AP - The two Joe Gibbs Racing cars that have dominated the Nationwide Series this season likely will face stiff NASCAR sanctions after team members were caught deliberately trying to mask the horsepower in their powerful engines.

AP - Carl Edwards looked in his mirrors and saw the guy he had to beat.

AP - Seeking its first national championship in 28 years, Georgia is on top of The Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the first time.

AFP - Manchester United started the defence of their Premier League title with a 1-1 draw with Newcastle at Old Trafford, with Darren Fletcher's goal cancelling out Obafemi Martins' effort for the visitors.

AP - Brett Favre proved he's a quick study. The New York Jets' new quarterback also showed he has plenty of zip remaining in that rocket right arm.

AP - Michael Phelps locked arms with his three teammates, as though they were in a football huddle calling a play, then hugged each one of them. It took a team to make him the grandest of Olympic champions. And one last big push from Phelps himself.

AP - As Rafael Nadal stood in front of the medal podium, his nation's flag draped across his back like a cape, he looked a little like a Spanish Superman.

AP - When it comes to Olympic sprints, nobody does it better than the Jamaicans. Yeah, mon.

AFP - Juan Martin del Potro rolled over Tommy Haas 6-2, 6-1 Saturday to advance to the final of the ATP Legg Mason Classic and mark his fourth consecutive finals appearance.

AFP - An almost audible collective sigh of relief blew from the packed stands at the Parc des Princes on Saturday after Paris Saint Germain beat title contenders Bordeaux 1-0.