Judge finds Duke prosecutor in contempt
August 31, 2007
AP - The prosecutor who led the now-discredited rape case against three Duke University lacrosse players was held in criminal contempt of court Friday for lying to a judge when pursuing charges against the athletes.
Gay Brewer, 1967 Masters champion, dies
August 31, 2007
Gay Brewer, the 1967 Masters champion who won 11 times on the PGA Tour, died Friday at his home after a fight with lung cancer. He was 75. Brewer, who also won once on the Champions Tour before retiring in 2000, had been battling cancer since October, fiancee Alma Jo McGuire said. “It was incurable,” she said.
Baker loses perfect game in 9th
August 31, 2007
AP - Three outs from history, Scott Baker jogged out to the mound and calmly took the ball for the ninth inning — a perfect game dangling right there in front of him.
Gay triples; Felix wins double
August 31, 2007
AP - Tyson Gay won his third gold at the world championships. For Allyson Felix, it is two — and counting.
Virginia Tech will remember, then cheer
August 31, 2007
AP - 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.”
A-Rod, Yankees move ahead in wild card
August 31, 2007
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.
Delgado, Mets beat Braves, 7-1
August 31, 2007
AP - While the Mets look forward to the return of Pedro Martinez, Carlos Delgado and John Maine were putting an end to New York’s recent slide.
Correia gets win in Giants’ 3-2 win
August 31, 2007
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.
Phil, Vijay clash over rules dispute
August 31, 2007
NORTON, Mass.(AP) — Phil Mickelson hit his tee shot on No. 9 well to the left and into the trees, then declared he was hitting a provisional tee shot for a lost ball.
Polish teen stuns Sharapova at U.S. Open
August 31, 2007
AP - Pay no attention to what Maria Sharapova said after her U.S. Open title defense came to an end Saturday.
