AP - O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found guilty Friday of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room.

AP - Jeff Overton was one of the lucky ones. He teed off in the afternoon at the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

AFP - Wimbledon champion Venus Williams admits she feels the lure of the brand-new sports car on offer for the winner of Stuttgart's WTA event after Friday's quarter-final win over Dinara Safina.

AP - Louie Sakoda kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to cap an 11-point rally over the final 89 seconds and give No. 15 Utah a 31-28 victory over Oregon State on Thursday night.

AFP - Poland's Sports Ministry demanded on Friday that FIFA drop its Monday deadline for the reinstatement of the suspended national football federation (PZPN) in a row which could see Poland serve a two-match World Cup ban.

AP - LeSean McCoy ran for two touchdowns and Bill Stull threw for another as Pittsburgh upset No. 10 South Florida 26-21 on Thursday night.

AP - Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers look ready to run the shaky Chicago Cubs out of the playoffs early and extend their championship drought to 100 years.

AP - Ji-Yai Shin became a household name back home in South Korea and even somewhat in Japan after she won the Women's British Open in August.

AFP - Wimbledon champion Venus Williams said Thursday she is relishing her first meeting with world number three Dinara Safina in the quarter-finals of Stuttgart's WTA event.

AP - Louie Sakoda kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to cap an 11-point rally over the final 89 seconds and give No. 15 Utah a 31-28 victory over Oregon State on Thursday night.