STORRS, Conn. — Connecticut athletic director Jeff Hathaway announced his retirement, effective immediately, after signing an agreement to leave the school.

Hathaway’s job has been the subject of widespread speculation since the university’s new president, Susan Herbst, initiated an evaluation this summer of the athletic department focusing on academic performance, NCAA compliance and fundraising.

MASON, Ohio — A weary Rafael Nadal and an off-target Roger Federer got knocked out of the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open, and No. 1 Novak Djokovic had to rally to avoid an upset, too.Playing a day after he spent five hours on court, Nadal faded in a 6-3, 6-4 loss to American Mardy Fish, who had never beaten the second-ranked Spaniard. Later, the third-seeded Federer struggled with his groundstrokes in a 6-2, 7-6 (3) loss to Tomas Berdych. Djokovic beat Gael Monfils 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.<B>Gainey has lead in Wyndham golf</B>GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tommy Gainey took a three-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship, shooting a 5-under 65 to reach 12 under 128 at Donald Ross-designed Sedgefield.Ernie Els (66), Webb Simpson (65), Stuart Appleby (67) and Daniel Summerhays (65) were 9 under. Jim Furyk (67), Alexandre Rocha (66), Paul Casey (67) and Retief Goosen (65) were another stroke back.<B>Maholm placed on 15-day DL</B>PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed starter Paul Maholm on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain.The move, retroactive to Aug. 18 is the first trip to the DL in Maholm’s career.The 29-year-old left-hander is 6-14 with a 3.66 ERA this season. He gave up three runs in five innings in his last start, a 7-2 loss.