Wednesday's sports briefs

Federer, Ivanovic are top seeds Five-time champion Roger Federer and top-ranked Ana Ivanovic were seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon on Wednesday. The tournament will begin Monday.

Rafael Nadal, runner-up at Wimbledon the past two years, was No. 2, and Novak Djokovic, the Australian Open champion, No. 3. Andy Roddick of the U.S. was No. 6.

Ivanovic, the French Open champion, was followed by Jelena Jankovic. Former champion Maria Sharapova was No. 3. Two-time winner Serena Williams was No. 6 and defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams No. 7.

Russia gains; Sweden,Greece out Russia defeated Sweden 2-0 and secured the final spot in the quarterfinals of soccer's European Championship. Roman Pavlyuchenko and Andrei Arshavin scored in Innsbruck, Austria, as Russia took second in Group D. Spain, already assured of the top spot in the group, beat Greece 2-1 and sent the defending champion home.

• Steve Ralston's goal in the 79th minute helped host New England gain a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls in MLS. ... In Salt Lake City, Real Salt Lake stayed unbeaten at home with a 0-0 tie with San Jose.

SE Missouri basketball penalized Southeast Missouri's women's basketball team was ordered to forfeit 44 victories, and the NCAA placed both the women's and men's programs on two years of probation for major and secondary violations.

Silver Stars keep Dream winless • Becky Hammon had 25 points and a season-high nine assists as San Antonio handed Atlanta its 11th loss in a row, 81-66 in Atlanta..

• Katie Douglas had 16 points and eight rebounds as host Indiana beat New York 83-69. Janel McCarville had 23 points for New York.

• Alana Beard's 23 points led Washington to a 67-63 victory at Houston.

• Diana Taurasi's 32 points led host Phoenix to a 102-81 victory over Connecticut. Lindsay Whalen had 13 points for the Sun.

• Lisa Leslie's 21 points led four Sparks in double figures as host Los Angeles beat Chicago 80-67.

Wrestling: Jimmy Jackson, a former Olympic wrestler and three-time NCAA heavyweight champion (1976-78) at Oklahoma State, died in East Lansing, Mich.

NHL: The board of governors unanimously approved the sale of the Edmonton Oilers to Canadian billionaire Daryl Katz, and the purchase of the Tampa Bay Lightning by a group of investors led by Hollywood producer Oren Koules and former player Len Barrie.

• The Flyers traded Vinny Prospal's rights to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday for a seventh-round pick in this weekend's draft, and possibly a fourth-round selection in 2009.

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