Dodgers lose Jones, but add Kershaw

It was a busy day for the Dodgers. The team placed center fielder Andruw Jones on the 15-day disabled list yesterday because of an injured right knee that will require surgery and sideline him at least 4-6 weeks. Hours before they made that move, the Dodgers purchased the contract of standout prospect Clayton Kershaw from Double A Jacksonville, and the 20-year-old lefthander is expected to make his big league debut today against the St. Louis Cardinals. Jones, who signed a two-year, $36.2 million contract last winter after 12 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, has struggled in Los Angeles, batting .165 with two homers and seven RBIs in 43 games. The Dodgers also designated Esteban Loaiza for assignment after activating the righthander from the 15-day disabled list, and they optioned righthanded reliever Yhency Brazoban to Triple A Las Vegas. Kershaw struck out 19 in 14 innings for the Dodgers during spring training and was 0-3 with a 2.28 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings with Jacksonville.

Fausto Carmona was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Cleveland Indians because of a strained left hip. Carmona was injured as he ran to cover first in the third inning of Cleveland's 13-9 loss to the Texas Rangers Friday night. The righthander allowed six runs over two innings, hiking his ERA from 2.25 to 3.10. The Indians recalled righthander Edward Mujica from Triple A Buffalo and purchased the contract of righthander Scott Elarton from the Bisons . . . The Colorado Rockies placed shortstop Clint Barmes (knee) and right fielder Brad Hawpe (hamstring) on the 15-day DL.

Agnieszka Radwanska beat top-seeded Elena Dementieva, 6-3, 6-2, to win the Istanbul Cup and become the first Polish woman to surpass $1 million in career earnings on the WTA Tour . . . Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko won the Hypo Group International for a third time, beating defending champion Juan Monaco, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, in Poertschach, Austria . . . Robin Soderling and Robert Lindstedt edged Mikhail Youzhny and Dmitry Tursunov, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 11-9, helping Sweden top Russia, 2-1, in Duesseldorf, Germany, and win the World Team Cup for the fourth time.

Felipe Massa will start the Monaco Grand Prix from the pole position after leading a Ferrari 1-2 finish in qualifying. The Brazilian driver, who has won two of the last three Formula One races, gave Ferrari its first pole in Monaco in eight years after setting a best lap time of 1 minute 15.815 seconds. Teammate Kimi Raikkonen will start on the front row for today's race, with McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen filling the second row . . . Dillon Battistini held off Richard Antinucci to win the Indy Lights Series' Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Ricky Hatton prevailed in a lopsided decision over Juan Lazcano to retain his International Boxing Organization light welterweight title and restart his career before a raucous home crowd in Manchester, England. Hatton won easily on all three judges' scorecards, 120-110, 118-110, 120-108. It was his first fight since he lost a World Boxing Council welterweight bid against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in December. That was his first loss in 44 career fights . . . Dominic Oduro scored twice in the final 10 minutes to help interim coach Marco Ferruzzi win his coaching debut for FC Dallas, which defeated Real Salt Lake, 2-1, in an MLS game in Frisco, Texas . . . Jaime Moreno scored on a penalty kick and Luciano Emilio had a goal off a rebound as D.C. United rallied in the second half to beat Toronto FC, 3-2, in Washington . . . Jesse Marsch and Jorge Flores scored goals for CD Chivas USA, which withstood a late rally by the host Colorado Rapids to post a 2-1 win . . . Maryland invader Place Your Bet is the 3-1 favorite for tomorrow's $50,000 Rudy Baez Stakes at Suffolk Downs. First post time is 12:45 . . . Driver Ron Cushing won twice on opening day at Rockingham Park, the 102d opening at the facility . . . Haile Gebrselassie ran his fastest 10,000 meters in four years at the FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands, as he sought to push his case to be included on the Ethiopian team for the Beijing Olympics. Gebrselassie finished in 26 minutes 51.20 seconds, only 0.67 seconds behind compatriot Sileshi Sihine.