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  1. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (L) congratulates swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Kirsty Coventry (R) in Harare August 29, 2008. Mugabe presented an award of $100,000 for Coventry's achievements in the Beijing Olympics. (Stringer/Reuters)
    Mugabe hands Olympic medalist $100,000 cash reward Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 12:38 PM ET Sent 592 times

    HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Friday handed the country's only Olympic medalist in Beijing a $100,000 cash reward for her performance at the games.

  2. In this Nov. 11, 2007 file photo, Miami Dolphins kicker Jay Feely, right, autographs a ball for members of the U.S. military after a football game against the Buffalo Bills at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. Apparently unsatisfied with both candidates in a summer-long kicking competition, the Kansas City Chiefs signed free agent Jay Feely to a one-year contract Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Feely will join Connor Barth and Nick Novak on Tuesday in what coach Herm Edwards called a 'kick-off,' and one of the three will be released before Thursday night's preseason finale against St. Louis. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
    Kicker Jay Feely cut 1 day after joining Chiefs AP - Wed Aug 27, 5:09 PM ET Sent 233 times

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kicker Jay Feely has been cut by the Kansas City Chiefs, a day after signing a one-year deal. Feely was an eight-year veteran who kicked for Miami last season. He was brought in to challenge Connor Barth and Nick Novak for the starting job.

  3. Jericho Scott, 9, warms up on the pitching mound in New Haven, Conn. Saturday Aug. 23, 2008. Officials with the Youth Baseball League of New Haven say they will disband Scott's team because his coach won't stop him from pitching. They say his hard throws may frighten other players in the baseball league for beginners. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey).
    9-year-old boy told he's too good to pitch AP - Mon Aug 25, 9:33 PM ET Sent 151 times

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player — too good, it turns out.

  4. OSU's Tressel highest-paid FB coach in Big Ten AP - Fri Aug 29, 1:02 PM ET Sent 21 times

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has agreed to contract revisions that will make him the highest-paid football coach in the Big Ten Conference.

  5. NFL clears Pacman to play for Cowboys AP - Thu Aug 28, 7:57 PM ET Sent 19 times

    IRVING, Texas - Now that Adam "Pacman" Jones is really back in the NFL, he insists he will try to do everything he can to stay there.

  6. In this May 3, 2008 file photo, Oscar De La Hoya celebrates after defeating Steve Forbes in their junior middleweight boxing match in Carson, Calif. De La Hoya has nearly wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)
    Sources: De La Hoya wraps up deal for final fight AP - Wed Aug 27, 6:04 PM ET Sent 15 times

    Oscar De La Hoya has nearly wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

  7. Swimmer Michael Phelps smiles at a YMCA pool in New York, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Phelps joined Visa in presenting a $20,000 check to the YMCA of Greater New York to support youth swimming programs and possibly inspire the next generation of Olympic athletes. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Aussie swimmer says rivals' mistakes helped Phelps AP - Fri Aug 29, 2:01 PM ET Sent 14 times

    SYDNEY, Australia - Mistakes by his rivals helped American Michael Phelps win eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, world record-breaking Australian swimmer Eamon Sullivan said Friday.

  8. Gustav looming, LSU moves up kickoff time Saturday AP - Fri Aug 29, 2:01 PM ET Sent 13 times

    BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU has moved up the kickoff time of its home opener Saturday against Appalachian State because of concerns over the approach of Tropical Storm Gustav.

  9. Argentina's Manu Ginobili looks at his bronze medal following ceremonies after their win over Lithuania in the bronze medal basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Spurs' Ginobili needs ankle surgery next week AP - Fri Aug 29, 4:12 PM ET Sent 12 times

    SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, who helped lead Argentina to a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics, will need surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left ankle.

  10. Portland Trail Blazer center Kevin Duckworth is seen in a December 23, 1990 photo. Former Portland Trail Blazer center Kevin Duckworth, who lived in Tigard, Or., died Monday, August 25, 2008, in Gleneden Beach, while visiting the Oregon Coast to host a free basketball clinic. He was 44. The Lincoln County sheriff's office confirmed the death. (AP Photo, Brent Wojahn, File)
    Officials say Duckworth died of heart disease AP - Wed Aug 27, 5:28 PM ET Sent 11 times

    PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon officials say an autopsy shows former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died when his enlarged heart failed. Duckworth died Monday at 44 on the Oregon coast, where he was on a goodwill tour for the team.

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  1. Mugabe hands Olympic medalist $100,000 cash reward Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 12:38 PM ET

    HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Friday handed the country's only Olympic medalist in Beijing a $100,000 cash reward for her performance at the games.

  2. Aussie swimmer says rivals' mistakes helped Phelps AP - Fri Aug 29, 2:01 PM ET

    SYDNEY, Australia - Mistakes by his rivals helped American Michael Phelps win eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, world record-breaking Australian swimmer Eamon Sullivan said Friday.

  3. Gustav looming, LSU moves up kickoff time Saturday AP - Fri Aug 29, 2:01 PM ET

    BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU has moved up the kickoff time of its home opener Saturday against Appalachian State because of concerns over the approach of Tropical Storm Gustav.

  4. Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica sprints to the finish line winning the men's 100m race ahead of second placed Walter Dix (L) of the U.S. and Richard Thompson (R) of Trinidad and Tobago during the IAAF Golden League athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich August 29, 2008. (Miro Kuzmanovic/Reuters)
    Bolt untouchable on Golden League return Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 4:59 PM ET

    ZURICH (Reuters) - Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt confirmed his domination of the sprints on Friday with a comfortable 100 meters victory at the Weltklasse Golden League meeting.

