INDIANAPOLIS — No. 1 Indiana will open its season Friday night without two key freshmen players.

The NCAA suspended 6-foot-8 forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea and 7-foot center Peter Jurkin for the first nine games this season and will require them to repay a portion of the impermissible benefits they received to a charity of their choice.

Enforcement officials at the governing body officials found the players' AAU coach Mark Adams provided them with $9,702 and $6,003 in plane tickets, meals, housing, a laptop computer, a cellphone and clothing. Mosquera-Perea must pay back approximately $1,590. Jurkin must repay $250 to be reinstated.

LONDON — Roger Federer opened his quest for a seventh season-ending tour title again looking like the man to beat.The 17-time Grand Slam champion won his record 40th match at the ATP Tour Finals, defeating Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 6-1 in his opening Group B match.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brian Vickers will race for the Nationwide Series championship next season for Joe Gibbs Racing.He returns to the series 10 years after he became the youngest champion in series history by winning the title at 20 for Hendrick Motorsports. Vickers has been driving a partial Sprint Cup schedule this season for Michael Waltrip Racing this year, and will again share that car next season with Mark Martin and Waltrip.His Nationwide car with Gibbs will be sponsored by Dollar General.Dollar General also will sponsor 17 Sprint Cup races for Matt Kenseth, including the Daytona 500.