<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_sof_us_japan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.c85d22c50d76495a938af101553f1162.beijing_olympics_softball_oly208.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=saWnwIDfpoSTbgkZ94UBaA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="USA's Laura Berg (44) jumps into the arms of Monica Abbott after the US defeated Japan 4-1 in a semifinal softball game in the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning as the U.S. Olympic softball team beat Japan 4-1 in extra innings and will play for its fourth straight gold medal.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_cardinals_boldin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.nyol57708200236.cardinals_boldin_football_nyol577.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=eVrgFDKkhXA59yN5z3pnIA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="In this Dec. 2, 2007 file photo, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin sits on the turf after being injured against the Cleveland Browns during the third quarter of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. Boldin said Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 he recently asked to be traded, saying he doesn't feel his situation can be resolved and declaring he has no relationship with coach Ken Whisenhunt. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin asked to be traded, saying he doesn't feel his situation can be resolved and declaring he has no relationship with coach Ken Whisenhunt.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_yastrzemski_hospitalized"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.nyol57008192133.yastrzemski_hospitalized_nyol570.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=2ALy0AQI2_OQ63bqc4_zaQ--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="In this April 6, 2001 file photo, Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski waves as he is warmly received by the crowd moments before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch of the Boston Red Sox first home game at Boston's Fenway Park. Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was hospitalized for tests Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 after experiencing chest pains. The Red Sox confirmed the 68-year-old Yastrzemski was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital and was undergoing evaluation and testing. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was resting comfortably Tuesday night after having triple bypass heart surgery. Yastrzemski, who turns 69 on Friday, had the operation at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he underwent tests after experiencing chest pains in the morning, said his spokesman, Dick Gordon.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bbn_reds_cubs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.6dc2b9809098493985c61eb2c1b63371.reds_cubs_baseball_cxc101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=E_6rtTo0YIziG.3qgUfqlQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Cubs starting pitcher Rich Harden delivers a pitch against the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago,Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rich Harden allowed two hits in seven innings, struck out 10 and bunted in the go-ahead run for his first career RBI, leading the surging Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 Tuesday night.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bba_angels_rays"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.1ec225442a1c475a84021db8883319a7.angels_rays_baseball_spd107.jpg?x=130&y=66&q=85&sig=dww3Ukpj.uvxx2L3f.iVjA--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="Tampa Bay Rays' Willy Aybar lines a two-run single off Los Angeles Angels pitcher Darren Oliver during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Jason Bartlett and Akinori Iwamura scored. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)" border="0" /></a>AP - Willy Aybar broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 Tuesday night for their ninth victory in 11 games.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_colts_manning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.84314a56a7af41f7b83730d40a62f658.colts_football_inmc102.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=ChGDjUixhTSfUw271kYfqg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peryton Manning, center, talks with team president Bill Polian, right, and owner Jimmy Irsay as the football team practiced for the first time in the new Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. This was the first appearance of Manning with the team since have surgery on his left knee on July 14. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Peyton Manning proved Tuesday he can stand, walk and talk. Next question: Will the two-time league MVP start in the Colts' season opener?</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_oklahoma_city_settlement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.nyol57608200102.oklahoma_city_settlement_basketball_nyol576.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=OhkiNDmWTwxa0ulc4yeRPQ--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="In this June 17, 2008 file photo, Seattle SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett arrives at the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Seattle to testify in the city's trial against the team. Bennett's ownership group has reached a final settlement with the city of Seattle allowing the former SuperSonics franchise to move to Oklahoma City. Attorneys filed a document Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 in Seattle federal court noting that the parties had agreed to pay their own court costs after reaching the settlement. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Clay Bennett's ownership group has reached a final settlement with the city of Seattle, allowing the former SuperSonics franchise to move to Oklahoma City.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bbn_nl_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.76e73e49fe5845e4b9d8ef0f3df07438.padres_diamondbacks_baseball_pnc107.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=jEJL6Ljqz1gib7PbSBKnJw--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="Arizona Diamondbacks' Adam Dunn, right, rounds second as San Diego Padres' Sean Kazmar looks to right field after Dunn hit a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)" border="0" /></a>AP - If Adam Dunn was feeling a little nervous before his first game in front of the Diamondbacks' home fans who expect his arrival to tip the NL West race in Arizona's favor, it didn't show. Dunn hit his first homer for Arizona in a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/sp_soccer_afp/fblitaengprukrchelseaacmilan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nip74.200808122446.photo00.photo.default-313x512.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=OvB3CiyKqQJWuBo.xD9P4g--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="Chelsea's Ukrainian Striker Andriy Shevchenko juggles the ball during training at Stamford Bridge in London, March 2008. Shevchenko, who has endured a miserable two years at Chelsea, is set to be loaned to his former club AC Milan.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Ukrainian striker Andrei Shevchenko, who has endured a miserable two years at Chelsea, is set to be loaned to his former club AC Milan, the Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_islanders_gordon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080813/capt.0d0762f2e9684b4e92269c9cac02475b.islanders_head_coach_hockey_nyff104.jpg?x=130&y=109&q=85&sig=VWp1PwKZ5xYv8SUaLGnotw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Scott Gordon, head coach of the New York Islanders poses for photographs with General Manager Garth Snow, left and owner Charles Wang, right, after a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008 in Uniondale, N.Y. Gordon, the reigning American Hockey League Coach of the Year with the Providence Bruins, is the 14th head coach in franchise history. He has agreed to a multi-year contract with the Islanders. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scott Gordon faced a probing question in the time between accepting the job as head coach of the New York Islanders and his introductory news conference.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_marshall_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080819/capt.nyol57408192202.marshall_lawsuit_football_nyol574.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=sMczbqKPi4RJGEcUl8hFcQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="In this March 9, 2005 file photo, Marshall football coach Bob Pruett pauses during a news conference to announce his retirement in Huntington, W.Va. Sworn affidavits in a federal lawsuit implicate the former Marshall coach in an academic scandal and a jobs program for athletes that drew NCAA violations. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sworn affidavits in a federal lawsuit implicate former Marshall football coach Bob Pruett in an academic scandal and a jobs program for athletes that drew NCAA violations.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/sp_wl_afp/tennisatpwtausaopenhewitt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nin29.200808043254.photo00.photo.default-385x512.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=AInb.s2Ov4nlKS6A4se5DQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Australia's Lleyton Hewitt returns a shot to Spain's Rafael Nadal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 12. Hewitt has said that he had withdrawn from this month's US Open after having surgery for a nagging hip injury(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australia's Lleyton Hewitt said Wednesday he had withdrawn from this month's US Open after having surgery for a nagging hip injury.</p><br clear="all"/>

AP - Robbie Fillmore, who never touched a club during two years away from golf, shot 5-under 65 on Tuesday to win the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Amateur.