Boxing Bradley is a 5-1 underdog Saturday against Pacquiao Tim Bradley is listed as a 5-1 underdog in Saturday’s WBO welterweight-title bout against champion Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. Some observers who thought Pacquiao (54-3-2) would overpower Bradley (28-0) have changed their view and give the challenger a chance to upset the possibly fading 33-year-old from the Philippines. “In one way or another, I think Manny thinks Tim’s of no threat, whether it be that Tim doesn’t hit hard or that this is just another fight before Floyd Mayweather,” Bradley’s trainer, Joel Diaz, said recently. Bradley, 28, is from Palm Springs, Calif. “Manny is a one-dimensional fighter,” Diaz said. “He unloads a lot of punches, but he’s reckless. He doesn’t focus on his defense. You can counterpunch him all night long.” College football Motion to dismiss charges against Sandusky is denied The judge presiding over the child sex abuse trial of Jerry Sandusky denied a defense motion to dismiss all charges against the former Penn State assistant coach. Common Pleas Judge John M. Cleland turned down the request from Sandusky’s lawyers, who contend that, in several instances, prosecutors did not have enough evidence to convict their client. Bound by a judicial gag order, attorney Joseph Amendola and the attorney general’s office were unavailable to comment on the ruling made in Bellefonte, Pa. Cleland’s order ensures Sandusky, 68, will face all of the 52 counts of child sexual abuse he is charged with when opening arguments begin in his trial Monday. Irish coach has surgery Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly had surgery for a herniated disk in his lower back. School officials said he is resting comfortably after Thursday’s operation and should return home this weekend. He is expected to make a full recovery by the time the Fighting Irish open camp Aug. 4. College baseball UCLA, Arizona prevail in super-regional openers Hosts UCLA and Arizona won openers in best-of-three NCAA super regionals. Meanwhile, Stanford was routed 17-1 at Florida State. A fourth Pac-12 team in the field, Oregon, hosts Kent State in Game 1 Saturday. UCLA’s Cody Regis had a three-run double in a 6-2 victory over Texas Christian. Arizona beat St. John’s 7-6 in 10 innings. Stanford pitcher Mark Appel, who went to Pittsburgh as the eighth player taken in this week’s major-league draft, gave up five hits and five earned runs in four innings. WNBA Pondexter leads Liberty Cappie Pondexter scored 25 points and Leilani Mitchell, who is from Kennewick, added 16 as the visiting New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 76-70. In other league games, Connecticut won 89-81 at Indiana; host Atlanta beat San Antonio 60-57; host Los Angeles beat Phoenix 90-74; and Chicago beat visiting Tulsa 98-91 in overtime. Chicago’s Epiphanny Prince, the league scoring leader, had 32 points — eight in the final 29 seconds of regulation. Elsewhere • Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich., and Gabrielle Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va., shared the all-around lead after the first night of the U.S. gymnastics championships in St. Louis. Each had 60.650 points. Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass., was third at 60.200. The final day of the women’s competition is Sunday. • Alex Tagliani led a Honda sweep in qualifying for Saturday’s Firestone 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, where drivers debated the rules package mandated by IndyCar officials as the series returns to a high-banked track for the first time since Dan Wheldon’s death. Drivers are opposed to the pack-style racing that was cited as a factor in Wheldon’s fatal October wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Tagliani turned a lap at 215.691 mph. • Alberto Contador has extended his contract with a Danish cycling team for three years after the Spanish rider was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title for failing a doping test. Team manager Bjarne Riis said Contador will return to the Saxo Bank team in August when his two-year suspension ends. Contador can return to competition Aug. 6 He will miss this year’s Tour de France, which starts June 30, and the London Olympics. • Pete Brennan, who helped North Carolina win the 1957 NCAA basketball championship, died after a fight with cancer, said his daughter, Kelly. He was 75. One season later, Brennan was the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year. Seattle Times news services