AP - Prince Fielder hit a three-run homer and Jeff Suppan pitched eight strong innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to their seventh straight victory, 5-2 over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

AP - The Boston Red Sox acquired pitcher Paul Byrd from Cleveland on Tuesday, hoping to boost a rotation hurt by an injury to Tim Wakefield and the struggles of Clay Buchholz.

AP - The Chinese crashed what was supposed to be a U.S. Olympic party.

AP - In one of the wildest games of the season, Kevin Youkilis' go-ahead homer sent the Boston Red Sox to a 19-17 win after the Texas Rangers fought back from a 10-run first inning Tuesday night that included a pair of three-run homers by David Ortiz.

AP - For Michael Phelps, it's not enough to just set a new standard. He has to demolish the old one. Winningest Olympian ever? He's two golds past that already and not finished yet, just over halfway to his goal of breaking Mark Spitz's record seven in a single Olympics.

AFP - Spanish club Valencia have turned down a bid from English and European champions Manchester United for their star striker David Silva, his agent claimed on Tuesday.

AP - Late Atlanta Braves broadcaster Skip Caray might have had something funny and sarcastic to say about Gov. Sonny Perdue and others who lined up to remember him Tuesday. But Caray probably would have had something nice to say about the fans who came to listen.

AFP - Dwyane Wade scored 19 points to lead the US team of National Basketball Association stars past Angola 97-76 on Tuesday but the African champions found a way to put the "feat" in defeat.

AP - Michael Phelps put on another dominating performance at the Beijing Olympics, winning the 200-meter freestyle Tuesday with a third straight world record. Phelps has two more finals Wednesday — the 200 butterfly and the 800 free relay — and will be an overwhelming favorite in both races, already holding the world record in each. By lunchtime, he'll likely to be in a league of his own with 11 gold medals.