The Indiana Fever are one win away from their first trip to the WNBA Finals. Tamika Catchings had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help the Fever beat the Detroit Shock 75-65 on Friday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Shock beat the Fever 2-0 in the first round of last year’s playoffs on the way to their second championship in four years.
Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer were spectators for a preseason game that was tough to watch from the sideline — or anywhere else. Neither of the NFL’s Pro Bowl passers got onto the field Friday night, leaving it to the reserves to generate some points and excitement. Neither came easily during the Cincinnati Bengals’ 14-6 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
Texas suspended wide receiver Billy Pittman for three games Friday after learning he broke school amateurism rules by borrowing a friend’s car this summer. In a statement, the Longhorns did not identify the friend but said the person had no connections to the school. Pittman, a senior, was already going to miss Saturday’s game for No.
AP - Meseret Defar now has a world title in the 5,000 meters to go with her Olympic gold in the event and Czech decathlete Roman Sebrle closed in on a similar double with the biggest javelin throw of his long career.
They came throughout the day — some bearing flowers, others wiping away a stray tear. They moved slowly, reverently on the gently curving path in front of Burruss Hall, pausing to look at each of the names engraved on 32 distinctive chunks of “Hokie Stone.” Nicole Regina White. Daniel Patrick O’Neil.
AP - Undaunted by a bizarre bat flap, Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in four runs to back Ian Kennedy’s impressive major league debut and lead the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-6 on Saturday.
AP - Mike Pelfrey allowed one hit in six innings to win his first game of the season after seven losses and Carlos Delgado, Lastings Milledge and Carlos Beltran each hit solo home runs to help the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Saturday.
Tim Henman is ready to move on. “I feel clear in my mind. Tennis has served me well,” he said Friday night after his Grand Slam career ended in the second round of the U.S. Open. “Time is time.” Henman is retiring, and his final tournament came to a close with a 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.
AP - Morris Hatalsky and Monday qualifier Bruce Vaughan shot 7-under 65s on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Wal-Mart First Tee Open.
AP - Kevin Correia had his longest outing as a starter in more than two years, and Rajai Davis’ broken-bat double capped a three-run second inning Friday night in the San Francisco Giants’ 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.
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