AFP - Top seed Daniela Hantuchova launched her quest for a first career WTA title at the Bali Open on Wednesday with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Ukrainian Olga Savchuk.
AP - LSU has scheduled its return to Tiger Stadium on Saturday night to host North Texas, one week after postponing its game with Troy because of Hurricane Gustav. -- read full article
AFP - European championship semi-finalists Russia started their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Wales in the two teams' Group Four encounter in Moscow on Wednesday.
AP - Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez and the Los Angeles Angels Torii Hunter were suspended two games each Wednesday for their roles in a bench-clearing scuffle. -- read full article
Reuters - The Boston Celtics extended the contract
of coach Doc Rivers as a reward for leading the club to its
first championship in 22 years, the team said Wednesday.
AP - The New England Patriots have signed quarterback Matt Gutierrez to their practice squad and could activate him for Sunday's' game at the New York Jets. -- read full article
AP - Chris Simms joined the Tennessee Titans' practice Wednesday after agreeing to terms to back up veteran Kerry Collins at least for one week while Vince Young's sprained left knee heals. -- read full article
AP - The San Francisco 49ers put quarterback Alex Smith on injured reserve Wednesday with a broken bone in his right shoulder, probably ending the former No. 1 draft pick's disappointing four-year career with the club. -- read full article
AP - Tour de France organizers are hardly thrilled at the prospect of Lance Armstrong returning for a shot at an eighth victory in cycling's showcase event. -- read full article
AP - Padraig Harrington was about the only one not complaining that a double major champion could not qualify for the Tour Championship, blaming only himself for missing consecutive cuts at the start of the PGA Tour Playoffs. -- read full article
AFP - Sam Querrey, who reached the fourth round of the US Open, will make his Davis Cup debut when the defending champions United States meet Spain in the semi-finals in Madrid later this month.
AP - The buildup to Saturday night's Ohio State-USC game began several months ago, with college football fans drooling at the thought of a matchup of this magnitude in mid-September. -- read full article
AP - With more goals than minutes in the game, Slovakia's women's ice hockey team claimed an amazing 82-0 victory over Bulgaria in Olympic qualifying. -- read full article
