AP - The New York Yankees have fired two scouts under investigation in a probe of possible skimming from contracts with Latin American players, The Associated Press has learned.

AP - Brandon Webb struck out six in eight sharp innings, Chris Snyder drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped Houston Astros' eight-game winning streak with a 12-2 victory Friday night.

AP - Daryle Ward hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Friday night for their ninth straight road victory.

AP - U.S. men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon rejoined his team Saturday after missing the team's first four games because of an attack on his in-laws at a popular tourist site in Beijing.

AP - His Olympics looking lost, Michael Phelps decided to flap those gangly arms one more time. Milorad Cavic, inches from spoiling it all, glided along just under the surface, convinced he had won gold. But it didn't matter who was fastest. Just first.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson has rejected John Terry's claim that Manchester United will struggle to reproduce the form that delivered a Premier League and Champions League double last season.

AP - The New York Mets took care of business against Washington, then got a big assist from the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn the tables in the NL East.

Reuters - Veteran safety John Lynch, a nine times Pro Bowl selection, has joined the New England Patriots, the team said on Friday.

AP - James Blake could shrug off the three match points he failed to convert, and even the misfire on an easy forehand that would have given him a berth in the Olympic final.

AP - Poor Ian Crocker.

AP - Bob Heintz isn't concerned about playing his way into next week's FedEx Cup playoffs. Of more pressing concern is simply keeping his spot on the PGA Tour.