UGL Tournaments

PARIS (AP) — Perhaps not surprisingly, the first three questions posed to Roger Federer at his pre-French Open news conference Friday concerned rival and nemesis Rafael Nadal.

A look at things to watch in the high-school state golf tournaments, which start Tuesday.

If you’re a fan of postseason district tournaments, you may want to take in a few games next week. After this season, those tournaments, for the most part, will be a thing of the past.

Wichita State athletic director Eric Sexton thinks bid standards that lump Hammons Field and Eck Stadium in the same category with smaller Missouri Valley Conference baseball fields aren’t really standards.

Charles Porche couldn’t wait for his Timberline Blazers to retake the field at the 3A West Central/Southwest bidistrict fastpitch tournament Friday, especially after scoring 12 runs over the final three innings that led to an opening-round victory and a big momentum swing heading into the winner-to-state game afterward.

The LPGA Tour will have two tournaments in Alabama again starting in 2014.

The Mid-Columbia Conference will send three baseball teams to the state tournaments. All three schools will play this Saturday in the Tri-Cities.

Rafael Nadal sealed his fifth title in seven tournaments since returning from a seven-month injury layoff as he claimed a third Madrid Masters title with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday.

Moses Lake angler Aaron Echternkamp weighs in during day two of The Bass Federation’s 2013 Northwest Divisional at Mar Don Resort Thursday. Echternkamp is currently in third place.

Back-to-back ultimate Frisbee tournaments took place at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds this weekend.