AP - President Bush gave U.S. Olympians a rousing White House send-off to next month's games in Beijing, urging them Monday to "compete swifter, higher and stronger" but also be mindful they will be "ambassadors of liberty" to the people of China and elsewhere.
AP - Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer and an RBI single Monday night to help the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 12-4 for their eighth straight home win.
AP - Randy Johnson improved to 13-0 in 14 career starts against the Chicago Cubs on Monday night, outdueling Rich Harden in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2-0 victory.
AP - Jeremy Shockey caught more passes for more yards as a rookie — the one season when New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton was his offensive coordinator in New York — than any other.
AFP - French ninth seed Richard Gasquet took early aim at a dream repeat of his 2006 final at the Toronto Masters, making the first step with a first round defeat of Michael Llodra 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Monday.
AFP - Chelsea on Monday denied tabling a sensational world-record offer for AC Milan's Kaka as the transfer rumour mill went into overdrive at the start of their Asian tour.
Reuters - Ray Durham will not directly replace
Rickie Weeks on second base for the Milwaukee Brewers despite
joining in a trade with the San Francisco Giants, the National
League central team's manager Ned Yost said.
AP - Receiver Chad Johnson says he'll report on time for the Cincinnati Bengals' training camp next weekend, but his surgically repaired ankle probably will limit him in practice. -- read full article
AP - A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction."
AP - Disgraced Olympic track star Marion Jones has asked President Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.
AP - President Bush gave U.S. Olympians a rousing White House send-off to next month's games in Beijing, urging them Monday to "compete swifter, higher and stronger" but also be mindful they will be "ambassadors of liberty" to the people of China and elsewhere.
AP - Second-year LPGA golfer Ji Young Oh won her first tournament Sunday, sinking a 6-inch putt for par to win the State Farm Classic in a playoff over rookie Yani Tseng.
AFP - Aleksandra Wozniak became the first Canadian to win a WTA Tour title in 20 years by beating a hobbled Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-3 in the Bank of the West Classic final.
