AP - They couldn't shoot and occasionally didn't defend. Definitely a performance the Americans should be relieved came before they got to Beijing.

AP - Brett Favre's SUV was back in its parking spot at Lambeau Field on Tuesday morning, less than 12 hours after a late-night meeting between Favre and Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy concluded.

AP - Kids reached out to touch him. Grown men shouted his name. Women smiled and begged for an autograph.

AFP - American Mardy Fish posted his first victory in nearly two months by beating Alejandro Falla 6-2, 6-2 at the Los Angeles Classic.

AP - Coach Pat Summitt will donate $600,000 to the University of Tennessee to be shared by the Knoxville and Martin campuses.

AP - Mark Reynolds homered and drove in three runs Monday night and still wasn't happy.

AFP - Las Vegas police briefly handcuffed and detained reigning NBA finals MVP Paul Pierce during a traffic stop in Las Vegas, American media reported.

AP - Philadelphia Eagles guard Shawn Andrews is battling depression and might arrive at training camp this week, the two-time Pro Bowl selection told two newspapers Monday.

AP - High expectations for Georgia were overshadowed by off-field troubles as the Bulldogs held their first practice Monday.

AP - Raul Ibanez had a grand slam and six RBIs — all in a wild seventh inning — and the Seattle Mariners staged their biggest comeback of a lost season to stun the Minnesota Twins 11-6 on Monday night.

AP - The NFL season hasn't even started yet, and the Minnesota Vikings already have a victory over the Green Bay Packers under their belts. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ruled Monday that contact between the Vikings and Brett Favre this summer did not violate league tampering rules, as the Packers alleged.

AP - Marlon Byrd hit a game-winning grand slam in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers, long after Joba Chamberlain left with a shoulder injury, snapped a 10-game home losing streak to the New York Yankees with a 9-5 victory Monday night.

AP - In a meeting with Brett Favre that ran late into Monday night, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy likely tried to cut through more than a month's worth of drama to figure out whether Favre really was 100 percent committed to playing again.