Paris ? Dinara Safina shanked shots, squandered chances, screamed profanities at herself and still won, setting up an all-Russian final at French Open.

The top-ranked Safina beat Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, 6-3, 6-3, in the semifinals Thursday and needs one more win for her first Grand Slam title.

On Saturday, she’ll face No. 7-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, who beat Samantha Stosur of Australia, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

The combustible Safina won despite seven double-faults. Twice in one game, her shots landed short of the net.

“I’m trying to control my emotions,” she said. “I’m not playing my best, but still it’s not easy to beat me.”

Safina was runner-up to Ana Ivanovic last year at Roland Garros, and lost this year’s Australian Open final to Serena Williams. Safina has a 7-4 record against Kuznetsova, and they split two meetings in finals last month.

“I really want to win this tournament,” Safina said. “I had a very good experience last year, and I hope to do better this year. I still have a match to play, and I will give everything I’ve got.”

The all-Russian final will be the second at Roland Garros in five years. Anastasia Myskina beat Elena Dementieva for the 2004 title.

In the men’s semifinals today, Roger Federer will try to move a step closer to a career Grand Slam and 14th major title, which would tie Pete Sampras’ record. He’s 5-0 against his opponent, 6-foot-6 Argentine Juan Martin del Potro.

No. 23-seeded Robin Soderling will look to continue his improbable run against No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez. Soderling reached beyond the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.

NFL

Union, retirees settle

The NFL Players Association has reached a $26 million settlement with retired players who had successfully sued the union for cutting them out of lucrative marketing deals. NFLPA official George Atallah told The Associated Press on Thursday that the settlement has been reached, ending an appeal filed by the union in the case.

Peterson named presenter

New York — Former Kansas City Chiefs president Carl Peterson will be the presenter for Derrick Thomas at the Pro Football Hall of Fame later this summer. Buffalo Bills founder Ralph Wilson Jr. has chosen ESPN personality Chris Berman as his presenter. Other presenters include Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach for former wide receiver Bob Hayes; and former Bills defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell for Bruce Smith.

HOCKEY

Penguins draw even

Pittsburgh — Sidney Crosby scored his first goal in four games in the Stanley Cup finals to put Pittsburgh ahead midway through the second period, helping the Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings, 4-2, to even the series at two games apiece.

Evgeni Malkin opened the scoring Thursday night, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 37 saves for Pittsburgh.

GOLF

Donald leads at Memorial

Dublin, Ohio — Tiger Woods hardly missed a fairway, a big improvement. Luke Donald hardly missed a putt, and that was far more rewarding Thursday at the Memorial. Donald set a tournament record by taking only 20 putts, which allowed him to tie a tournament record by opening with an 8-under 64 and a three-shot lead over a group that included Jim Furyk and Jason Day, who bogeyed his last two holes.

Woods didn’t miss a fairway until his 3-wood on the 18th hole deflected off a tree and landed in a bunker. Woods finished with a 69, missing an 8-foot par putt on the final hole. Defending champion Kenny Perry had a 72.

Two share State Farm lead

Springfield, Ill. — Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 for a share of the first-round lead with fellow South Korean Jee Young Lee in the LPGA State Farm Classic. Kris Tamulis opened with a 67, and Natalie Gulbis, Suzann Pettersen and Anja Monke shot 68s at Panther Creek.

BASEBALL

La Russa sues Twitter

St. Louis — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing the social-networking site Twitter, claiming an unauthorized page that used his name to make light of drunken driving and two Cardinals pitchers who died damaged his reputation and caused emotional distress.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Wyoming delays MU games

Laramie, Wyo. — New Wyoming coach Dave Christensen will have to wait a few years to face his old program at Missouri. Wyoming announced Thursday that it’s pushing back its two-game series with Missouri by six years. The teams had agreed to meetings in 2011 and 2012. The new agreement postpones those games until 2017 and 2018. Athletic director Tom Burman said Wyoming sought to delay the Missouri games after the Cowboys agreed to play Nebraska in 2011, 2013 and 2016.