In Brief

BASEBALL

Athletics center field Cespedes
on DL with injured left hand

Yoenis Cespedes was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hand that has bothered the Oakland Athletics center fielder all week.

Cespedes complained of discomfort in his hand after taking batting practice Saturday and was scratched from the lineup shortly before the A's beat the visiting Detroit Tigers, 3-1. About an hour earlier in the clubhouse, Cespedes declared himself "100 percent" healthy and ready to return after missing the four previous games.

Cespedes signed a $36 million, four-year deal this spring after defecting from Cuba. He is batting .245 with five homers and 21 RBIs this season, mostly in the cleanup spot.

Also: The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Carlos Marmol on the 15-day disabled list because of an injured hamstring.

Marmol was hurt Friday night while pitching during the seventh inning in a game against Milwaukee.

The Baltimore Orioles placed third baseman Mark Reynolds on the 15-day disabled list. Reynolds, batting .191 with two homers and nine RBIs, has a pulled muscle in his rib cage.

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Scott Rolen went back on the 15-day disabled list because of more soreness in his left shoulder, a chronic problem late in his career.

Cleveland Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a sore right wrist. Tomlin had been scheduled to start Saturday night's game against Boston, but was scratched earlier in the day before the Indians placed him on the DL.

UNLV

Women's golf team finishes
11th in NCAA West Regional

The UNLV women's golf team moved up four spots in the final round of the NCAA West Regional, but fell short of advancing to the NCAA Championships.

UNLV shot 5-over 293 to finish 11th at the tournament in Erie, Colo., posting a 32-over 896 total, just six shots behind eighth-place Oklahoma, which earned the last berth out of the 24-team regional. UCLA and Louisiana State tied for the victory at 9-over 873.

North Carolina's Catherine O'Donnell took the individual title at 7-under 209. Freshman Dana Finkelstein led UNLV, shooting 72 in the final round for a 4-over 220 to tie for 16th.

Also: The UNLV track and field team finished third in the Mountain West Conference Championships at Air Force Academy, Colo., and hammer thrower Amanda Bingson claimed the Outstanding Performance Award for the third straight year following her first-place effort Friday.

On Saturday, Kelsey Williamson won the 800-meter run, Christine Lowe took the 400 hurdles, and the Rebels won the 4x400 relay.

The UNLV softball team rallied for a 9-7 victory over San Diego State in a Mountain West Conference game at Eller Media Stadium.

After giving up five runs in the top of the second inning to fall behind 6-2, the Rebels (22-27, 3-9 MWC) got back two runs in the bottom of the second, pushed a run across in the third and scored three times in the fourth.

Jaexia Balilea had a two-out RBI single in the fourth to tie the game, Kylie Wagner then reached on a fielding error that scored Tayler Aleman, and Heather Harrison followed with an RBI single to put UNLV up 8-6. Wagner added an insurance homer in the sixth.

The UNLV baseball team lost to New Mexico 10-7 in Mountain West play at Wilson Stadium.

The Rebels (23-28, 7-16 MWC) scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to counter two runs from the Lobos, but New Mexico scored runs in six of the first eight innings. Mark Shannon led UNLV, going 3-for-5 with a triple, two doubles, three RBIs and a run scored.

MISCELLANEOUS

Las Vegas boxer Hunter wins
gold in Olympic qualifier

Las Vegas heavyweight boxer Michael Hunter finished the Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament undefeated, winning the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro. Hunter, who clinched a berth in the Olympics with his semifinal win Friday, defeated Argentina's Yamil Peralta 12-10 in the gold medal bout.

Hunter is one of nine U.S. boxers who will compete in the Olympics, which begins July 27 in London.

Also: Simon Marcus earned a majority decision over Joe Schilling in the main event of the Lion Fight Muay Thai card at the Hard Rock Hotel. Marcus will now face Artem Levin for the 175-pound world title next month in Thailand.

Javier Torres, a former contestant on "The Ultimate Fighter," dropped his Muay Thai debut by decision to fellow Las Vegan Michael Madrid, and Artem Sharoshkin fought Las Vegan Scotty Leffler to a majority draw.

American Josef Newgarden was the only driver to top 220 mph on the first full practice day for the Indianapolis 500. The rookie posted a fast lap of 220.250 mph at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

JR Hildebrand, last year's Indy 500 runner-up, was second at 219.693.

Derrick Rose had surgery on a torn knee ligament, and the Chicago Bulls said they will give an update within a couple of days on the recovery of their star point guard.

The team said in a statement the operation was "successful" but gave no timetable for his return. Rose tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee late during a playoff-opening win over Philadelphia on April 28.

The NBA fined Atlanta Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. $35,000 for publicly criticizing NBA officiating and making negative comments about the Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett. The NBA also fined Hawks rookie Ivan Johnson $25,000 for directing an obscene gesture toward fans, and Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel was fined $15,000 for comments he made about the Miami Heat.

Roger Federer will play for his third Madrid Open title with a chance to take over the No. 2 spot in the world ranking after cruising past Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 in the tournament semifinals.

The Swiss star and former No. 1 will face Tomas Berdych, who edged Juan Martin del Potro, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6).