AP - Cliff Floyd and Eric Hinske hit two-run homers for Tampa Bay, helping Andy Sonnanstine get his 13th win in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.

AP - Kyle Orton was selected to be the Chicago Bears starting quarterback by coach Lovie Smith on Monday. Orton won the competition with Rex Grossman for the starting job.

AP - It was a long wait for Allyson Felix. It felt every bit as long for Muna Lee. Felix, Lee and American teammate Marshevet Hooker easily made it through the first round of 200-meter Olympic qualifying Tuesday morning by winning their heats.

AP - Greg Maddux is headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

AFP - Juan Martin del Potro won his fourth title in as many weeks by beating Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the 500,000 dollar Legg Mason Classic on Sunday.

AFP - Defending champions the United States finished full of running to overpower Japan 4-2 and advance to the final of the Olympic women's football competition at the Beijing Workers' Stadium on Monday.

AFP - America's NBA stars showed Germany on Monday why they are gold medal favorites at the Beijing Olympics, dispatching a team led by Dirk Nowitzki 106-57.

AP - In any other city, at any other stadium, under any other circumstances, Liu Xiang might not have shown up at all.

AP - The American track team was in bad need of a comeback, and Angelo Taylor was the perfect person to provide it. Taylor, a once-troubled 29-year-old who was laying electrical wire 14 months ago, became the first 400-meter hurdler since Edwin Moses to win gold medals eight years apart. He led the first sweep of the event since the U.S. did it in 1960 and lifted sagging American fortunes Monday after a disappointing start to their Beijing Olympics.

AP - Carl Pettersson joined the Wyndham Championship's board of directors to bring a player's perspective to its setup. He backed the move to Sedgefield Country Club because he figured the traditional-style course would attract a larger audience.

AFP - Juan Martin del Potro won his fourth title in as many weeks by beating Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the 500,000 dollar Legg Mason Classic on Sunday.

AFP - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Michael Carrick will miss up to three weeks with an ankle injury and Ryan Giggs can expect a similar spell on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring problem after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Newcastle.