AP - Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.
AP - The Indiana Pacers denied on Thursday reports of a deal to trade six-time All-Star forward Jermaine O'Neal to the Toronto Raptors for point guard T.J. Ford, center Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and a player to be named. -- read full article
AP - Former gold medalists Venus and Serena Williams are expected to play both singles and doubles for the Olympic team announced Wednesday by the U.S. Tennis Association. -- read full article
AP - Former champion Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon in a stunning second-round upset Thursday by a 154th-ranked Russian, marking her earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament since her first full season on tour in 2003.
AP - The Buick Open's golden anniversary at Warwick Hills lost a lot of luster without Tiger Woods, making Jim Furyk the tournament's top player and John Daly the fan favorite.
AFP - Former world number one Marat Safin sent third seed Novak Djokovic crashing out of Wimbledon on Wednesday while Serbian compatriot Ana Ivanovic narrowly escaped the same All England Club black hole.
AP - Longtime Connecticut assistant Tonya Cardoza will replace Dawn Staley as women's basketball coach at Temple, a person with knowledge of the hiring said Wednesday. -- read full article
AP - The San Jose Sharks got off to a head start on their offseason moves, re-signing forwards Jeremy Roenick and Joe Pavelski and backup goaltender Brian Boucher on Wednesday, six days before the start of the free-agency period.
AFP - Defender Philipp Lahm's late strike put three-times European champions Germany in Sunday's Euro 2008 final and sealed a 3-2 win to knock out injury-ravaged Turkey.
AP - Gary Sheffield's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Detroit Tigers an 8-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night in a game that included a nearly 2 1/2-hour rain delay. -- read full article
AP - Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots.
Reuters - Right guard Chris Snee has signed a
six-year contract extension with the New York Giants, the Super
Bowl champions said on Wednesday. -- read full article
