Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. MLB roundup: Giants dig out of 8-0 hole to beat Reds

Evan Longoria belted a homer to lead off the 11th inning, and the visiting San Francisco Giants overcame an eight-run deficit to post a 12-11 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. After striking out a pair of batters in a scoreless 10th inning, Jared Hughes (2-1) saw his 0-1 slider to Longoria deposited just inside the left field foul pole to begin the 11th. Olympics: Alternative organization for Tokyo boxing 'not rocket science' - Bach

Olympic chief Thomas Bach believes an alternative organization could run the boxing competition at next year's Tokyo Olympics if recognition is withdrawn from the sport's amateur governing body AIBA. The participation of boxers at next year's Summer Games was cast into doubt last November after the IOC launched an inquiry into financial and governance issues at AIBA, which has been in turmoil for years. Olympics: Boyle calls for reassessment of dope-tainted golds

Australian Sports Hall of Fame sprinter Raelene Boyle called on Saturday for a reassessment of Olympic medals won by East German athletes in the decades when the country was operating a systematic state-sponsored doping program. Boyle won three silver medals behind Eastern Bloc athletes over two Olympics, the last two coming in the 100 and 200 meters at the 1972 Munich Games when she was beaten by East German Renate Stecher. Olympic chief sympathizes with Semenya, respects CAS decision

Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Saturday he had sympathy for Caster Semenya but respected the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)'s decision that means the South African athlete will have to reduce her testosterone levels to compete. Semenya won gold in the 800 meters at the last two Olympics but Wednesday's CAS ruling means she will have to artificially reduce her levels of the hormone to defend her titles in Tokyo next year. NBA notebook: Suns hire 76ers aide Williams as coach

The Phoenix Suns hired Monty Williams as their new head coach on Friday. Williams, currently an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers, replaces the fired Igor Kokoskov and becomes the Suns' seventh head coach in eight years for owner Robert Sarver. Semenya's future in doubt after she says no to medication to lower testosterone

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya's future was in doubt on Friday after she said she would not take medication to lower her testosterone levels to comply with new rules for the 800 metres. There was confusion about how she will be able to compete in her specialist event again, as the 28-year-old South African declared "Hell no!" when asked if she would take testosterone-lowering medication. NFL notebook: Kraft ordered to appear at next court date

Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, was ordered to appear in West Palm Beach, Fla., for a hearing on the admissibility of video evidence in his prostitution and solicitation case. Kraft, 77, asked through his attorneys for Judge Leonard Hanser to block the release of video evidence related to his visits to Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Fla. The visits on Jan. 19 and 20 resulted in what prosecutors claim is Kraft paying for and receiving sex acts at the spa. NASCAR notebook: Reddick happy to be in top echelon of Xfinity

DOVER, Del. -- Even though Tyler Reddick won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship on the strength of his final-race performance at Homestead-Miami Speedway last year, he concedes that Christopher Bell, driving the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, was the class of the Xfinity field. "Last year, I thought he was just in another zip code whenever we were racing together," Reddick said on Friday at Dover International Speedway, site of Saturday's Allied Steel Buildings 200 (1:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Serena Williams to return for Italian Open

Serena Williams will be back in action just after Mother's Day at the Italian Open. The tournament director told the Associated Press on Friday that Williams "has already reserved her rooms and should be here a few days early" for the event Motor racing: Chadwick leads as all-female W Series readies for first race

British racer Jamie Chadwick looked the early favorite as the new all-female W Series held its first official practice sessions at a rainy Hockenheim on Friday. The Two-year-old, one of five Britons in the field, was the only driver to lap inside one minute 39 seconds in the first session and also led the wetter second practice with a time of one minute 56.007.