  5. Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, reacts during her match with Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
    Kuznetsova loses at US Open, Jankovic works OT AP - Fri Aug 29, 7:15 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Roger Federer flicked a final winner, trotted to the net and started to shake hands. Then, there was one last challenge.

  6. Bengals WR Johnson reportedly changes name AP - Fri Aug 29, 10:10 PM ET

    CINCINNATI - Maybe receiver Chad Johnson can go by the name that his head coach hates.

  7. Jericho Scott, 9, embraces his mother Nicole Scott as his father Leroy Scott stands wearing a homemade protest t-shirt with hand prints of his son on it, before the start of a baseball game in New Haven, Conn. Saturday Aug. 23, 2008 . Officials with the Youth Baseball League of New Haven say they will disband Scott's team because his coach won't stop him from pitching. They say his hard throws may frighten other players in the baseball league for beginners. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey).
    9-year-old boy told he's too good to pitch AP - Mon Aug 25, 9:33 PM ET

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player — too good, it turns out.

  8. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (11) watches the game from the sidelines against the San Diego Chargers in the third quarter of their preseason NFL football game in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
    Smith shows wisdom of Niners' starting QB choice AP - Sat Aug 30, 1:06 AM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO - Even against his hometown team's third-stringers and scrubs, Alex Smith demonstrated why he's no longer the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback.

  9. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan throws a pass against the Baltimore Ravens in the first quarter of a preseason football game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, in Baltimore, Md.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)
    Ryan gets Falcons started in win over Ravens AP - Thu Aug 28, 10:10 PM ET

    BALTIMORE - The top two quarterbacks selected in the 2008 NFL draft started their team's final preseason game — for vastly different reasons.

  10. Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return shot to Thiago Alves of Brazil during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, August 29, 2008. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
    Federer overcomes plucky Alves challenge Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 6:12 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four-times defending champion Roger Federer clawed his way into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-3 7-5 6-4 victory over stubborn Brazilian qualifier Thiago Alves on Friday.

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  1. Afghan Olympic taekwondo bronze medallist Rohullah Nikpai holds up his medal during a procession for his homecoming in Kabul from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 28, 2008. (Omar Sobhani/Reuters)
    First Afghan medalist lands to hero's welcome Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 7:35 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    KABUL (Reuters) - Thousands of jubilant Afghans packed the national stadium to give the country's first Olympic medal winner Rohullah Nikpai a hero's welcome on Thursday.

  2. Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, right, argues with home plate umpire Bill Welke during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
    Soriano homer gives Cubs 7th straight win AP - Fri Aug 29, 5:49 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    CHICAGO - Alfonso Soriano hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Friday for their seventh straight win,

  3. In this July 27, 2006 file photo, former NBA player Wayman Tisdale gives pointers to children at a Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA basketball camp in Oklahoma City. The 44-year-old Tisdale, now an award winning jazz musician, had part of his right leg amputated Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 because of bone cancer. (AP Photo, File)
    Tisdale has part of leg amputated due to cancer AP - Tue Aug 26, 10:06 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    OKLAHOMA CITY - Former NBA player Wayman Tisdale had part of his right leg amputated Monday because of bone cancer.

  4. LPGA to require English for intl players AP - Tue Aug 26, 6:27 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    ORLANDO, Fla. - The LPGA Tour boasts players from all over the world, and it wants all of them to be able to speak English.

  5. Injured Texans player walks again AP - Thu Aug 28, 4:15 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.3

    HOUSTON - For the first time since injuring his neck and spine last week, Texans receiver Harry Williams has walked by himself.

  6. Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps teaches swimming exercise techniques with children at the YMCA of Greater New York in New York August 28, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)
    Phelps living the good life back in America Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 6:22 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.3

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Record-setting swimmer Michael Phelps has satisfied some of his hunger for Americana since returning to the United States from his Olympic triumphs in China but has one special rendezvous he is looking forward to.

  7. Former Blazers center Kevin Duckworth dies at 44 AP - Tue Aug 26, 5:23 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.2

    LINCOLN CITY, Ore. - Former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth, a "gentle giant" with a feathery touch from the paint, has died. He was 44.

  8. In this Feb. 3, 2008 file photo, New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan celebrates after the Giants beat the New England Patriots 17-14 in the Super Bowl XLII football game in Glendale, Ariz. The Giants asked the 36-year-old Strahan to reconsider his retirement, but he needed just about a day to turn down an offer to return for a 16th season, according to a report Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
    Michael Strahan will stay in retirement AP - Wed Aug 27, 3:16 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.2

    EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Michael Strahan isn't doing a Brett Favre.

  9. Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia leaps in the air during her match with Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York August 29, 2008. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
    Kuznetsova loses at US Open; Roddick, Federer win AP - Sat Aug 30, 1:38 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.1

    NEW YORK - Roger Federer flicked a final winner, trotted to the net and started to shake hands. Then, there was one last challenge.

  10. Olympic gold medallist and 100m world record holder, Usain Bolt of Jamaica listens to media during a news conference in Zurich August 27, 2008, ahead of the IAAF Golden League athletics meeting on Friday. (Michael Buholzer/Reuters)
    Bolt could have run 9.52 in Olympics, coach says Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 9:46 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.1

    ZURICH (Reuters) - Triple Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt could have run the 100 meters in 9.52 seconds if he had not slowed to celebrate, his coach said on Wednesday.

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