AFP - US National Basketball Association stars made a strong start to their quest for redemption and Olympic gold Sunday with a 101-70 rout over a China team that gave only occasional glances of a challenge.

AP - China issued the challenge, and the short-handed U.S. women couldn't answer on Sunday.

AP - Police investigating the stabbing death of the father of a former U.S. Olympian said Sunday the suspect was distraught over family problems. Chinese authorities unsettled by the attack during the Beijing Olympics tightened security at tourist spots around the city.

AP - Michael Phelps left Ryan Lochte in his wake.

AP - Ben Curtis put himself 18 holes from snatching another major championship.

AFP - Andy Roddick will be out to prove that missing the Beijing Olympics was a wise choice as he bids for his third title of the season in a Sunday final against Juan del Potro at the Los Angeles Classic.

AFP - They say the second season is always harder than the first, but if that's true, Sunderland fans are in for a pretty miserable time of it.

AP - Dioner Navarro hit a sacrifice fly to score Ben Zobrist in the 11th inning and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7 Saturday night, matching the franchise's most wins for a season with 70.

AFP - Chinese national team member Sun Yue has agreed to terms on a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, the National Basketball Association club announced on Saturday.

AP - If first impressions are any indication, the San Diego Chargers should be pleased with rookie Jacob Hester.

AP - All it took was one record-tying round and several claps of thunder for Oakland Hills to finally look vulnerable Saturday in the PGA Championship.

AP - Brett Favre got a standing ovation from an overflow crowd that went to great lengths to get a good look at the New York Jets' newest quarterback Saturday. He was cheered again when he completed his first pass of practice.