LONG POND, Pa. — Jimmie Johnson won his second pole in a row and third of the season Friday at Pocono Raceway, knocking Mark Martin off the top spot in qualifying for the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500.

Martin turned a lap of 167.560 mph that looked like it probably would hold up for his first pole since 2001. But Johnson moved him to the outside of the front row for Sunday’s race with a sizzling 168.215.

Behind the two fast Chevys, David Gilliland was third fastest in a Ford at 167.187, followed by Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon at 167.106 in another Chevrolet.

TENNIS

Jankovic misses chance to move up

MONTREAL — Jelena Jankovic was upset by 19-year-old Dominika Cibulkova 7-5, 6-2 Friday at the Rogers Cup, losing yet another opportunity to claim the top ranking.

Jankovic could have claimed the No. 1 spot from Ana Ivanovic if she had reached the final. It was her fourth such chance this year, but she has lost each time — the other losses coming in the semifinals at the French Open, the round of 16 at Wimbledon and the semifinals last week in Carson, Calif.

Cibulkova knocked out her third seeded player of the week, including fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva and 12th-seed Nadia Petrova. She was ranked 156th in the world at the end of 2006, but was No. 31 coming into this event and now will go much higher.

Seventh-seeded Dinara Safina also reached the semifinals, continuing her hot streak with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova. Safina will meet 11th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, who defeated Austria’s Tamira Paszec 6-4, 7-5 in the late quarter-final.

Sharapova to miss U.S. Open

Maria Sharapova will sit out the U.S. Open because of a bad right shoulder, the first major championship she’ll miss since her Grand Slam debut in 2003.

The three-time Grand Slam title winner already had announced she’s pulling out of the Beijing Olympics because of the injury. Sharapova said in a posting on her Web site Friday she probably won’t need surgery and could be ready to play in two to three months.

“It hurts me so much to miss the Olympics and the U.S. Open, you have no idea,” she said. “Just to type those words hurt!!”

Earlier Friday, a U.S. Open official told The Associated Press that Sharapova’s agent informed the tournament she wouldn’t be able to play in the year’s last Grand Slam event.

The No. 3-ranked Sharapova has played in each of the past 23 major championships, winning titles at Wimbledon in 2004, the U.S. Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in January.

Sharapova is 32-4 with three titles in 2008, and she briefly was ranked No. 1. The 21-year-old Russian has become one of tennis’ biggest stars, with millions of dollars in endorsement deals.

BASEBALL

Brawl results in 15 suspensions

CINCINNATI — Minor league baseball officials have fined and suspended 15 players and two managers for their roles in a massive bench-clearing brawl.

The Midwest League did not identify the players suspended Friday as a result of the July 24 melee between the Class A Peoria Chiefs and the Dayton Dragons.

League president George Spelius said it would be up to the clubs to identify the players.

Suspensions ranged from three games for most players, to 60 days for one. Dayton manager Donnie Scott was fined and suspended for three games, and the Chiefs interim manager Carmelo Martinez was fined and suspended for 20 days.

Spelius said fines were assessed against all players on both rosters.

The Dragons are affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds, while the Chiefs are affiliated with the Chicago Cubs.