AFP - Real Madrid's last-minute sale of its unsettled Brazilian striker Robinho and the Spanish club's failure to sign a replacement highlight its disastrous recruitment for the 2008-09 season.

AP - Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers won't be counted out of the NL West that easily.

AP - LeBron James has gone from the gold-medal stand to the silver screen.

AP - Geoff Blum hit a two-run homer off Kerry Wood in the 11th inning to send the Houston Astros to their seventh straight victory, 9-7 over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

AP - Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.

AP - The Louisiana Superdome will be ready for some football Sunday, and the Saints say they're looking forward to celebrating the end of a stressful week with their storm-weary fans.

AP - His strokes awry, his emotions laid bare for all to see, Roger Federer figured out a way to stay in the U.S. Open.

AP - Richard Collier has faced some adversity in recent years.

AFP - Olympic champion Elena Dementieva, chasing a world number one ranking and her first Grand Slam title, advanced to the US Open semi-finals Tuesday by defeating Swiss 15th seed Patty Schnyder 6-2, 6-3.

AFP - Newcastle United denied Tuesday that manager Kevin Keegan had been sacked and said the English Premier League club want him to remain in his job.

AP - Cliff Lee became Cleveland's first 20-game winner in 34 years, pitching a five-hitter for his second career shutout to lead the Indians to a 5-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.