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■ Cycling
Tour de Suisse in stage 7
Sergei Yakovlev of Kazakhstan won the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse, as the race crossed into three neighboring countries Monday. Francesco Casagrande of Italy, the overall leader since Saturday, retained a 37-second jump on Kazakhstan's Alexander Vinokourov. Yakovlev, who rides for Germany's Team Telekom, won the 231km stage from Savognin, Switzerland, via Austria and Luxembourg to the ski resort of Oberstaufen in 5 hours, 53 minutes, 38 seconds. Trailing by 62 seconds were Markus Zberg of Switzerland and Martin Derganc of Slovenia.

■ golf
Couples in Scottish Open
Fred Couples will be in the field for the Scottish Open on July 10-13, the final tuneup for the British Open. Couples, the 1992 Masters champion, will be playing the Loch Lomond Golf Club course for the first time. "I have heard so many great things about Loch Lomond and about the tournament that I am really looking forward to coming over to Scotland next month to experience the magic for myself," Couples said. He will be joined by fellow Americans Ricky Barnes, Chad Campbell, Ben Crane, John Daly, Phil Mickelson, Jerry Pate, Tim Petrovic and John Rollins.

■ Basketball
Jay Williams has accident
Bulls guard Jay Williams most likely will miss next season because of the broken pelvis and knee injuries from a motorcycle crash last week. "I would have to assume that, yes," Chicago Bulls general manager John Paxson said. Paxson also confirmed that Williams has a fractured pelvis, as well as ligament damage in his left knee. Williams, the No. 2 pick in last year's draft, remains in intensive care.

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