Enquirer staff and wire reports

Felix Trinidad is ending more than two years of retirement by taking on another top fighter, Ricardo Mayorga, in a 12-round middleweight bout at about 10:30 p.m. today at Madison Square Garden.

Trinidad knows he needs to be careful after what recently happened to Oscar De La Hoya and Roy Jones Jr. - both were knocked out last month. A loss to the unpredictable Mayorga, a former welterweight champ, might stymie any shot at a rematch with Bernard Hopkins, who handed Trinidad his lone defeat after 41 victories.

"I'm ready for everything Mayorga brings to the table," Trinidad said. "It's boxing, and as long as he sticks to boxing and brings everything to the table for boxing, I'm ready for him."

Tennis

THAILAND OPEN: No. 2 Andy Roddick smacked 21 aces in a 6-3, 6-4 win over Thomas Johansson to reach the semifinals at Bangkok. No. 1 Roger Federer, bidding for his 10th title of the year, defeated Robin Soderling 7-6 (3), 6-4. Federer faces fourth-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan. Roddick plays No. 3 Marat Safin.

GAZ DE FRANCE STARS: Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters beat seventh-seeded Magdalena Maleeva 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals at Hasselt, Belgium, in her first event after missing five months with a wrist injury. Horse racing

TURFWAY PARK: Crafty Shaw, 6, will try to win today's Grade III $100,000 Turfway Park Fall Championship for a third consecutive year. It's the final stakes race of the fall meet.

Crafty Shaw, who has five wins and one third from six starts at Turfway, finished third behind top handicap runners Roses in May and Perfect Drift in the Grade III Cornhusker in late July.

RIVER DOWNS: A total of 126 thoroughbreds, including 83 yearlings, will be offered today at the Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Midwest Regional Fall Mixed Sale.

BELMONT PARK: None of the top four contenders for the Breeders' Cup Classic is running in today's Jockey Club Gold Cup, meaning Birdstone, Ghostzapper, Pleasantly Perfect and Roses in May will be well rested when they arrive at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, for the Breeders' Cup on Oct. 30. Geldings Funny Cide and Evening Attire, the 2002 winner, top the seven-horse field for the Gold Cup.

High school swimming

ST. X BOYS RANKED THIRD: The St. Xavier 2004 state championship team placed No. 3 in two final national rankings. The Aquabombers placed third in the final rankings of both Swimming World magazine and the National Interscholastic Coaches Association, based on times and scores nationwide. It marks the sixth consecutive year St. Xavier has followed a state championship with at least a top-three national rating. Last season's team was led by nine prep All-Americans, including Ohio Swimmer of the Year Pete Carothers.

Tom Groeschen

Pro basketball

BRYANT CASE: The Eagle, Colo., woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape told investigators the NBA star ignored her entreaties to stop and said there was no doubt he heard her "because every time I said 'No,' he tightened his hold around me," according to documents.

WNBA PLAYOFFS: Nykesha Sales scored 15 points, and the Connecticut Sun beat the New York Liberty 61-51 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Golf

SOPGA HALL OF FAME: Otto Hackbarth, head pro at Cincinnati Country Club from 1916-51, and Dayton's John Marchi have been elected to the chapter's shrine. They will be honored Nov. 14 at the Dayton Marriott.

FOOTBALL: The Kings Comets (6-5, 4-4 MCFL) play at the Indiana Mustangs (7-4, 4-4) at 7:30 p.m. today in the opening round of the Mid-Continental League playoffs. The Comets defeated Indiana 47-34 during the regular season at Princeton High.

BOXING: Wladimir Klitschko fights DaVarryl Williamson tonight in Las Vegas in a fight that could decide whether his future is in the ring or holding a spit bucket for his brother. Klitschko tries to come back from a stunning knockout loss to Lamon Brewster.

SOCCER: U.S. captain Claudio Reyna will miss the Americans' World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Panama because of injuries.

Local colleges

Men's cross country

Team Standings: 1. Stanford 89, 2. Notre Dame 95, 3. Butler 112, 4. Air Force 113, 5. BYU 126, 6. Florida St. 143, 7. Indiana 177, 8. Miami 205, 9. Florida 258, 10. UCLA 284.

Miami Individuals: 11. D. Mitchell 23:55; 18. D. Huling 24:03; 24. J. Claunch 24:15; 27. C. Swisher 24:17; 139. B. Graham 25:51; 157. S. Schilling 26:04; 164. R. Hutton 26:15; 192. J. Campbell 26:44.

Women's field hockey

Goals: O-Mearig 2, Arnold. M-Leighton. Records: M 4-6 (0-3 MAC), O 3-8 (1-1).

Men's soccer

Shutout: Madden. Goal: Thompson. Records: NKU 7-2-2 (2-2-1 GLVC), SI 2-8-1 (1-3).

Goals: X-Wolever 2; D-Van Overschelde, Mackenzie, Gibson. Records: X 2-7-0 (0-1-0), D 5-4-0 (1-0-0).

Women's soccer

Shutout: Meglaughlin. Goal: Horvath. Records: M 5-4-1 (3-1-1 MAC), O 5-4-2 (4-0-2).

Shutout: Piening (5 saves). Goals: Thomas 2, Tate, Lies, Votapek, Law, Light. Records: NKU 7-3 (4-1 GLVC), SI 2-9 (1-3).

