IN BRIEF

TENNIS

Argentina, Serbia reach
Davis Cup semifinals

Argentina and Serbia wrapped up Davis Cup quarterfinal victories on the road Sunday to join France and the Czech Republic in the tournament's final four.

David Nalbandian beat Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-3 in the deciding match in Moscow to clinch Argentina's 3-2 victory over Russia, which lost at home for the first time since 1996.

In Split, Croatia, second-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in front of a fiery Croatian crowd to give Serbia an unassailable 3-1 lead over its neighbor. Janko Tipsarevic then beat Antonio Veic 6-2, 7-6 (5) to complete the victory that advanced Serbia to its first Davis Cup semifinal. It will host the Czech Republic in September.

The Czechs rolled past host Chile, 4-1

The other semifinal will see Argentina travel to France, which completed a 5-0 home whitewash of defending champion Spain, which was without top-ranked Rafael Nadal.

Also: Mardy Fish won the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., rallying for a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Olivier Rochus of Belgium.

Fish overcame his frustration at a close line call at the end of the first set to win his fourth career title. The fifth-seeded American entered the week ranked 79th.

MOTOR SPORTS

Smith's set to sponsor
Vegas NASCAR truck race

For the first time since the NASCAR truck series began racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1998, "Las Vegas" will not be part of the event's moniker, with Las Vegas Events no longer the sponsor.

The Sept. 25 race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be sponsored by Smith's Food & Drug Stores and will be called the Smith's 350.

Also: NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson finally has come up with a name for the daughter he'd been calling "Baby J" since her birth Wednesday.

The four-time defending NASCAR champion and his wife, Chandra, introduced Genevieve Marie Johnson in a Twitter posting. The introduction included a photo link of her official birth announcement.

MISCELLANEOUS

Georgia football coach
suspends two players

Georgia coach Mark Richt suspended two players the day after their arrests on alcohol-related charges.

Sophomore tailback Dontavius Jackson was charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and other motor vehicle offenses early Saturday morning. Richt said Jackson, a backup, was suspended for a minimum of six games.

Sophomore split end Tavarres King, a returning starter, was charged with underaged possession of alcohol and was suspended for at least one game.

Each player was also suspended indefinitely from all team activities.

Also: James McAdoo scored 20 points and tournament Most Valuable Player Brad Beal added 19 as the United States won FIBA's Under-17 basketball championship with a 111-80 victory over Poland in Hamburg, Germany.

McAdoo is the nephew of Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo, who starred at North Carolina and in the NBA.

Michael Gilchrist had 18 points for the U.S. (8-0), which won its games by an average of 34.8 points.