ZURICH, Switzerland — Martina Hingis, playing in her home country for the first time in six years, defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 6-0, 7-5 Monday in the first round of the Zurich Open.

SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers have been outscored by 70 points in their first six games this season. Their bye week provides plenty of time for coach Mike Nolan to ponder ways to close that gap.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Doug Gabriel is getting more comfortable with the New England Patriots six weeks after they acquired him from Oakland.

OAKLAND — Ken Macha managed the Oakland Athletics into the AL championship series, yet it still wasn’t enough to save his job.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants trainer Stan Conte has stepped down after 15 seasons with the team’s medical department.

ST. LOUIS — So much for all the scrutiny about pitching on short rest.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Even on a very bad night for Rex Grossman, the Chicago Bears found a way to stay unbeaten. They can thank their defense, punt returner Devin Hester and Arizona kicker Neil Rackers for that.

Richard Elmore, a senior from Napa, led the U.S. Air Force Academy men’s cross country team with a 97th-place finish out of 241 runners at the  Pre-NCAA Meet in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday.

The message from Isaac Paha, the head coach of the Ghana Women’s National Soccer Team, as he made his way around Braves Field at Justin-Siena High School Monday was pretty clear and concise:

Menlo College, the defending California Pacific Conference champion, swept Pacific Union College, 30-19, 30-14, 30-7, in a CalPac volleyball match on Sunday in Angwin.

TOYAHVALE, Texas — It’s certainly not the first place you think of when you want to go diving. In fact, it may be the last.

From The Associated Press