Sports in Brief: Western Kentucky to join Conference USA

Western Kentucky and new football coach Bobby Petrino will be switching leagues after his first season with the Hilltoppers.

Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowsky said Monday that Western Kentucky will officially join the league July 1, 2014.

"The tradition of the university and its athletics success is truly remarkable," Banowsky said. "The men's basketball program has made seven NCAA appearances since 2000, the women's basketball program has advanced to three NCAA Final Fours and football went to a bowl game last season in just its fourth year in the BCS."

C-USA, however, is losing Tulsa. A person familiar with the decision said Tulsa was expected to announce Tuesday that it will join the Big East football schools in their soon-to-be renamed league in 2014.

GOLF: Rhode Island led the team scoring after two rounds of the Wildcat Invitational at White Manor Country Club in Malvern. Delaware and Villanova were tied for second at 5 shots back.

Delaware's Braden Shattuck (Sun Valley) was the leader at 2-under 140. Villanova's Steve Skurla was in third at 144.

The invitational ends on Tuesday.

SOCCER: Demba Ba sent Chelsea into the FA Cup semifinals with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United. The quarterfinal replay was decided four minutes into the second half when Ba hooked the ball over goalkeeper David De Gea to set up a Wembley Stadium meeting with Manchester City.

Fallen English power Leeds is searching for a new manager after Neil Warnock left with six matches of the season remaining.

BOXING: Manny Pacquiao may meet an old foe in a new place in September.

Promoter Bob Arum said he is trying to put together a fifth fight between Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez and shopping it to casinos in Macau and Singapore.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Michigan backup quarterback Russell Bellomy has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in one of his knees and is out indefinitely.

Bellomy is backing up Devin Gardner.

- Associated Press