In Brief

TENNIS

Nadal stretched to three sets by Stepanek at Queen's Club

Rafael Nadal was taken to three sets by Radek Stepanek before advancing to the quarterfinals at Queen's Club on Thursday in London.

The French Open champion won 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 to join third-seeded Andy Roddick and second-seeded Andy Murray in the last eight.

Roddick, who is bidding for his fifth title at Queen's Club, defeated 15th-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-4, 6-4, and Murray overcame Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Adrian Mannarino upset Juan Martin del Potro, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7).

Stepanek saved two match points at 5-3 in the second set and won five straight games to take the match into a third set.

Also: Third-seeded Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States recovered to beat Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-7 (1), 6-0, 7-6 (5) in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open at Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mattek-Sands will meet German qualifier Mona Barthel in the quarterfinals and could face top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the final four.

The top-ranked Wozniacki, the defending champion, battled hard during the first set in a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Angelique Kerber of Germany in the indoor hard-court event.

MOTOR SPORTS

Indy 500 runner-up Hildebrand hurt during fitness promotion

The bad luck just keeps following IndyCar driver JR Hildebrand.

Less than two weeks after a crash in the final turn cost him an Indianapolis 500 victory, the rookie injured his left knee during a fitness promotion for this weekend's Twin 275s in Fort Worth, Texas.

Multiple reports said Hildebrand tore an anterior cruciate ligament. His team still expects him to drive this weekend.

Hildebrand was injured Wednesday while attempting to clear a hurdle on an obstacle course during an event that was overseen by four-time Olympic gold medal sprinter Michael Johnson.

Hildebrand took the lead late in the Indy 500 and seemed destined to become the first American winner since Sam Hornish Jr. in 2006 as he sped around Indy's 2.5-mile oval for the final time. But Hildebrand tried to pass a slower car on the high side in the fourth turn. His car spun into the wall and skidded down the front straightaway as Dan Wheldon passed him yards from the finish line to win the race.

Also: The controversial Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix has been canceled for 2011, with organizers announcing today they would not pursue plans to stage the rescheduled event on Oct. 30.

The Bahrain GP was scheduled to open the F1 season in March but was canceled because of political unrest.

MISCELLANEOUS

Despite 38 wins this season, CSN softball coach Jimenez out

The College of Southern Nevada will not renew the contract of softball coach Ysidro Jimenez.

In six seasons, Jimenez compiled a 177-154 (.535) record and led the Coyotes to third-place finishes in the Region 18 Tournament in 2008, 2009 and 2011.

CSN had five seasons under Jimenez with at least 30 wins, including a 38-28 finish this season.

Also: Usain Bolt ran the fastest time in the world this season as he eased to victory in the 200 meters at a Diamond League meet in Oslo, Norway.

Bolt, the Jamaican world-record holder, raced through the rain at the Bislett Games to win convincingly in 19.86 seconds.

Bolt said he was pleased with his time as he tunes up for the world championships in August.

"I was never really out of business," Bolt said. "Business was just a bit slow."

Five players were dropped from Mexico's Gold Cup soccer squad after testing positive for a banned substance that the Mexican federation is blaming on contaminated food.

Decio De Maria, general secretary of the Mexican federation, said he believed the players tested positive by ingesting tainted chicken or meat.

Despite the suspensions, Mexico defeated Cuba 5-0 in Charlotte, N.C., to remain unbeaten in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Former surfing champion Andy Irons had several drugs in his system when he died of a heart attack at age 32 in a Dallas-area hotel room seven months ago.

According to the autopsy, Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication, methadone, cocaine and a trace amount of methamphetamine were in his system.

Irons won world championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

Toronto signed goaltender James Reimer to a $5.4 million, three-year contract extension after he led the Maple Leafs to a big second-half turnaround this season.

Reimer, 23, went 20-10-5 in 37 games after getting called up. He scored the big raise after finishing off a rookie contract that paid him about $600,000 at the NHL level and is expected to be the team's No. 1 goalie.