BARCELONA, SPAIN — Third-seeded David Nalbandian rallied to defeat Agustin Calleri 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 in an all-Argentine matchup in the second round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. Wild-card entrant Mario Ancic beat seventh-seeded Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4.

As far as Rockets rookie forward Luis Scola was concerned, the reasoning became simple for Game 5 of their playoff series with Utah on Tuesday night. “If we lose, we go home,” Scola said. “There wasn’t much more to say about it.”

The sellout crowd at Toyota Center was getting restless, perhaps plagued by an overwhelming sense of déjà vu. Utah’s Carlos Boozer snatched a missed free throw by teammate Deron Williams and dropped it back in the basket to cut the Rockets’ lead to 10 points midway through the third quarter.

Alex Rodriguez is going on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps, leaving the New York Yankees without two of their most important players.

The U.S. Olympic team’s new uniforms are designed to mark them not only as American athletes in Beijing this summer, but also as diplomats of sorts. Polo Ralph Lauren is the official outfitter to the Olympic and Paralympic teams this year, replacing the Canadian brand Roots, which dressed U.S. athletes for the 2006 Winter Games in Turin.

Rockets coach Rick Adelman finished third in the NBA Coach of the Year voting, but he had no objection to his former Sacramento Kings assistant, New Orleans Hornets coach Byron Scott, winning.

SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan was not all smiles after the San Antonio Spurs eliminated the Phoenix Suns yet again from the playoffs. Written on the big man’s face was only one thing: relief. “Just happy we’re done with them,” he said. Really, was there ever any doubt?

Picking up trash and looking after the welfare of golfers are small parts of the role of a marshal, who at many golf courses is called the player assistant or ambassador. Their main objective is to make sure golfers keep up the pace of play and enjoy their rounds.

On Monday and Tuesday, the Montgomery Bears will be going for their eighth straight Class 4A girls title at the UIL state golf tournament in Austin. Another title would add to a tale that has seen 15 golfers nab college scholarships in the last 11 years.

Less than a week after being eliminated from the Calder Cup playoffs, the Aeros are back in the news. And this time the news is much better: They will keep playing in Toyota Center.