AP - Browns wideout Braylon Edwards was running a sprint in his socks when fellow receiver Donte' Stallworth stepped on the back of his foot and opened a cut that required stitches and a night in the hospital.

AP - Rafael Nadal made a successful debut in Olympic singles Monday, overcoming numerous missed chances by sweeping the final four games to beat Potito Starace of Italy 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

AP - The condition of the American mother of a former Olympian who was stabbed on the opening day of Olympics competition was improving Monday, a spokesman for the U.S. Olympics Committee told the AP.

AP - If Kyle Busch has a weakness, it's apparently going to be awfully difficult to find. After rivals Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon said during the week they thought he was slipping following two straight lackluster finishes, Busch answered by making NASCAR history on Sunday.

AP - With history about to slip away and Michael Phelps cheering him on, Jason Lezak pulled up next to the lane rope and set out after hulking Alain Bernard, like a NASCAR driver drafting down the backstretch at Daytona.

AP - Everyone wondered who would fill the void with Tiger Woods recuperating and out of the last two majors.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he hopes to sign a striker before Manchester United start their Premier League title defence against Newcastle on August 17.

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.