SOFTBALL

Beavers swept by UCLA — Oregon State starter Rainey Dyerson and Taylor Cotton each gave up three runs, and the Beavers were swept in a three-game series in Corvallis after a 6-2 loss Monday. Dyerson (5-3) struck out five in 32⁄3 innings, but gave up a two-run home run to UCLA’s Delaney Spaulding in the third inning. The Beavers (25-23 overall, 5-16 Pac-12) have lost four straight. Gabrielle Maurice hit a three-run homer for the Bruins (41-8, 15-3).

TENNIS

Wimbledon bans selfie sticks — Tennis fans going to Wimbledon this year can leave their selfie sticks at home. The Grand Slam tennis tournament has become the latest sports event to ban the use of the devices, with organizers calling them a “nuisance.” The All England Club says the decision was made so that selfie sticks don’t “interfere with spectators’ enjoyment” during the June 29-July 12 event. Churchill Downs, which stages the Kentucky Derby, announced this month that selfie sticks were banned for the May 2 race.

FOOTBALL

Packers to retire Favre’s jersey — The Green Bay Packers announced Monday that Brett Favre’s No. 4 jersey will be retired at halftime of the Thanksgiving home game against the Chicago Bears. The ceremony will come more than seven years after Favre’s contentious breakup with the team he quarterbacked for 16 seasons. After waffling on retirement for several years, Favre held a tearful goodbye news conference in 2008 only to ask to come back months later and force a trade to the New York Jets. The following year he signed with the Minnesota Vikings to further the rift with the Packers. In two games at Lambeau Field with the visiting team, Favre was booed loudly, winning there in 2009 and losing in 2010.

GOLF

Tough draw for McIlroy — Rory McIlroy, the world’s No. 1 golfer, drew three tough opponents during group selection for the Match Play Championship that begins Wednesday at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. In Monday morning’s tiered blind draw, McIlroy’s group was filled out by U.S. standouts Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker and Jason Dufner. McIlroy’s first match will be against Dufner, a three-time PGA Tour winner who won the 2013 PGA Championship. In a format change to avoid the single elimination that often sent big names home early, the Match Play will be round robin featuring 16 groups of four players. The best record from each group advances to the round of 16 on Saturday morning for a full weekend of golf.

HOCKEY

Potential suburban Seattle arena eyes NHL — The city of Tukwila, Washington, has received a letter seeking zoning information for a potential multi-purpose arena from a company run by potential NHL owner Ray Bartoszek. The city said Monday it was approached in January 2014 by developers looking at sites for a potential arena. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters last week that Seattle remains of interest as a market for the league but the lack of a viable arena or plan remains a major hurdle.

OLYMPICS

Equestrian aims for more nations competing — The International Equestrian Federation could cut team sizes at the Olympics to create space for more competing countries. The FEI said Monday it will also consider relaxing rider dress codes and using more music in dressage to help attract broadcasters and nonexpert viewers. At the 2012 London Olympics, 40 nations competed in equestrian’s six events. One proposal limits teams to three rider-and-horse pairings, which would all count toward the final score. Currently, team eventing counts the best three scores from five pairings, and team jumping counts three from four.

— From staff and wire reports