AFP - WTA Tour veteran Patty Schnyder breezed past American wild card Amber Liu 6-1, 6-1, in a first-round match at the Bank of the West Classic.

AP - A judge has sentenced the son of North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe to 15 months in a low-security prison farm on dozen charges, including robbery and kidnapping.

AFP - Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho has agreed to leave Barcelona, where he was deemed surplus to requirements, and sign for AC Milan in a deal reported to be worth 30 million dollars.

AP - The Clippers acquired center Marcus Camby from the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday for the option to exchange second-round picks with Los Angeles in 2010.

AP - All Pro defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth doesn't have the security of the long-term contract with the guaranteed money he wanted. What he does have is a one-year deal paying him $7.25 million and a season to make his case that he deserves what he's asking.

AP - The wife of Alex Rodriguez wants to know if the New York Yankees star hired private detectives or installed wiretaps to spy on her.

AP - J.D. Drew waited 11 seasons to make an All-Star team, and just a few pitches to get a huge hit.

AP - Brett Favre says he's tempted to show up at the Green Bay Packers' training camp just to call the team's "bluff."

AP - Baseball's All-Stars came to say goodbye to Yankee Stadium — and what a long, long goodbye it was. In a game that started Tuesday night and faded well into Wednesday, Justin Morneau slid home just in time on Michael Young's sacrifice fly in the 15th inning, giving the American League a 4-3 victory that extended its unbeaten streak to 12.

AFP - Barcelona and AC Milan officials held talks Tuesday over the transfer of Brazilian star Ronaldinho from the Spanish side, Barcelona board member Rafael Yuste said.