AP - Is she or isn't she?

AP - Defending champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon on Friday because of tendinitis in his knees.

AP - The gallery when Phil Mickelson finally reached the opening tee at the U.S. Open stretched the length of a football field.

AP - Ferrari, McLaren and six other teams have announced plans for a rival series to Formula One in 2010 after the collapse of heated negotiations with F1 organizers over a budget cap for next season.

AP - Talk about brutal conditions at the U.S. Open.

AFP - Spain's world number one Rafael Nadal struggled here on Thursday as he lost 6-4, 6-3 to Australian Lleyton Hewitt to cast further doubt on whether he will be able to defend his Wimbledon title.

AP - Kole Calhoun hit the game-tying grand slam in the fifth inning and the go-ahead double in the seventh, and Arizona State erased a four-run deficit in a 12-5 victory over North Carolina at the College World Series on Thursday night.

AP - Mr. Hockey says people should cut Sid The Kid some slack.

AFP - Egypt hailed its shock victory over world champions Italy in the Confederations Cup as one of its best ever, but for Marcello Lippi's men it was a disaster.

AP - Dan Uggla and Ronny Paulino homered in the second inning, and Ricky Nolasco pitched five solid innings Thursday night before the game was called early in the sixth because of rain, giving the Florida Marlins a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

AP - After blowing the final whistle to end a three-day minicamp on Thursday, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin gathered his team in the corner of the fieldhouse and gave them a passionate 18-minute speech.