Sports briefs

Gambling report cites only Donaghy A review of the NBA's officiating program found no evidence of illegal activity by any referee other than Tim Donaghy, though it recommended significant changes for monitoring gambling and game integrity.

The report, compiled over 14 months by former federal prosecutor Lawrence Pedowitz and released Thursday, called for the creation of a "culture of compliance" and closer monitoring of games for suspicious activity.

Pedowitz recommended that the league create an anonymous hot line to raise questions about gambling and game integrity issues and make available any complaints the league receives about refs -- beginning in the 2008-09 playoffs -- to both teams.

• New York Knicks forward Jared Jeffries fractured his left fibula during a scrimmage Thursday and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.

Venus Williams wins in Stuttgart Venus Williams reached the Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinals by defeating Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4, 6-2 Thursday, a day after sister Serena was beaten and lost her No. 1 ranking.

Jelena Jankovic won her first match since learning that she will regain the top ranking on Monday, defeating Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-0.

Williams, the Wimbledon champion, was joined in the quarterfinals by three Russians -- Dinara Safina, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova.

Basketball: Cyril Birge, a Big Ten official from 1959-71 and member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, died in Jasper, Ind., his son said. He was 93.

Olympics: Ticket sales start today for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and aren't first come, first served.

Instead, they will be available for five weeks through an online process designed to thwart scalpers trying to snap up tickets to the best events.

• Golf: Dale Jones of Mendakota Country Club beat Don Berry of Edinburgh USA 4 and 3 to win the Minnesota PGA Match Play Championship at The Wilds Golf Club.

• Volleyball: Ashley Wittman, a junior 6-1 outside hitter from Shakopee, has verbally committed to the Gophers volleyball team.

• Soccer: Gophers freshman goalkeeper Cat Parkhill of Apple Valley was chosen to the Under-20 U.S. Women's National Team, United States Soccer announced this week. Parkhill was named to the roster following the first of two week-long training camps for the national team last week in Sunrise, Fla.