Off the wire

LITTLE ROCK — TENNIS Roddick, Paszek earn titles

Andy Roddick’s confidence was boosted by winning the Eastbourne Championships on the eve of Wimbledon when he beat defending champion Andreas Seppi6-3, 6-2 in the final at Eastbourne, England on Saturday. Tamira Paszek of Austria fought off five match points to defeat fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 in the women’s final. Roddick entered the event as awild card after losing his opening match at Queen’s Club last week, a defeat that stretched his losing streak to six matches dating to mid-March. It’s his 31st career title, ending a 16-month drought. He earned a businesslike victory against the third-seeded Italian, speeding to a 5-1 lead in the opening set. He was equally dominant in the second, often forcing his opponent into errors. Paszek claimed her first title since she won Quebec City late in 2010, and her victory comes after she won just two matches this year with 11 first-round defeats. The unseeded Austrian battled back from a set and 4-0 down against defending champion Marion Bartoli in the semifinals, and she trailed Kerber 4-2 in the final set of their 2-hour, 45-minute final.

Top-seeded David Ferrer beat unseeded Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Unicef Open grass-court tournament in Den Bosch, Netherlands, for the second time. Nadia Petrova defeated Urszula Radwanska 6-4, 6-3 to take the women’s title. Ferrer, the 2008 champion, broke the German twice in the opening set and once in the second, closing the match by winning a game at love to comfortably earn a victory at the Wimbledon warm-up.

The blue clay that made Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic feel, well, blue at last month’s Madrid Open is going away. In a posting on the tour’s website Saturday, ATP President Brad Drewett said he decided blue clay courts will not be allowed at tour events next season. He said while the new color, in place of the traditional red clay, “may have offered better visibility on television, there were clearly issues with the quality of the courts in Madrid this year, which were not acceptable.” The ATP gave the Madrid tournament permission to test out the blue courts in 2012.

HORSE RACING DeCarlo rides 1,000th winner

Jockey Chris DeCarlo rode his 1,000th winner, guiding Oconee Gold to victory Saturday in the eighth race at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. The 44-year-old DeCarlo also won the seventh race aboard Don’twait Toolong. De-Carlo, who was 16 when he started riding professionally, has been a popular rider at Monmouth Park. As a 17-year-old, he won the 1986 Haskell Invitational aboard Wise Times, and in 2005 had the most stakes victories at the track.

Zo Impressive beat Disposablepleasure by three-quarters of a length Saturday in the $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park in New York. The race was billed a showdown between Kentucky Oaks winner Believe You Can and Contested, the Acorn winner trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and owned by his wife, Jill. Zo Impressive took advantage of the favorite’s failings to secure her third victory in five starts and her first stakes victory. Rajiv Maragh was aboard for trainer Tom Albertrani as Zo Impressive ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.28, paying $14.60, $6.60 and $10. Disposablepleasure returned $5.90 and $10.20, and Believe You Can paid $5.20 to show.

Potesta beat even-money favorite Eden’s Moon by a nose Saturday in the $150,000 Hollywood Oaks at Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. Ridden by Joe Talamo, Potesta ran 1 1/16 miles on the synthetic Cushion Track in 1:43.20 and paid $9.80, $4.20 and $3.40. Potesta and Eden’s Moon bumped each other in the closing strides after a long stretch duel in the Grade II race. Trained by Bob Baffert, Eden’s Moon returned $3.20 and $2.80, while Via Villaggio was another 2 1/4 lengths back in third and paid $5.40.

HOCKEY Flyers trade for Schenn

After loading up on defensemen in the draft, the Philadelphia Flyers got one to help right away. The Flyers acquired Luke Schenn from the Toronto Maple Leafs for forward James van Riemsdyk on Saturday. The 22-year-old Schenn should help replace the void created by the loss of captain Chris Pronger, who is unlikely to return because of postconcussion symptoms. Schenn had 14 goals and 61 assists in four seasons for Toronto. Schenn is the older brother of Flyers forward Brayden Schenn. Luke Schenn was the fifth overall pick in the 2008 NHL Draft. Van Riemsdyk, also 22, has 47 goals and 52 assists for 99 points in three seasons. He was the second overall pick in the 2007 draft. Van Riemsdyk had seven goals in 11 games in the 2011 playoffs, but only played 43 games last year because of injuries. He had 11 goals and 13 assists.

The San Jose Sharks have agreed to terms on a three-year contract with newly acquired defenseman Brad Stuart that will prevent him from becoming a free agent. General Manager Doug Wilson said Saturday that the length and amount have been agreed to and the only holdup is submitting the contract to the league for approval. The Sharks acquired the rights to Stuart earlier this month from Detroit for pending free agent Andrew Murray and a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2014. Stuart had had six goals and 15 assists in 81 games last season for Detroit.

BASEBALL

Orioles release Moyer, 49

The Baltimore Orioles released 49-year-old Jamie Moyer on Saturday, parting ways with the lefthanded pitcher at his request. Moyer started the season with Colorado, where he became the oldest pitcher to win a game in the big leagues. He went 2-5 before being designated for assignment by the Rockies on May 30. Moyer subsequently signed a minor-league contract with Baltimore on June 6. The deal came with the stipulation that he would make three starts with Class AAA Norfolk, and after that the Orioles had to promote him or grant his release. Followinghis third start Wednesday, the Orioles offered Moyer another start with the Tides. He instead opted to become a free agent. Moyer went 1-1 with a 1.69 ERA over 16 innings at Norfolk. The Orioles liked what they saw, but the timing just wasn’t right to add him to the rotation.

The Milwaukee Brewers placed starting pitcher Shaun Marcum on the 15-day disabled list with elbow soreness and activated first baseman Travis Ishikawa. Marcum did not make his scheduled start June 19 because of elbow discomfort. The move to the DL is retroactive to June 15 and he is expected to miss just one more start. In 13 starts, the right-hander is 5-3 with a 3.39 ERA. Ishikawa has been out since May 27 with a strained left oblique. He is hitting .250 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI in 32 games.

Boston Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz will miss today’s start against the Atlanta Braves because of an illness. Boston Manager Bobby Valentine said Buchholz would likely be skipped and not pushed back. He said the righthander was not with the team Saturday. After a slow start, Buchholz has been Boston’s best starter, going 4-0 with a 2.40 ERA in June. He was 3-1 in April, but had an 8.69 ERA. The Red Sox said Aaron Cook will start today.

BOXING

Lopez upsets Victor Ortiz

Unheralded Josesito Lopez stopped welterweight Victor Ortiz on Saturday night in Los Angeles, apparently breaking Ortiz’s jaw in the ninth round to earn anupset victory. Ortiz and his corner stopped the fight before the 10thround bell when the injury left Ortiz unable to close his mouth. Lopez (30-4) leaped onto the ropes to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in recentboxing. Lopez accepted the fight last month as a late replacement for Andre Berto, who failed a doping test that scuttled his rematch with Ortiz. Ortiz (29-4-2) was narrowly leading on all three judges’ scorecards when he quit.