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United's Fred to Miss Rest Of Season
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The Wimbledon champion, who also lost in the first round at Memphis in March, dropped to 1-3 against Pennetta.
On the men's side, where Russians have won nine of the last 11 Cups, the winners included two-time defending champion Nikolay Davydenko and Marat Safin, runner-up to Davydenko in 2006.
· AUTO RACING: Formula One announced it was dropping the Canadian Grand Prix from its 2009 schedule.
It marks the first time since 1987 that the Canadian GP will not be on the schedule. . . .
Patrick Carpentier was released from NASCAR's Gillett Evernham Motorsports, and Mike Wallace and A.J. Allmendinger will finish the season in the No. 10 Dodge.
· PRO BASKETBALL: Elgin Baylor is out as vice president of basketball operations with the Los Angeles Clippers, and Coach Mike Dunleavy will assume his responsibilities as general manager.
Dunleavy said Baylor had decided to resign after spending 22 years as an executive with the team. . . .
The Orlando Magic picked up its $2.8 million option on former Duke star J.J. Redick for next season.
Redick has struggled to work his way into the backcourt rotation and last season asked for a trade.
· HORSE RACING: Horses pre-entered in the 14 Breeders' Cup races to be run Oct. 24-25 at Santa Anita will face drug testing ahead of racing's richest event.
Horses will be selected randomly for testing from the pre-entry lists to be released Tuesday, the California Horse Racing Board announced.
· CYCLING: The German cycling federation has begun proceedings aimed at banning Stefan Schumacher for two years after confirming that the Tour de France stage winner tested positive for blood doping before and during the July race.
-- From News Services and Staff Reports
