Sports briefs

TENNIS

Injured Clijsters out of Open

Two-time defending U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters will not go for three in a row this year because of a stomach muscle injury. Clijsters, who missed Wimbledon with an ankle injury, pulled out of a tournament in Toronto this month with a muscle strain on the left side of her stomach. In a statement Friday, she said "two weeks of rehab is not enough to heal this injury."

Nadal and Federer beaten

A weary Rafael Nadal and an off-target Roger Federer got knocked out of the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Playing a day after he spent five hours on court, Nadal faded in a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Mardy Fish, who had never beaten him. Federer struggled with his ground strokes during a 6-2, 7-6 (3) loss to Tomas Berdych.

HOCKEY

Drury retires at 35

Chris Drury, the veteran center who captained the Rangers for the past three seasons, has ended a 12-year NHL career. Drury, who turns 35 Saturday, had surgery on his left knee in February and on June 29 accepted a $5-million buyout of the final season of a five-year, $37.5-million contract. That move helped give the Rangers salary-cap space to sign free-agent center Brad Richards. After a subpar 2009-10 season, the Trumbull, Conn., native struggled again last season, breaking the same finger twice and appearing in just 24 games, scoring one goal and adding four assists. Drury was unavailable for comment Friday, but it is believed that his knee -- which coach John Tortorella called a "chronic" issue in April -- is preventing him from contributing for a full season, with another club.

GOLF

Gainey takes lead

Tommy Gainey shot 65 to move to 12-under-par 128 and a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., the final event before the start of golf's postseason. -- AP