AP - The United States' men's volleyball team opened Olympic play Sunday with a 3-2 victory, a day after the coach's father-in-law was fatally stabbed at a popular Beijing tourist site. -- read full article
AP - Michael Phelps powered to the wall and whipped around to get his time, so eager to see another amazing set of numbers that he bumped his head on the end of the pool.
AP - Justin Leonard is among 11 players who have made the cut in all four majors this year, but he holds one dubious distinction among such a select group.
AFP - Olympic absentee Andy Roddick's decision to give the Beijing Games a wide berth seems not to have been in vain after the American top seed reached the semi-finals of the ATP Los Angeles Classic on Friday.
AFP - Andrius Velicka helped Rangers recover from their Champions League humiliation as his second half strike clinched a 1-0 win against Falkirk on Saturday.
AP - A U.S. women's volleyball team struck by tragedy just hours earlier beat Japan in an emotional Olympic opener marred by murder of an ex-player's father. -- read full article
AP - Just before a thunderstorm hit Oakland Hills and suspended play on Saturday, Andres Romero provided a little thunder of his own. -- read full article
AP - Michael Phelps opened his quest to win eight gold medals by qualifying 1.44 seconds faster than his rivals with an Olympic-record time in the 400-meter individual medley preliminaries Saturday night. -- read full article
AP - A Chinese man stabbed the in-laws of the U.S. Olympic men's volleyball coach, killing one and injuring the other while they visited a Beijing tourist site near the main venue where Olympic competitions began Saturday.
AFP - Juan del Potro remained untouchable as the Argentine third seed stretched his summer victory streak with a 7-6 (8/6)), 6-2 win to reach the ATP Los Angeles Classic semi-finals.
AFP - Liverpool, without injured captain Steven Gerrard, beat Lazio 1-0 at Anfield on Friday in a friendly warm-up for next week's Champions League match with Xabi Alonso in fine form.
AP - The Minnesota Twins may get rookie second baseman Alexi Casilla back sooner than initially expected, but ailing outfielder Michael Cuddyer certainly won't be back any time soon. -- read full article