Shutout: Garber (6 saves). Goal: Frendt. Records: X 2-8-0 (1-1-0 A-10), D 6-5-0 (1-1-0).

Shutout: Schoeplein. Goal: Picaut. Records: UC 2-7-0 (0-2-0 CUSA), SM 5-3-1 (1-2-0).

Men's tennis

Singles- J. Yeager (XU) def. Gonzalez (IPFW) 6-1, 6-4; J. Yeager (XU) def. Lenfert (EIU) 6-3, 6-2; JR Randall (XU) def. Blankenbarker (EIU) 6-4, 6-4; JR Randall (XU) def. Gehlhausen (UI) 6-3, 7-6 (4); JR Randall (XU) def. Justin Yeager (XU) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8; Pyatt (UI) def. R. Simpson (XU) 6-4, 6-4; R. Simpson (XU) def. Filho (IPFW) 6-1, 6-5; J. Miller (XU) def. Leonhardt (IPFW) 7-6 (3), 6-4; J. Miller (XU) def. Mas (UI) 6-1, 6-4; LeVaque (EIU) def. J. Miller (XU) 6-3, 6-1; A. Shaeffer (XU) def. Harvath (UI) 6-4, 6-2; A. Shaeffer (XU) def. Bush (EIU) 7-5, 6-1; B. Quinn (XU) def. Stuertz (EIU) 6-1, 6-0; B. Quinn (XU) def. Jackson (IPFW) 6-1, 6-4; B. Quinn (XU) def. A. Shaeffer (XU) 6-4, 0-6, 10-6; B. Schubert (XU) def. Mitson (IPFW) 6-1, 6-3; B. Schubert (XU) def. Orr (IPFW) 6-1, 6-0; B. Schubert (XU) def. Thomas (EIU) 6-1, 6-3; Thomas (EIU) def. R. Reys (XU) 6-4, 6-4; Fallowfield (UI) def. R. Reys (XU) 6-4, 6-3

Women's tennis

Singles- L. Clary (XU) def. Jeanmaire (WMU) 4-6, 7-5, 10-8; Thompson (MSU) def. S. Bauer (XU) 6-1, 6-3; Yaftali (UM) def. E. Tuchscherer (XU) 6-4, 6-1; E. Tuchscherer (XU) def. Liu (UC) 6-0, 6-2; K. Clary (XU) def. Romer (BG) 6-0, 6-4; K. Clary (XU) def. Brown (UC) 6-3, 6-3; Meister (BG) def. A. Papa (XU) 7-5, 6-2; Dokter (MU) def. A. Papa (XU) 6-2, 6-4; A. Diedalis (XU) def. Reasoner (UC) 6-3, 6-0; A. Diedalis (XU) def. Kokinda (BG) 7-5, 6-1; J. Vilines (XU) def. Cotter (MSU) 6-0, 6-2; Smith (MU) def. J. Vilines (XU) 6-3, 6-1; Mead (WMU) def. S. Potts (XU) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8; S. Potts (XU) def. Donovan (MU) 6-1, 6-1; K. Lohner (XU) def. Wolfe (BG) 6-0, 6-1; Doubles- Vilines/Lohner (XU) def. Dabrowski/Smith (MU) 8-6; Schnizter/Walasek (MSU) def. Vilines/Lohner (XU) 8-6; L. Clary/Bauer (XU) def. Klauck/Reasoner (UC) 8-1; L. Clary/Bauer (XU) def. Bernosky/Saruta (WMU) 8-5; Jeanmaire/R. Parekh (WMU) def. K. Clary/Tuchscherer (XU) 8-6; K. Clary/Tuchscherer (XU) def. Smith/Bukacek (MU) 8-1; K. Clary/Tuchscherer (XU) def. Macholz/Cotter (MSU) Default; Andrews/Thompson (MSU) def. Papa/Potts (XU) 8-2

Volleyball

Southern State (9-7) d. UC-Clermont (6-2) 30-25, 28-30, 30-28, 30-27

Miami (3-9, 1-2 MAC) d. Bowling Green (9-5, 2-1) 30-23, 30-22, 26-30, 25-30, 15-7

Cincinnati (8-6, 1-0 CUSA) d. Marquette (9-4, 0-1) 30-14, 31-29, 30-28

Wisconsin-Parkside (6-12, 1-5) d. NKU (9-7, 2-3) 30-28, 30-26, 30-28

Xavier (7-8, 1-1) d. Rhode Island (6-7, 1-1) 30-28, 30-19, 30-24

Capital def. Dubuque, 30-16, 30-22, 30-22; Defiance vs. Waynesburg , 30-22, 29-31, 24-30, 30-22, 15-11; MSJ (12-3) def. Dubuque (3-14), 30-14, 30-17, 30-18; Waynesburg def. Thomas More, 25-30, 30-26, 23-30, 31-29, 15-10; Capital def. Baldwin-Wallace, 34-32, 30-15, 30-26; Defiance def. Franklin, 30-25, 30-28, 30-27; MSJ (13-3) def. Baldwin-Wallace (12-6), 30-16, 31-29, 30-25; Thomas More d. Franklin 16-30, 30-25, 30-18, 30-25