Pirates cut talks with Wilson, Sanchez

The Nationals designated righthander Julian Tavarez for assignment and placed pitcher Scott Olsen on the 15-day disabled list with a back injury. Tavarez, 36, a former Red Sox, was 3-7 with a 4.89 ERA in 42 games for Washington, his 10th major league team. “They made the right decision,’’ Tavarez said. “I’ll be with someone else - soon.’’ . . . Another ex-Bostonian, righthander Cla Meredith, is back in the AL East after being acquired by the Orioles from the Padres in exchange for infielder Oscar Salazar . . . Second baseman Mark Grudzielanek signed a minor league deal with the Twins. Grudzielanek played 14 major league seasons for five teams and is a career .290 hitter . . . Sue Burns, 58, a part owner of the Giants who was a close friend of home run king Barry Bonds, died of cancer. Obituary, Page B10 . . . Michael Bowden fanned five over five shutout innings as the PawSox snapped an eight-game skid with a 3-2 win over the visiting Indianapolis Indians.

First-round draft pick Hasheem Thabeet signed with the Grizzlies. The 7-foot-3-inch center from UConn was the second pick in the draft. Thabeet is due to make about $7.7 million over two years under the rookie salary scale . . . The Cavaliers signed restricted free agent Jamario Moon to an offer sheet. Moon spent last season with the Heat, who confirmed the offer. Miami has seven days to match it, though terms were not disclosed.

David Beckham confronted a fan sitting in a section where negative banners about the Los Angeles Galaxy player were displayed during Beckham’s first home game of the season. As Beckham left the field at halftime of the 2-2 tie with AC Milan, he went over toward a group of fans and appeared to shout something. The fan jumped down from the seating section and was subdued by security before being escorted off the field. Beckham missed the first half of the MLS season while playing on loan for AC Milan . . . Abby Wambach scored her 100th international goal in the US’s 1-0 exhibition win over Canada in her hometown of Rochester, N.Y. . . . Alvaro Saborio scored two goals and Costa Rica advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals, beating Guadeloupe, 5-1, in the first sporting event at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Costa Rica will play Mexico, a 4-0 winner over Haiti, in the semifinals Thursday in Chicago . . . After playing to a 1-1 tie, Oscar Rojas scored the winning goal in the shootout and Club America defeated Inter Milan, 5-4, on penalty kicks to take the first match of the inaugural World Football Championship at Stanford, Calif.

Eighty-one-year-old Hershel McGriff became the oldest driver to take part in a national NASCAR series race, finishing 13th in a Camping World West Series event at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway. In a career that has spanned more than six decades, McGriff has four NASCAR Cup series victories and 37 wins on the West series. He is a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress told reporters he has watched video of quarterback Brett Favre throwing a football and his motion “looked fine’’ to him but that he has not spoken to Favre directly in a couple of weeks. Favre said last week he is still testing his surgically repaired shoulder, but expects to give the Vikings an answer on playing for them by July 30 . . . Ashley Hansen hit a grand slam and Jennie Finch fired a two-hitter as the United States advanced to the World Cup of Softball championship game with an 8-0 win over Australia at Oklahoma City. It was the 19th straight win for the Americans . . . Swift Temper grabbed an early lead, then pulled away when challenged leaving the second turn and went on to a 2 1/4-length upset in the $1,000,000 Grade II Delaware Handicap at Stanton . . . Robin Soderling swept Juan Monaco, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), to win the Swedish Open in Bastad for his fourth ATP Tour title and first on clay . . . Jeremy Chardy won his first career ATP Tour title, rallying to beat Victor Hanescu, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the Mercedes Cup final at Stuttgart, Germany.