AFP - With top seeds Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams waiting in the wings to test their ailing knees, Samantha Stosur and Melinda Czink notched upset wins at the 600,000-dollar WTA hardcourt tournament here.

AP - For the 17th straight year, a Bowden-coached team is the preseason favorite in the Atlantic Coast Conference. For the first time in that span, it isn't Florida State.

AFP - Chelsea captain John Terry admitted he was still haunted by his horror penalty miss in the Champions League final as he gears up for the new season here.

AP - Rich Harden needed to be nearly perfect to give his Cubs a chance to beat Randy Johnson. He was, and it still wasn't good enough.

AP - The New Jersey Nets acquired guard Keyon Dooling from the Orlando Magic in a sign and trade deal on Monday.

AP - Jason Taylor has put his Hollywood offseason behind him now that he's a member of the Washington Redskins.

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.

AP - The Chicago Bears and linebacker Brian Urlacher agreed to a contract extension Monday through the 2012 season, according to published reports.

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.