<table> </table> <strong><span class="subhead">Fever tops Liberty outdoors</span></strong></p><p>The Indiana Fever overcame the heat and humidity on Saturday and stole the spotlight &#8212; under the moonlight &#8212; from the New York Liberty in the WNBA&#8217;s first outdoor game.</p><p>On a basketball court laid on top of the tennis court at Arthur Ashe Stadium, <strong>Katie Douglas </strong>scored nine of her 20 points in the fourth quarter, <strong>Tamika Catchings </strong>had 15 points and nine rebounds, and the Fever won 71-55.</p><p>The game drew 19,393 to the 23,226-seat stadium. The attendance fell short of the team&#8217;s Madison Square Garden record of 19,563.</p><p>The NBA is to play a preseason game outdoors this fall when the Phoenix Suns meet the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 11 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Serena Williams hurts knee</span></strong></p><p>Top-seeded <strong>Serena Williams </strong>injured her left knee Saturday and pulled out of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif. She retired while trailing during the second set of her semifinal match against qualifier <strong>Aleksandra Wozniak</strong>. Wozniak will play in today&#8217;s final against sixth-seeded <strong>Marion Bartoli</strong>.</p><p>&#8226;<strong>Pauline Parmentier </strong>of France will play qualifier <strong>Lucie Hradecka </strong>of the Czech Republic in the Gastein Ladies final in Bad Gastein, Austria.</p><p>&#8226;<strong>Jurgen Melzer </strong>will play <strong>Juan Martin del Potro </strong>in the final of the Austrian Open in Kitzbuehel.</p><p>&#8226;Defending champion <strong>Steve Darcis </strong>will play <strong>Albert Montanes </strong>in the final of the Dutch Open in Amersfoort, Netherlands.</p><p>&#8226;Defending champion <strong>Dimitry Tursunov </strong>will meet second-seeded <strong>Gilles Simon </strong>in the finals of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">No steroids for California horses</span></strong></p><p>The California Horse Racing Board has unanimously adopted a regulation that effectively bans anabolic steroids in horses running in the state, paving the way for the Breeders&#8217; Cup to be run steroid-free this fall at Santa Anita. Under new penalties, violations could result in a minimum 30-day suspension.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Bonus offered to hill climbers</span></strong></p><p>Colorado Springs businesses have joined forces to offer a $25,000 prize to any driver who breaks the 10-minute mark at today&#8217;s Pike&#8217;s Peak International Hill Climb.</p><p>Last year, Japan&#8217;s <strong>Nobuhiro Tajima</strong> completed the 12.42-mile course in a time of 10:01.408. Today, Tajima will be driving a 2008 Suzuki XL7.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Quick hits</span></strong></p><p>&#8226;Olympic gold medalist <strong>Shaun White </strong>won the skateboard vert event, and <strong>Paul Rodriguez </strong>won the skateboard park event at the Dew Tour&#8217;s Right Guard Open in Cleveland. <strong>Jamie Bestwick</strong> won the BMX vert event.</p><p>&#8226;Danish center <strong>Frans Nielsen </strong>agreed to a four-year, $2.1 million contract with the NHL&#8217;s New York Islanders.