Sancho Lyttle was not going to let the Houston Comets give up a large lead for the second game in a row. In place of injured Olympian Tina Thompson, Lyttle had 15 points and 18 rebounds to help the Comets hold off a late rally to beat the winless Atlanta Dream 72-65 on Thursday night. “I just wanted to go in and grab every rebound tonight,” Lyttle said.
Young’s three-point play lifts Silver Stars
Sophia Young had 20 points and 12 rebounds, including a three-point play with 5.5 seconds left to give the San Antonio Silver Stars a 68-67 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Thursday night. Trailing by two points, Young drove the lane and was fouled by Adrian Williams-Strong. The basket was good to tie score, and Young then hit the go-ahead free throw.
Federer’s Wimbledon dream at mercy of Marat’s mad world
AFP - Roger Federer’s Wimbledon waltz collides with the wild world of Marat Safin on Friday as the volatile Russian looks to complete his All England Club fairytale and stop the Swiss superstar in his elegant tracks.
Seven-run sixth inning carries Royals past Orioles
AP - Mark Grudzielanek went 4-for-5 and played a key role in a seven-run sixth inning that carried the Kansas City Royals past the Baltimore Orioles 10-7 on Thursday night.
Hewitt named in Australian tennis team
Former world number one Lleyton
Hewitt has been named in Australia’s team for the Olympic
tennis tournament in Beijing next month, Tennis Australia said
on its Web site on Friday.
Selig: Drug program threatened by prosecutors
AP - Baseball’s drug-testing program was threatened when federal prosecutors seized player records and samples four years ago, baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union head Donald Fehr said in letters to Congress released Thursday.
Breeden locks up another Olympic spot in butterfly
Elaine Breeden has won the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials with a time of 2 minutes, 6.75 seconds. Breeden’s performance Thursday night followed her second-place showing in the 100 fly, which also should be good enough for a spot in Beijing. Kathleen Hersey claimed the expected second spot in the 200 fly, touching behind Breeden in 2:07.33.
Jackson to lead Australia in Beijing
Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson will lead the Australian women’s basketball team at Beijing, where they will try again for the gold medal after winning silver at the last two Olympics. Australia, which will also have world championship MVP Penny Taylor in the team, lost the gold medal finals to the United States in 2000 and 2004.
Reports: Arenas agrees to $111M deal with Wizards
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.
Just how close ‘friends’ are Madonna and A-Rod?
AP - A-Rod and the Material Girl? That’s a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world — each a chatty bunch — buzzing with questions about the two “friends.”
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