AP - Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning as the U.S. Olympic softball team beat Japan 4-1 in extra innings and will play for its fourth straight gold medal.

AFP - Two quickfire goals from Sergio Aguero spurred defending champions Argentina into the Olympic final as they put the sword to South American rivals Brazil in a 3-0 win at the Workers' Stadium on Tuesday.

AP - Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski was hospitalized for tests Tuesday after experiencing chest pains.

AP - Clear some more space in that pile of pretty Olympic medal boxes. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are bringing home more loot, including a gorgeous gold of Johnson's very own.

AP - A whirlwind of a month is almost over for Danny Lee. First, he became only the sixth player in the 106-year history of the Western Amateur to sweep medalist and match play honors, joining a group that includes Phil Mickelson and Curtis Strange.

AFP - Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco scored a clean 6-4, 6-4 win over Dudi Sela of Israel on Monday to move into the third round of the 708,000-dollar New Haven ATP hard-court tournament.

AFP - Italy are aiming to put their disappointing Euro 2008 campaign behind them and regain the aura of world champions here on Wednesday, when Marcello Lippi starts his second stint as national team coach with a friendly against Austria.

AP - Pitch nine innings, knock in two runs, rack up another win. CC Sabathia has been the complete package for the Milwaukee Brewers.

AFP - A US team of highly-paid NBA stars are tasting gold as they head into Wednesday's Olympic basketball medal round aiming to redeem themselves for a dismal bronze at Athens four years ago.

AP - Eli Manning was in Super Bowl form for the New York Giants and Domenik Hixon was even better.

AP - The Cincinnati Bengals are close to signing Chris Henry, four months after they released the wide receiver following his fifth arrest since 2005, Henry's agent said Monday.