Stanford tennis player Mallory Burdette will skip her senior season and turn professional, the school said.
As a wild card, Burdette advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open before losing to third-seeded Maria Sharapova. Earlier this summer, she won two USTA singles events, the Hospital Tennis Classic and the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open.
"I am very sad to leave my coaches and teammates at Stanford, but excited to build upon my recent summer success by shifting my focus to a professional tennis career," Burdette said.
-- Five-time major champion Martina Hingis, 1991 Wimbledon winner Michael Stich and doubles star Helena Sukova are among the nominees for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Others nominees for the hall's class of 2013 are Thelma Coyne Long, a Grand Slam champion in the 1930s to 1950s, and three nominees in the contributor category: ESPN broadcaster Cliff Drysdale, Charlie Pasarell and Ion Tiriac.
As a wild card, Mallory Burdette advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open.
The Angels confirmed that right-hander Jered Weaver, who's dealing with tendinitis, will miss his turn in the opener of a home series against Detroit on Friday.
The club will announce Weaver's next start this weekend, indicating he probably won't be out long. Ervin Santana will start Friday for the Angels, who were off Thursday.
Weaver (16-4) was struck by a liner from Seattle's Dustin Ackley during a 2-1 loss to the Mariners on Sunday. An MRI exam on Weaver's right shoulder revealed tendinitis apparently unrelated to the line drive.
-- Two minor-league players have been suspended 50 games each for violating drug policy. Leonardo Rojas, a catcher on the Giants' Arizona League rookie team, was banned after testing positive for metabolites of Nandrolone.
Alan Ahmady was suspended after a second violation for a drug of abuse. He was on the roster of the Cardinals' Class A Palm Beach team in the Florida State League.
The penalties will begin at the start of next season. There have been 92 suspensions under the minor-league drug program this year and five in the big-league program.
Colleges: The University of Oregon is implementing random drug testing of all its athletes, after a report this year that estimated from 40 to 60 percent of the football team smoked marijuana.
Oregon's previous drug policy allowed for testing when there was reasonable suspicion. A recent decision by the general counsel gives temporary permission for random testing effective this month. The policy still faces a public hearing in early October.
ESPN the Magazine's April report was based on interviews with 19 current or former Oregon players and officials, and it accompanied a piece that looked at marijuana use among college football players nationwide.
In July, Oregon's athletic department proposed the changes to strengthen its drug policy. Under it, student-athletes will be subject to random tests year-round, even in the summer.
Oregon has not changed its penalties for positive tests.
-- A hospital spokesman said Texas Tech men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie has been discharged from the hospital after a six-day stay amid an investigation into alleged player mistreatment. Gillispie told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal last weekend that he felt like he was having a heart attack or a stroke.
-- Redshirt freshman cornerback Jonavan Griffin and freshman linebacker Jeremiah Tshimanga will miss the season for No. 18 Oklahoma State with knee injuries.
Cycling: Overall leader Alberto Contador moved closer to winning the race for a second time, and Daniele Bennati won the 18th stage of the Spanish Vuelta. Bennati edged Ben Swift to win the 127-mile leg to Valladolid in 4 hours, 17 minutes, 17 seconds. Contador leads Alejandro Valverde by 1:52 and Joaquin Rodriguez is 2:28 behind in third place.
Soccer: Ukraine goalkeeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy announced his retirement from international soccer, ending an 18-year career that included 92 international caps. He was the first goalkeeper in World Cup history not to concede a goal during a penalty shootout, saving two kicks against Switzerland at the 2006 World Cup.