US gains 1st Fed Cup final since 2003 after Huber, Mattek-Sands win decisive doubles match

BRNO, Czech Republic — The United States reached the Fed Cup final for the first time since 2003, beating the Czech Republic 3-2 on Sunday with Liezel Huber and Bethanie Mattek-Sands winning the decisive doubles match.

US gains 1st Fed Cup final since 2003 after Huber, Mattek-Sands win decisive doubles match

BRNO, Czech Republic — The United States has reached the Fed Cup final for the first time since 2003, beating the Czech Republic 3-2 with Liezel Huber and Bethanie Mattek-Sands winning the decisive doubles match.

Khalid Yaseen of Bahrain wins Madrid Marathon; Sizmaz sets course record in women’s race

MADRID — Kenya-born Khalid Yaseen of Bahrain won the rain-soaked Madrid Marathon on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 14 minutes, 31 seconds.

Olympic champion Wanjiru wins 1st London Marathon; Mikitenko defends her women’s title

LONDON — Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru won his first London Marathon title in a course record on Sunday, and Irina Mikitenko defended her title in the women’s race.

Irina Mikitenko of Germany wins London Marathon for 2nd straight year

LONDON — Irina Mikitenko of Germany has won the London Marathon for the second consecutive year.

Fed Cup: US tied 1-1 with Czech Republic after win by American rookie Alexa Glatch

BRNO, Czech Republic — Just three years ago, Alexa Glatch broke both arms in a motor scooter accident and her tennis future looked bleak.

Olympic gold medalist Derek Parra to coach US speedskaters for upcoming Olympics

KEARNS, Utah — Former U.S. Speedskating national all-around coach Bart Veldkamp has filed a lawsuit against the organization.

What’s the No. 1 jock school? By one calculation, it’s MIT, but budget cuts threaten that

Name the college that sponsored 41 varsity sports this year, tying with Harvard for most in the country.

Tennessee takes women’s 6,000 relay; Texas A&M victorious in 400 relay

PHILADELPHIA — Tennessee won the women’s 6,000-meter relay at the Penn Relays in meet-record time, earning its second title in two days.

Chinese high school admits to using national team ringers for girls’ soccer tournament

BEIJING — A Chinese high school principal has admitted his girls’ soccer team was filled with players from the junior national squad and apologized for the fraud, state media reported Friday.

Chinese high school admits to using national team ring ins for girls’ football tournament

BEIJING — A Chinese high school principal has admitted his girls’ football team was supplimented with players from the junior national squad and apologised for the fraud, state media reported Friday.

Penn Relays results

1, William Wynne, Florida, 50.02. 2, Joe Greene, Albany, 50.53. 3, Adam Dailey, Nebraska, 50.91. 4, Dan Harmsen, Michigan, 51.67. 5, Jamele Mason, Texas Tech, 51.88. 6, Alie Beauvais, Albany, 52.00.

Bowman paces Tennessee women to victory in distance medley at 115th Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA — A year after anchoring her Tennessee team to three second-place finishes at the Penn Relays, senior Sarah Bowman returned and made sure the favored Volunteers didn’t come up short.

Drake Relays gala honors past stars; Jacquelyn Johnson breaks meet record in heptathlon

DES MOINES, Iowa — The pomp blew Amy Acuff away.

Class System: NCAA basketball champs show wins will not take backseat to academics

INDIANAPOLIS — Scott Drew had a simple plan to fix the Baylor men’s basketball program.

Academic study: North Carolina, UConn prove they can win titles in the classroom, too

INDIANAPOLIS — College basketball champions North Carolina and Connecticut both made the NCAA’s list of academic overachievers Wednesday.

Vancouver Olympic organizers not wrong to keep female ski jumpers out of 2010, lawyers say

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Olympic organizers were in court Wednesday, arguing that the decision to exclude women ski jumpers from competition next year is not theirs to reverse.

Spring promoted to associate head coach at Illinois, will retire from competition

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Olympian Justin Spring is moving up at Illinois — and moving on from competitive gymnastics.

Women’s college basketball gets plenty of A’s on report card for diversity in coaching hires

INDIANAPOLIS — Women’s college basketball is getting good marks in racial diversity for its coaching hires.

BCA gives 14 As on latest hiring report card for women’s basketball

INDIANAPOLIS — Colleges and universities are doing a better job at being inclusive in women’s basketball coaching hires, according to the latest Black Coaches and Administrators hiring report card.

Friends baffled by murder-suicide that left 4 members of NY family dead in Md. hotel

TOWSON, Md. — They seemed like an ideal Long Island family: William Parente was a lawyer, his wife Betty a stay-at-home mom active in the community. Their daughters were well-liked by teachers and classmates.

Strong field, centennial celebrations highlight 100th running of the Drake Relays

DES MOINES, Iowa — John L. Griffith wasn’t trying to create one of America’s enduring track and field institutions when he established a relay carnival at Drake 100 years ago.

Columbine families gather at school to recall loved ones, say it’s time to move on

LITTLETON, Colo. — Lauren Townsend’s parents recently were invited to attend the university graduation of a student who had received a scholarship in their daughter’s name.

Zhang, Flatt solid as US wins World Team Trophy figure skating

TOKYO — Caroline Zhang and Rachael Flatt put in strong performances to help the United States win the figure skating World Team Trophy on Saturday.