China OKs gym for US alternates
Hold up, the alternates for the U.S. women's gymnastics team might be going to China, after all.
Hold up, the alternates for the U.S. women's gymnastics team might be going to China, after all.
If Ryan Newman is indeed in line to join Tony Stewart's new team next season, neither driver is saying.
Australian Samantha Stosur upset 12th- seeded Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-1 and Hungarian Melinda Czink defeated Virginie Razzano, the 13th seed from France, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the East West Bank Classic on Monday.
Manu Ginobili missed a key free throw and Spain edged Olympic champion Argentina 90-88 on Tuesday. World champion Spain improved to 3-0 in Olympic warmup games.
Tony Dungy is certain Peyton Manning's left knee will be ready for the Colts' season-opener. Heck, the Colts coach said he thinks Manning might even play during the presesason.
Serena Williams' injured left knee has knocked her out of another tournament less than three weeks before the Beijing Olympics.
The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission has cut in half a jockey's suspension for whipping his horse in the face.
Coach Marvin Lewis emphatically closed the door Tuesday on the possibility of receiver Chris Henry rejoining the Cincinnati Bengals.
Asafa Powell took on the world's fastest man with every intention of beating him to the finish line. Usain Bolt just couldn't catch up in time. Powell capitalized on Bolt's weak start and edged the world-record holder by one-hundredth of a second, leading from start to finish in the 100 meters at the DN Galan meet on Tuesday.

Maybe Alex Rodriguez wants an Oscar or an Emmy to go with his three MVP awards. The New York Yankees slugger signed another big league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond.
Tim Beckham had a feeling there would be times like these.
Top-seeded Maria Kirilenko and second-seeded Katarina Srebotnik were dominant first-round winners, while sixth- seeded Marina Erakovic was a surprise loser on Tuesday at the $145,000 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Frank Schleck of Luxembourg kept the yellow jersey in the Tour de France on Tuesday, with riders pushing themselves through the Alps as the race left Italy and returned to France.
Gus Dominguez negotiated the contract for the first Cuban player to defect to the United States. He opened his home to prospects fresh from the communist island, taught them about bank accounts and improved their eating habits.
The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.

The Sun Belt Conference announced Tuesday that it has signed agreements with the St. Petersburg Bowl, the Papajohns.com Bowl and the PetroSun Independence Bowl.
Eight is considered a lucky number in China, so the curtain will rise on the Beijing Olympics on 08/08/08, at precisely 8:08 p.m., inviting the world to peek in and witness three decades of economic progress and the $40 billion transformation of the nation's capital.

The superstar quarterback and the reigning national championship team desperately seeking one - any reasonable facsimile will do, really - share the spotlight to start Southeastern Conference media days.
The Super Bowl champion New York Giants removed a potential distraction by trading disgruntled tight end Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints days before the start of training camp.
Rookie Jorge Campillo pitched seven innings and two relievers completed a two-hitter to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 4-0 Monday night.