AP - Andy Roddick lost to David Ferrer in five sets, giving Spain a commanding 2-0 lead Friday over the defending champion United States in their Davis Cup semifinal.

AP - The Americans find themselves in an unusual position: leading the Ryder Cup. Justin Leonard and Hunter Mahan claimed the first point for the U.S., Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim rallied to halve their match, and a European three-putt at No. 18 handed another win to Stewart Cink and Chad Campbell on a red, white and blue Friday at Valhalla Golf Club.

AP - The University of Kentucky band blasted out a tune. Two military planes roared overhead. Nick Faldo borrowed liberally from one of the city's favorite sons.

AFP - Jelena Jankovic's hopes of regaining her world number one spot this week ended on Friday when she crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals.

AFP - Struggling AC Milan earned their first victory of the season in a 3-1 success over FC Zurich in the UEFA Cup first round, first leg at the San Siro on Thursday.

AP - The Philadelphia Phillies' playoff prospects would look a whole lot brighter if they played in Atlanta every night.

Reuters - The NBA fined Miami Heat rookie Michael Beasley $50,000 on Thursday for his role in an incident at the Rookie Transition Program this month which resulted in the expulsion of Miami's Mario Chalmers and Memphis's Darrell Arthur.

AP - Aric Goodman made a 25-yard field goal in overtime to give Colorado a 17-14 victory over No. 21 West Virginia on Thursday night.

AP - Pat Burrell hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Braves 4-3 on Thursday night to complete an unprecedented sweep of the nine-game season series in Atlanta.

AP - Evan Longoria hit three home runs for Tampa Bay but Alexi Casilla went deep in Minnesota's five-run ninth inning, helping the Twins rally for an 11-8 victory over the Rays on Thursday night.