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INDIANAPOLIS, July 16 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Gilles Simon moved into the quarterfinals at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships Wednesday with a three-set win over Benjamin Becker.
ATHENS, Greece, July 16 (UPI) -- Jermaine Anderson's three-pointer with 34 seconds left Wednesday allowed Canada to keep its Olympic basketball hopes alive with a 79-77 win over South Korea.
NEW YORK, July 16 (UPI) -- Outfielder Matt LaPorta and pitcher Stephen Strasburg headed a list of 23 players named Wednesday to the United States Olympic baseball team.
SOUTHPORT, England, July 16 (UPI) -- For the first time in a dozen years, a major golf championship will begin Thursday without Tiger Woods in the field.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 16 (UPI) -- Peter Johnston was hired Wednesday to be the senior vice president of competition and member relations for women's tennis.
UMAG, Croatia, July 16 (UPI) -- Spain's Fernando Verdasco and Carlos Moya were among the second-round winners Wednesday at the clay-court Croatia Open in Umag.
GREEN BAY, Wis., July 16 (UPI) -- Brett Favre's agent told ESPN Wednesday that the veteran quarterback is in no rush to apply for reinstatement in the NFL.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- Scholastic basketball phenom Brandon Jennings has signed a multiyear, multimillion dollar contract to play in Italy, a Washington Post report said Wednesday.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, July 16 (UPI) -- Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant, the NBA's top rookie last season, was among the 10 players chosen Wednesday for the 2008 USA Basketball Men's Select Team.
SOUTHPORT, England, July 16 (UPI) -- Defending champion Padraig Harrington limited his practice round for the British Open Wednesday because of a lingering right wrist injury.
NEW YORK, July 16 (UPI) -- The New York Daily News has reported that Roger Clemens received a drug shipment at his Texas home from a convicted steroids supplier.
BAD GASTEIN, Austria, July 16 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Agnes Szavay picked up a victory Wednesday but second-seeded Alize Cornet withdrew from the $175,000 Gastein Ladies tennis tournament in Austria.
LOS ANGELES, July 16 (UPI) -- The NFL is concerned that some players might celebrate by flashing the hand signals of street gangs, a Los Angeles Times report said Wednesday.
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, July 16 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Marc Gicquel and defending champion Steve Darcis advanced Wednesday to the quarterfinals of the Dutch Open tennis tournament in the Netherlands.
NEW YORK, July 16 (UPI) -- A sacrifice fly in the 15th inning by Michael Young early Wednesday finally gave the American League a 4-3 All-Star Game victory over the National League.
