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WIMBLEDON, England - The All England Club plans to construct a retractable roof over 82-year-old Centre Court, but the project is five years from completion.

The roof won't prevent the sort of backlog that occurred last week, when two days of play were completely washed out. But it will ensure action as scheduled on Centre Court and allow the final four days to proceed without interruption.

The local government council last week approved the plans, giving final clearance to the project.

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - Jennifer Rosales shot a 4-under 67 to take a one-shot lead over fellow Southern California alum Candie Kung and Kim Saiki at the U.S. Women's Open.Annika Sorenstam and Carin Koch (67) were at 139, while Rachel Teske (69) and Moira Dunn (67) were another shot back.Michelle Wie, who finished four shots back, hit a spectator with her tee shot on No. 10 and had to play out of poison ivy on No. 14.

PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks fired manager Bob Brenly in the midst of their worst season since their expansion campaign of 1998.Third-base coach Al Pedrique was named manager for the remainder of the season. Arizona, last in the NL West, dropped to 29-51 with a loss to Minnesota.Brenly, who compiled a 303-262 record in 31/2 seasons, directed the team to a dramatic 2001 World Series triumph over the New York Yankees.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Mike Wallace took advantage of crashes by Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the Winn-Dixie 250.Jason Leffler bumped Waltrip and sent him spinning off the track. Earnhardt tried to pass Leffler, who slid up the track and pinned both himself and Earnhardt to the wall.After the race, NASCAR penalized Leffler one second for unnecessary roughness, dropping him to 13th and giving second place to Greg Biffle.

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