AFP - American sports tycoon Stan Kroenke has joined Arsenal's board in a move designed to bolster the club's defences against a potential takeover by Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov.

AP - Adam Dunn's two-out single in the eighth inning drove in the deciding run and gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night, Tim Lincecum's first loss in two months.

AP - A billionaire suitor withdrew his offer to buy a majority stake of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, saying the Rooney family needs more time to consider its options about the future ownership of the team.

AP - It's over for A-Rod and his wife of more than five years.

AP - Andy Roddick lost to David Ferrer in five sets, giving Spain a commanding 2-0 lead Friday over the defending champion United States in their Davis Cup semifinal.

AP - The Americans find themselves in an unusual position: leading the Ryder Cup. Justin Leonard and Hunter Mahan claimed the first point for the U.S., Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim rallied to halve their match, and a European three-putt at No. 18 handed another win to Stewart Cink and Chad Campbell on a red, white and blue Friday at Valhalla Golf Club.

AP - The University of Kentucky band blasted out a tune. Two military planes roared overhead. Nick Faldo borrowed liberally from one of the city's favorite sons.

AFP - Jelena Jankovic's hopes of regaining her world number one spot this week ended on Friday when she crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals.

AFP - Struggling AC Milan earned their first victory of the season in a 3-1 success over FC Zurich in the UEFA Cup first round, first leg at the San Siro on Thursday.

AP - The Philadelphia Phillies' playoff prospects would look a whole lot brighter if they played in Atlanta every night.