Rochester's Butorac wins tennis doubles title in Malaysia

Eric Butorac, a native of Rochester, Minn., and Jean-Julien Rojer boosted their chances of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals when they won their third doubles title of the year, taking the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

Seeded second, Butorac and Rojer defeated third seeds Frantisek Cermak and Filip Polasek 6-1, 6-3.

Butorac and Rojer stand just outside the qualification spots at No. 9; the top eight teams play at the season finale in London in November.

"Today was one of those days where every shot you hit the ball feels great. It's a pretty good wedding present," said Butorac, a newlywed.

Murray beats American Young in final

Fourth-ranked Andy Murray won his 19th career title, beating American Donald Young 6-2, 6-0 in the final of the Thailand Open in Bangkok. Murray was the top seed, and Young, ranked 55th in the world, was in his first tour final.

Sides to meet again todayThe sides in the NBA lockout will meet Monday in New York after a long session Saturday produced mostly chatter.

On Monday, the talks will be reduced to the previous three-on-three format that has proved most productive.

"When you've got 40, 50 people in the room, it's kind of difficult," union leader Billy Hunter said.

President ponders his first yearWhen Mark Emmert took over as NCAA president last October, he never dreamed Year 1 would be this tough.

As he endured a wave of major rules scandals, Emmert stuck to his plan: to confront issues head-on.

"I'm one of those who, as a university president, was frustrated by talk and inaction," he said. "If I want to deal with theoretical issues, then I'll go back to being a professor. We've got to stop the debate."

"It has eroded further the public trust in intercollegiate athletics, and it's eroded the benefit of the doubt that I think existed before," he said.

Acclamation keeps winningAcclamation extended his winning streak to five races with a victory in the $150,000 Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Now the only suspense is which Breeders' Cup race the 5-year-old horse will run in next month.

Blind Luck drops out of Breeders' Cup

Blind Luck will miss the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic next month, although Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said last year's 3-year-old filly champion isn't injured. Blind Luck finished a surprising last in the Lady's Secret Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita.