In Brief

BOXING

Mosley, Wright decide
to retire on same day

Boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosley said Monday that he is retiring, ending a career in which he won titles in three weight classes, beat Oscar De La Hoya twice and never was knocked out in going 46-8-1.

The 40-year-old announced on Twitter that he was hanging up his gloves, saying he "loved every moment of it. Win, lose or draw."

Also: Former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright (51-6-1) also retired at 40, according to ESPN.com.

TENNIS

Sharapova survives,
Nadal rolls at French

Maria Sharapova, who dropped just five games in her first three matches of the French Open, struggled but advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 victory over 44th-ranked Klara Zakopalova in Paris.

Sharapova, seeded second, also got another obstacle out of her path to a potential first French title when defending champion Li Na lost to 142nd-ranked Yaroslava Shvedova, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0. Shvedova won the last 10 games to eliminate the seventh-seeded Li.

On the men's side, Rafael Nadal's pursuit of a record seventh French Open title rolled on with a 6-2, 6-0, 6-0 rout of Juan Monaco. Nadal is 49-1 for his career at the French Open.

Andy Murray overcame a poor start to beat Richard Gasquet 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals.

MISCELLANEOUS

Arbitrator sides with NFL
on discipline of Saints

An arbitrator ruled that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has the authority to discipline New Orleans Saints players for their role in a bounty system.

The NFL Players Association challenged Goodell's power to impose penalties for what the league says was a three-year bounty program that targeted specific players. Stephen Burbank, a University of Pennsylvania law professor, determined that Goodell has the power to punish the players under the collective bargaining agreement reached in August to end the lockout.

The players' union said it will appeal Burbank's decision.

Also: Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick Justin Blackmon appeared in a Stillwater, Okla., courtroom following his weekend arrest for suspicion of drunken driving.

The former Oklahoma State star wide receiver's attorney entered a not guilty plea for him to a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed first-round pick Doug Martin to a five-year contract. The Boise State running back was the 31st selection in the draft.

Mike Dias of Lafayette, Colo., led the Professional Bowlers Association Senior U.S. Open after one round of qualifying at the Suncoast Bowling Center, and three local bowlers were also high on the leaderboard.

Dias had a six-game pinfall of 1,488, including a 300 game, to lead Sammy Ventura of Syracuse, N.Y., by four pins. Amateur Terry Leong (1,470) was third and fellow Las Vegan Joe Salvemini (1,465) fourth, followed by Henderson amateur Dick Baker (1,452).

Pedro Borbon, who pitched 10 years for the Cincinnati Reds and helped the Big Red Machine win back-to-back World Series titles, died of cancer at his home in Pharr, Texas. He was 65.

Keilani Ricketts struck out 12, and Oklahoma beat Alabama 4-1 in Game 1 of the best-of-3 Women's College World Series final in Oklahoma City.

Second-seeded Texas Christian, from the Mountain West Conference, beat third-seeded Mississippi 7-4 to win the College Station (Texas) Regional and advance to an NCAA baseball tournament Super Regional against UCLA.