Novak Djokovic cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Lukasz Kubot in the second round at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday in Basel, Switzerland.
“It was really a comfortable match for me,” Djokovic said.
Andy Roddick beat Radek Stepanek 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
NBA: Sides to meet Saturday
NBA players and o
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]wners will start negotiating again Saturday, and the union’s leaders say they’re unified as they seek to resolve the lockout.
President Derek Fisher, executive director Billy Hunter and executive committee members said after meeting for about three hours Thursday that there was no truth to reports of a rift among them.
Later Thursday came reports in Yahoo Sports and The New York Times that a group of players held a conference call with an antitrust lawyer about the possibility of pursuing decertification of the union if the union leaders made more concessions.
•Shaquille O’Neal is sui
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]ng former information technology employee Shawn Darling, who he claims invaded his privacy by selling personal emails that damaged his reputation.
Golf: Bradley leads in Shanghai
Keegan Bradley shot a 7-under 65 in the HSBC Champions and took a 2-shot lead in the first round of the World Golf Championship in Shanghai.
•U.S. Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples shot a 3-under 68 for a share of the lead with assistant captain Jay Haas after the first round of the Champions Tour’s Charles Schwab Championship in San Francisco. Tom Pernice Jr. was at even par and Tom Watson is 3 over.
Worth noting
•Rockhurst University will play host to the Great Lakes Valley Conference soccer tournament semifinals and finals today and Sunday at Bourke Field. The Hawks play Quincy at 7:30 tonight. The championship game is noon Sunday. Coach Tony Tocco is two wins away from becoming the third men’s college coach to reach 600 victories.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]•The UMKC women’s soccer team competes in the Summit League tournament for the first time with today’s semifinal match against North Dakota State at 2 p.m. in Rochester, Mich. UMKC coach Chris Cissell was chosen Summit League coach of the year. Sophomore forward Taylor Bare was selected to the All-Summit League first team, and Sarah Todd, a freshman who played at Blue Valley High, was chosen to the second team.
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