tech hired Arizona Wildcats offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes as head football coach. … Iowa defensive back David Cato and running back Josh Brown have decided to transfer to schools closer to their homes.
– ALSO: American midfielder Ricardo Clark is set to join Eintracht Frankfurt of the German Bundesliga. … John Trask resigned as coach of UIC’s soccer team. … Lentenor, a full brother of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park in his third career start. Lentenor won the 11/16-mile ninth race on the turf by 3 1/2 lengths with a time of 1:41.02. … Darlington will host a NASCAR truck race Aug. 14.
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