HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun was hospitalized Saturday after he collapsed following a 50-mile charity bicycle ride during which he fell and broke five ribs.
Calhoun, 67, was taken to the UConn Health Center in Farmington, where he was listed in good condition. He was to be held overnight for observation and released today, said Maureen McGuire, a hospital spokeswoman.
Murray to face Blake in final
LONDON — Andy Murray reached his first grass-court final, while Andy Roddick‘s quest for a fifth title at the Queen’s Club ended when he had to retire against James Blake because of a foot injury.
Murray beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2, 6-4 in their Aegon Championships semifinal before Roddick had to quit at 4-4 in the first set of his match against Blake.
Roddick said the right-foot injury did not seem serious and he hoped to be ready when Wimbledon begins June 22.
“I’m going to do everything I can to play at Wimbledon,” Roddick said.
Cotto retains title
NEW YORK — Overcoming an early cut from an accidental head butt and several brutal rounds from Joshua Clottey, Miguel Cotto fought to a narrow split decision inside a packed Madison Square Garden, retaining his WBO welterweight title.
Referee Don Trella scored the fight 116-111 and John McKaie 115-112, both for Cotto, while Tom Miller had it 114-113 for Clottey.
The Associated Press scored it 116-112 for Cotto.
Footnotes.
Michael Phelps held off a late charge by his rivals to win the 400-meter freestyle at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix.
Phelps cruised to an early lead, but he had to dig in over the final 100 meters to win in 3 minutes, 48.05 seconds under sunny, windy conditions at the outdoor pool.
• Josh Wicks stopped Brian McBride‘s second-half penalty kick, and D.C. United beat the Chicago Fire 2-1.
• Sam Cronin and Danny Dichio scored in the first half and host Toronto FC held off the New York Red Bulls, 2-1.
• Cam Weaver scored two goals to help the Houston Dynamo extend its unbeaten streak to 10 games with a 3-1 win over FC Dallas.
• Davy Arnaud and Aaron Hohlbein scored in the first half to lead the host Kansas City Wizards past the New England Revolution 3-1.
• Freddie Ljungberg scored into a wide-open net in the 42nd minute, then set up Fredy Montero‘s goal with a corner kick in the 59th as host Seattle snapped a six-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over San Jose.
• Yura Movsisyan and Nat Borchers scored to lead Real Salt Lake past Los Angeles 2-0, ending the host Galaxy’s 10-game unbeaten streak.
• The Phoenix Mercury set a WNBA record for most points in a game with a 115-104 overtime win against the Sacramento Monarchs.
• Becky Hammon scored 10 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter to rally the San Antonio Silver Stars to a 63-60 victory over the New York Liberty.
