National Sports

MANCHESTER, England - Everton confirmed Thursday that manager David Moyes is leaving the club at the end of the season and wants to replace Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

BARCELONA, Spain - After a frustrating start to the season, Fernando Alonso is hoping to close the gap on championship leader Sebastian Vettel at the Spanish Grand Prix and says that "until we are 75 or 80 points behind we should be optimistic" of fighting for the Formula one title.

Brothers Mike and Thomas Treadwell live under the same roof and are best friends. But Friday night, they'll enter the ring and fight each other.

MADRID - Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open on Thursday as the two top-ranked players both won in straight sets.

CAMDEN, N.J. - Kobe Bryant says in a court filing that he never gave his mother permission to sell mementos from his high school days and early professional basketball career.

FRANKFURT - Thomas Bach became the first member to declare as a candidate for IOC president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the Olympic movement makes him "well prepared" for one of the most powerful jobs in sports.

MADRID - The children of Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano are asking a court to rule him mentally incapable after his announcement that he plans to marry a woman 50 years his junior.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - After watching his squad give up a game-winning goal beyond the 80th minute for a third straight game, Toronto FC manager Ryan Nelsen promised changes are afoot.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - After two agonizing overtime losses in the previous three games, Ryan Getzlaf figured the Anaheim Ducks were overdue for a break when they headed into extra time yet again.