The United States reached the Fed Cup final for the first time since 2003, beating the Czech Republic 3-2 on Sunday with Liezel Huber and Bethanie Mattek-Sands winning the decisive doubles match.

Teenager Alexa Glatch has kept the United States in the Fed Cup semifinals against the Czech Republic, winning her second singles match of the weekend to bring the Americans to 2-2 in the best-of-five series.

Lucie Safarova beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 6-1 Sunday to give the Czech Republic a 2-1 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup semifinals.

Jaromir Jagr had a goal and two assists in the Czech Republic’s 5-0 victory over Denmark at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday.

Rookie Alexa Glatch upset Iveta Benesova 6-1, 6-2 Saturday to give the United States a 1-1 tie with the Czech Republic after the opening singles of the Fed Cup semifinals.

“Dummy Ruiz?” “Dear Pineapple?”

Names like “Dummy Ruiz” and “Dear Pineapple” may become a thing of the past in the Dominican Republic as officials consider a ban on odd names.

Stunned twice by a pesky Netherlands team, the Dominican Republic is done at the World Baseball Classic.

Historian and Harvard University president Drew Gilpin Faust has won a $50,000 prize from the New York Historical Society for “This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War.”

Missing an injured Alex Rodriguez and several other stars, the Dominican Republic flopped at the plate Saturday and was upset by Netherlands 3-2 in their World Baseball Classic opener.