AFP - It's Serb against Serb in the women's semi-finals at the French Open on Thursday, the first time that has happened, for either of the sexes, in Grand Slam history.
AP - Katie Burkhart thought about giving up on her dream, stopping her chase for the glory of the national championship. Oh, what she would have missed if she'd let herself quit.
AP - John Tortorella was fired Tuesday as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, four years after leading the team to its only Stanley Cup title. He had one season remaining on his contract.
AFP - A first-half penalty by Franck Ribery managed not to ruin Thierry Henry's 100th international appearance and give France a 1-0 win over Colombia in their final warm-up match before Euro 2008.
AP - Jeff Francis outpitched longtime Rockies nemesis Brad Penny and Colorado snapped an eight-game losing streak Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-0 victory that was punctuated by a bench-clearing brawl.
AP - Just before an NBA game on Dec. 26, 2006, Tim Donaghy overheard an official scorekeeper say that one of the teams playing that night, the Memphis Grizzlies, was "all banged up" with injuries.
Reuters - Wide receiver Terrell Owens signed a
three-year contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys on
Tuesday that will keep him with the team until the end of the
2011 season. -- read full article
AP - Alfonso Soriano hit a three-run homer and Mark DeRosa added a two-run shot to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-6 win over the San Diego Padres for their ninth straight win Tuesday night.
AP - Rafael Nadal's French Open quarterfinal began more than 1 1/2 hours after Novak Djokovic's did Tuesday. Which is why, after wrapping up a three-set victory, Djokovic figured his coach could head over and check out some of Nadal's match.
AP - In the morning, the Detroit Pistons fired Flip Saunders. By the afternoon, the players were put on notice. "I'm not going to sit here and make Flip the scapegoat," president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said Tuesday. "Everybody is in play."
AP - Joba Chamberlain struggled with his control, walked off the mound in the third inning and threw his glove in the dugout. His first major league start was a memorable one, all right. Just not for the reasons he'd hoped.
AP - It might be a little while before Pedro Martinez returns to his dominant old self. He took a big first step just by getting back on the mound, then went out and won.
AFP - Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic set up an all-Serbian semi-final showdown at the French Open as both scored comfortable straight sets wins on Tuesday.
AFP - Veteran Germany striker Oliver Neuville may be back home at the team's Euro 2008 training camp in Tenero, Switzerland, but his side are already getting down to business.
