AP - Alejandro Valverde of Spain won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday with a ride through flat country, the opening of a three-week race trying to restore its luster after years of doping scandals.
AP - Michael Phelps is almost done at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The superstar has one bit of unfinished business: the 100 butterfly and a showdown with world recordholder Ian Crocker.
AP - This time, big sister put little sister in her place. Advantage, Miss Venus Williams. She defeated Serena 7-5, 6-4 Saturday for her fifth Wimbledon title and second in a row.
AP - Joe Ozaki was so pumped after the first round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, he didn't mind doing most of the talking in his halting English. Then again, there was no alternative.
AFP - Serena Williams joked earlier this week that she would steal her sister Venus's breakfast on Saturday if they both made it to another Wimbledon singles final.
AP - Although Dan Boyle felt betrayed when the Tampa Bay Lightning decided to trade him, the standout defenseman is feeling much better about it after landing with the San Jose Sharks.
AP - Kevin Youkilis created the drama. Mike Lowell gave Boston the win. Lowell hit a go-ahead, three-run homer two innings after Youkilis' shot squirted out of Johnny Damon's glove, bounced off the top of the left-field wall three times, and sat on the fence for several tantalizing seconds.
AP - Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, leaving the NHL after nearly two decades and returning to the club he joined during the 2004-05 lockout.
AP - Michael Phelps is almost done at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The superstar has one bit of unfinished business: the 100 butterfly and a showdown with world recordholder Ian Crocker. -- read full article
