NEW YORK — The WNBA suspended Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn and 10 players following the dustup between the Shock and the visiting Los Angeles Sparks earlier in the week.

Shock forward Plenette Pierson was suspended for four games, the harshest penalty, for initiating and escalating the altercation. Mahorn was suspended for two games, as were Shannon Bobbitt and Murriel Page of the Sparks, for the incident at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Players suspended for one game included Detroit’s Kara Braxton, Tasha Humphrey, Elaine Powell and Sheri Sam, along with Los Angeles’ Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones.

50-year-old Lieberman suits up

HOUSTON — Nancy Lieberman made a one-game appearance for the Detroit Shock after the 50-year-old Hall-of-Famer signed a seven-day contract earlier in the day.

Lieberman, who finished with two assists and two turnovers, surpassed by 11 years her own league record — in 1997, she became the oldest player in WNBA history at 39 while playing for the Phoenix Mercury. She stopped playing after that and served as the Shock’s coach and general manager from 1998-2000.

Warriors re-sign point guard Ellis

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors made sure they would have Monta Ellis in their backcourt at least for the near future, re-signing the explosive guard to a six-year deal worth about $66 million.

Ellis, who was a restricted free agent, is expected to take over at point guard next season in Don Nelson’s uptempo offense after two-time All-Star Baron Davis opted out of his contract earlier this month to join his hometown Los Angeles Clippers.

OLYMPICS

Loukas keeps title in 1-meter dive

PASADENA, Calif. — Christina Loukas tuned up for the Beijing Olympics by defending her 1-meter title at the U.S. national diving championships. Loukas won with 264.80 points, edging her synchronized diving partner Amanda Miller of Centreville, Va., who finished second with 259.65.

Kassidy Cook, a 13-year-old competitor from The Woodlands, Texas, was third at 244.30.

GOLF

Open round ends in three-way tie

OAKVILLE, Ontario — Mike Weir, Anthony Kim and Eric Axley shot 6-under 65s to share the first-round lead in the rain-plagued Canadian Open.

Only half of the field was able to finish the round that was delayed for 5 hours, 42 minutes.

Richard Johnson, J.P. Hayes, Nicholas Thompson, Ryan Armour and Jason Allred shot 67s on the Glen Abbey course saturated by 8 inches of rain over six days. John Senden and Charley Hoffman were also at 4 under. Senden played nine holes, and Hoffman eight.

Because of the wet conditions, players were allowed to use preferred lies.

Ochoa leads Evian Masters

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Lorena Ochoa, a six-time winner on the LPGA Tour this year who took off the last three weeks, shot a 7-under 65 and held a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Evian Masters.

Ochoa started her round with a birdie and added six more on the back nine in a bogey-free round.

Norman leads seniors open

TROON, Scotland — Four days after nearly making history at the British Open, Greg Norman labored to a 4-over 75 Thursday in the opening round of the Seniors British Open to finish seven shots behind co-leaders Bruce Vaughan and Eduardo Romero.

In sunny conditions at Troon, Norman bogeyed six of the first 10 holes and was 6 over before he finally birdied the par-4 13th. He birdied the final hole with a pitch to 3 feet.

TENNIS

Roddick falls in Rogers Cup

TORONTO — Andy Roddick followed Roger Federer out of the Rogers Cup.

The sixth-seeded Roddick was upset by 44th-ranked Marin Cilic 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, and was later joined on the sidelines by fellow seeded players Nikolay Davydenko and David Ferrer, who were also eliminated.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Robin Soderling, and No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal moved on by beating Igor Andreev 6-2, 7-6 (1). Gilles Simon, who beat the top-ranked Federer the previuos day, advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Jose Acasuso.

SOCCER

Major League Soccer to expand

TORONTO — Major League Soccer intends to add two expansion teams in time for the 2011 season, boosting membership to 18. MLS, which currently has 14 teams, has already announced expansion teams for Seattle, beginning in 2009, and Philadelphia in 2010.

League commissioner Don Garber provided updates on prospective expansion cities to the board during Thursday’s meeting. Those being considered include Atlanta, Las Vegas, Montreal, a second team for New York, Ottawa, Portland, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

In a release, the league said it would provide specific details on the expansion application process within the next seven days.

FOOTBALL

Boldin angry about contract

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A major storm hit the Arizona training camp one day before practice begins, when standout wide receiver Anquan Boldin lashed out at the Cardinals organization for failing to follow through on what he said was a promise for a new contract.

He said he had told his agent Drew Rosenhaus to end negotiations and that he would not re-sign with the team.

“Right now I don’t want a deal,” he said Thursday after the players went through a running drill. “You may think I’m funny or saying that just to say it, but for me, I’m tired of it. I washed my hands of the whole situation.”