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TENNIS

Fish, Federer advance to Cincy Masters final

A seven-minute rain delay yesterday saved Mardy Fish at the Cincinnati Masters. Fish turned the brief break into a rallying point. Only one game away from a straight-set defeat, he pulled out 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over boyhood friend and high school teammate Andy Roddick in an all-American semifinal. Fish reached the championship by regrouping during the match's third rain delay. Roddick led 5-2 in the second set when the players briefly went to the locker room. Fish play second-ranked Roger Federer for the title. Federer beat unseeded Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-3 in an evening semifinal that lasted only 70 minutes.

NASCARVickers underwent heart surgery

NASCAR driver Brian Vickers says he had heart surgery last month as part of his treatment for blood clots. Vickers stopped racing in May when doctors discovered clots in his leg and lungs. He said a third clot was found in a finger on his left hand. Vickers said he had surgery to close a hole in his heart, and a second procedure to insert a stent into a vein in his left leg. Doctors have told him he's still on track to return to racing next season.

GOLFAtwal leads Wyndham

India's Arjun Atwal shot a 5-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., the PGA Tour's final pre-playoff event . . . Tom Lehman moved into position for his second Champions Tour major victory of the year, shooting a 3-under 69 at Crosswater Club to take a two-stroke lead in the Jeld-Wen Tradition in Sunriver, Ore.

MEDIAESPN's Mariotti arrested

ESPN personality and AOL sports columnist Jay Mariotti has been arrested on a felony charge in Los Angeles. Officer Norma Eisenman says the 51-year-old Mariotti was arrested early yesterday in the police department's Pacific Division following a "domestic incident." Eisenman declined to provide further details. The Sheriff's Department website confirms Mariotti was booked on an undisclosed felony charge at 5:45 a.m. and is being held on $50,000 bail. Mariotti lives is a panelist on the ESPN show "Around the Horn" and writes a regular column for the AOL sports website Fanhouse.com. - AP