Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming expressed great disappointment over China's 90-87 overtime loss to Puerto Rico Tuesday in the World Basketball Championship being held in Japan. The loss is a big blow to China's bid in the WBC. The 2.26m center fouled out with 4:40 remaining in regulation...

AP - Drew Bledsoe lobbed two passes into the end zone and saw his receivers make terrific catches on both in his preseason debut for the Dallas Cowboys.

AP - Marion Jones broke her silence on her positive drug test Monday, saying she was startled by the result and wants the second sample examined quickly.

AP - Aaron Brooks dropped back to pass on his second play from scrimmage and found tight end Courtney Anderson for an easy 9-yard completion.

AP - It looks like Al Harrington will return to the Indiana Pacers after all.

AP - Tim Stauffer was eating breakfast in Portland, Ore., when he got the call late Monday morning from the San Diego Padres — get to the airport and check in.

AP - Landon Donovan and Santino Quaranta scored in the first half to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-0 victory over FC Dallas on Sunday night.

AP - Evgeni Malkin skated again with several NHL players Monday at the Los Angeles Kings' practice rink, and his agent said he was optimistic the 20-year-old hockey star will soon become a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

AP - In a brief respite from another scorching August workout, Jim Tressel hesitated when asked to look back on his first five years as Ohio State's coach.

AP - Svetlana Kuznetsova wanted to get some work in before the U.S. Open.

AP - All signs point toward Tiger Woods being ready to go on another roll.

AP - John Gibbons and Ted Lilly exchanged words on the mound during a pitching change.

AP - Aaron Rowand got a jarring reception in his return to Chicago — from his own teammate, too.

AP - The New York Yankees finished off their domination of the Boston Red Sox and took their biggest lead in the AL East this season.

AP - The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Petr Sykora to a one-year contract on Friday.

AP - Spain's Ignacio Garrido hit five birdies in 11 holes to jump into the clubhouse lead Friday at the rain-soaked Dutch Open.

AP - Sorry Sean Payton. Your head coaching debut with the New Orleans Saints will be a little overshadowed by a Southern California/Rose Bowl mini-reunion featuring Reggie Bush, LenDale White and Vince Young.

AP - A franchise long labeled a wasteland among the otherwise fertile fields of the NFL finally has a home of its own. And this is no one-bedroom fixer-upper. This is a $465 million palace.

AP - The man Indy Racing League fans lovingly call "Spiderman" once again is at the top of the IndyCar Series standings.

AP - Fred Smoot couldn't wait to get rookie cornerback Cedric Griffin to training camp. Entering his sixth NFL season, Smoot has become an expert in the time-honored tradition of rookie hazing.