Women's lacrosse: : Colleen McCaffrey scored five goals, but visiting Johns Hopkins (5-10, 0-3 American Lacrosse Conference) fell, 16-7, to No. 1 Northwestern (14-0, 3-0). ... Meggie McNamara had four goals and three assists to lead visiting Towson (9-5, 3-2 Colonial Athletic Association) past George Mason (5-9, 1-4).
Tennis: : Top-ranked Rafael Nadal moved one step closer to his fifth straight final at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters, defeating Ivan Ljubicic, 6-3, 6-3, to reach the semifinals in Monaco. ... Top seed Elena Dementieva advanced to the WTA Family Circle Cup semifinals in Charleston, S.C., when Dominika Cibulkova quit in the second set because of a leg injury.
NBA: : Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, who suffered a minor heart attack Thursday, could be released from Massachusetts General Hospital by Sunday. ... Ernie Tapscott, who served as the Wizards' interim coach this season, will stay with the team in a role yet to be determined.
