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  • Police: Former Chargers safety Terrence Kiel dies (AP) - AP - Former Chargers safety Terrence Kiel was killed after he was thrown from a Chevy sedan he was driving, police said Saturday.
  • One more time: Federer vs. Nadal at Wimbledon (AP) -

    Switzerland's Roger Federer in action during his semifinal match against Russia's Marat Safin on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Friday, July 4 , 2008. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Add up all of Roger Federer's greatness on grass courts, and the numbers are striking: 40 wins in a row at Wimbledon, 65 overall on the surface.


  • Martin joins Hendrick, replacing Mears next year (AP) -

    NASCAR driver Mark Martin, right, smiles as he answers a question with Rick Hendrick during a news conference Friday,July 4, 2008 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Martin announced he will be driving a full schedule next season for Rick Hendrick Motorsports. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)AP - Running a partial schedule the past two years, Mark Martin was able to rekindle his passion for racing and ponder the championship that has eluded him his entire career.


  • Gymnast Hamm could miss Games after failing test (Reuters) -

    Morgan Hamm, a member of the United States Olympic Gymnastics team, poses for a photo during the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in Chicago April 14, 2008. (Frank Polich/Reuters)Reuters - American gymnast Morgan Hamm's participation in next month's Beijing Olympics hangs in the balance after he failed a drugs test at a selection event in May, USA gymnastics said on Friday.


  • On the fence: Youkilis drive sits on wall (AP) -

    Fans watch as a ball that popped loose out of New York Yankees' Johnny Damon's glove rests momentarily on the fence before dropping to the ground during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball action Friday, July 4, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Damon made a leaping attempt on a hit by Red Sox's Kevin Youkilis. Two runs scored on the play. Damon left the game after the play. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Kevin Youkilis' drive squirted out of the webbing of Johnny Damon's glove and bounced up off the top of the left-field wall in the third inning of Friday's game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.


  • Jagr signs with Avangard Omsk in Russian League (AP) -

    In this Jan. 22, 2008 file photo, New York Rangers right wing Jaromir Jagr, of the Czech Republic, looks to pass during the second period of an NHL hockey game  in New York. The NHL free agent shopping season opens with big-name players such as Jaromir Jagr, Mats Sundin and Brian Campbell available on the open market. Traditionally, lucrative deals with star players come together quickly in the first few days of bidding.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)AP - Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, leaving the NHL after nearly two decades and returning to the club he joined during the 2004-05 lockout.


  • Reports: Arenas agrees to $111M deal with Wizards (AP) -

    In this April 19, 2008 file photo, Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas (0) goes up for a shot against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter of an NBA playoff basketball game in Cleveland. Arenas has agreed to re-sign with the Wizards for $111 million over six years, essentially taking millions less so that his team could have more financial flexibility, two newspapers reported Thursday, July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, file)AP - Gilbert Arenas has agreed to re-sign with the Washington Wizards for $111 million over six years, essentially taking millions less so that his team could have more financial flexibility, two newspapers reported Thursday.


  • Favre considers return to NFL or does he? (AP) -

    In this Dec. 15, 2002, file photo,then-Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre passes against the San Francisco 49ers during an NFL football game in San Francisco. Favre is considering coming out retirement, according to an ESPN report Wednesday, July 2, 2008. The Packers' former quarterback retired March 6 after a 17-year career. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Brett Favre dismissed an ESPN report that he's considering coming out of retirement as "all rumor."


  • Braves' Francoeur is sent to minors (AP) - AP - Slumping Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur was sent to the minors to work on his hitting, with his average having dropped to .234.
  • Phelps has unfinished business at Olympic trials (AP) -

    Michael Phelps celebrates his victory with a world record time of 1:54.80 in the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the US Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., Friday, July 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Michael Phelps is almost done at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. The superstar has one bit of unfinished business: the 100 butterfly and a showdown with world recordholder Ian Crocker.


  • Youkilis' bizarre triple spurs Red Sox past Yanks (AP) -

    Fans watch as a ball that popped loose out of New York Yankees' Johnny Damon's glove rests momentarily on the fence before dropping to the ground during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball action Friday, July 4, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Damon made a leaping attempt on a hit by Red Sox's Kevin Youkilis. Two runs scored on the play. Damon left the game after the play. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Kevin Youkilis created the drama. Mike Lowell gave Boston the win. Lowell hit a go-ahead, three-run homer two innings after Youkilis' shot squirted out of Johnny Damon's glove, bounced off the top of the left-field wall three times, and sat on the fence for several tantalizing seconds.


  • Jagr signs for Russian SuperLeague club (Reuters) -

    New York Rangers winger Jaromir Jagr waits for a faceoff against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a minute left in the final period during Game 3 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-finals hockey series in New York, April 29, 2008. (Ray Stubblebine/Reuters)Reuters - Czech forward Jaromir Jagr signed a three-year contract on Friday with Russian SuperLeague club Omsk Vanguard, the team said on its website (www.hawk.ru).


  • Indians designate RHP Joe Borowski for assignment (AP) - AP - Indians closer Joe Borowski, last year's American League saves leader, was designated for assignment on Friday.
  • Baseball star Alex Rodriguez and wife split: report (Reuters) -

    New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (R) watches an evening tennis match with his wife Cynthia at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York, September 1, 2007. (Ray Stubblebine/Reuters)Reuters - Baseball star Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees and his wife, Cynthia, have broken up, according to the New York Daily News, amid media speculation that he has been seeing pop star Madonna.


  • Rockies overcome 9-run deficit to beat Marlins (AP) -

    Colorado Rockies' Chris Iannetta celebrates after his single to drive in the winning run off Florida Marlins relief pitcher Kevin Gregg in the ninth inning of the Rockies' 18-17 victory in a Major League baseball game in Denver on Friday, July 4, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - The blasts returned to Coors Field on Friday night, long before the fireworks.