Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1687 Most Emailed - Sports en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:21:13 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1687 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_upshaw ap/20080821/fbn_obit_upshaw AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:09:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_upshaw"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.09ee193a177a4d95aec5e586ac1006e1.obit_gene_upshaw_ny109.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=7kTWOIr1KAsJiuBNyDNUIw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 file photo, Gene Upshaw, executive director of the National Football League Players Association, is seen during a news conference, in Phoenix. The Hall of Fame football player and longtime NFL Players Association executive director died according to The NFL players' union. He was 63. The former offensive lineman had been fighting pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Upshaw played with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders from 1967 until 1981. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and an 11-time All-Pro. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_upshaw"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.09ee193a177a4d95aec5e586ac1006e1.obit_gene_upshaw_ny109.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=7kTWOIr1KAsJiuBNyDNUIw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 file photo, Gene Upshaw, executive director of the National Football League Players Association, is seen during a news conference, in Phoenix. The Hall of Fame football player and longtime NFL Players Association executive director died according to The NFL players' union. He was 63. The former offensive lineman had been fighting pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Upshaw played with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders from 1967 until 1981. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and an 11-time All-Pro. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_sof_us_japan ap/20080821/oly_sof_us_japan AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:21:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_sof_us_japan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.3c000e6fc56249f08fb9cef42c0ce51d.beijing_olympics_softballl_oly988.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=6I3Ou9dCqooth9Q9pS5fGA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Japan's Yukiyo Mine, right, and pitcher Yukiko Ueno celebrate after winning the gold medal against the USA in the gold medal softball game in the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years — and maybe for good.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_sof_us_japan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.3c000e6fc56249f08fb9cef42c0ce51d.beijing_olympics_softballl_oly988.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=6I3Ou9dCqooth9Q9pS5fGA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Japan's Yukiyo Mine, right, and pitcher Yukiko Ueno celebrate after winning the gold medal against the USA in the gold medal softball game in the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ioc_rogge ap/20080821/oly_ioc_rogge AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:30:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ioc_rogge"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.9688ba4af03c42cb8a61a3faa32ba36d.aptopix_beijing_olympics_athletics_mens_200m_olyat248.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=_nc5W5BVs_3yGR2SlE6ViQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates as he wins the men's 200-meter final with a world record during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)" border="0" /></a>AP - IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Thursday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold medal performances in the 100 and 200 meters.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ioc_rogge"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.9688ba4af03c42cb8a61a3faa32ba36d.aptopix_beijing_olympics_athletics_mens_200m_olyat248.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=_nc5W5BVs_3yGR2SlE6ViQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates as he wins the men's 200-meter final with a world record during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_soc_us_brazil ap/20080821/oly_soc_us_brazil AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:04:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_soc_us_brazil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.ae8ebf4286854283beaacb543002188e.beijing_olympics_soccer_women_oly1389.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=Cm4VBTkNztJzI4tvNCMYew--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="The United States' Rachel Buehler (4) and goalkeeper Hope Solo (1) celebrate after beating Brazil 1-0 in the women's soccer gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0" /></a>AP - They came to the Beijing Olympics as a team trying to find its way, still adjusting to a new coach and each other, still smarting from a loss that brought humiliation on and off the field.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_soc_us_brazil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.ae8ebf4286854283beaacb543002188e.beijing_olympics_soccer_women_oly1389.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=Cm4VBTkNztJzI4tvNCMYew--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="The United States' Rachel Buehler (4) and goalkeeper Hope Solo (1) celebrate after beating Brazil 1-0 in the women's soccer gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ath_track_and_field ap/20080821/oly_ath_track_and_field AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:20:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ath_track_and_field"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.dbde2855249e415186560c168a8fe5d8.beijing_olympics_athletics_mens_4x100m_relay_olyat308.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=qE..pEziggyWLL7TGnTNEA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="United States' Darvis Patton, right, and Tyson Gay, left, drop the baton in the men's 4x100-meter relay during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tyson Gay stuck his left hand behind him, waiting to feel the red baton's cool metal make contact.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ath_track_and_field"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.dbde2855249e415186560c168a8fe5d8.beijing_olympics_athletics_mens_4x100m_relay_olyat308.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=qE..pEziggyWLL7TGnTNEA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="United States' Darvis Patton, right, and Tyson Gay, left, drop the baton in the men's 4x100-meter relay during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/nfl_upshaw_dc nm/20080821/nfl_upshaw_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:27:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/nfl_upshaw_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t112008_450x338_us_nfl_upshaw.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=rdN8aQG7LT8qIiMi6jXwSQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Pro Football Hall of Famer and longtime head of the NFL Players Association Gene Upshaw is seen in Washington February 27, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pro Football Hall of Famer and longtime head of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Gene Upshaw has died after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the NFLPA announced on Thursday. He was 63.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/nfl_upshaw_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t112008_450x338_us_nfl_upshaw.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=rdN8aQG7LT8qIiMi6jXwSQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pro Football Hall of Famer and longtime head of the NFL Players Association Gene Upshaw is seen in Washington February 27, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_vol_beach_volleyball ap/20080821/oly_vol_beach_volleyball AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:02:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_vol_beach_volleyball"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.4799e2c2e2ea48039b4a73b3b273abb1.beijing_olympics_beach_volleyball_women_oly177.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=XW5UYsl671PrXouCkKFNOw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="United States' Misty May-Treanor goes for the ball against China in a gold medal women's beach volleyball match at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor were prepared for the downpour, just as they were for a young Chinese team that was the latest to challenge their four-year reign over women's beach volleyball.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_vol_beach_volleyball"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.4799e2c2e2ea48039b4a73b3b273abb1.beijing_olympics_beach_volleyball_women_oly177.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=XW5UYsl671PrXouCkKFNOw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="United States' Misty May-Treanor goes for the ball against China in a gold medal women's beach volleyball match at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ath_relays ap/20080821/oly_ath_relays AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:03:46 GMT AP - The U.S. men and women both dropped the baton in the Olympic 400-meter relays Thursday night and failed to advance out of the first round. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_instant_replay ap/20080821/bbo_instant_replay AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:58:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_instant_replay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080814/capt.06c063eb1c6f4970a4041c82a3538f09.rays_athletics_baseball_oas107.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=zRLsCd_AIfWSSU3tmaD2HA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Home plate umpire James Hoye, center, signals safe as Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki, left, scores past the tag attempt by Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro, right, after a double by Daric Barton in the second inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Baseball umpires and management signed an agreement Wednesday that will allow the sport to start using instant replay to help determine calls on the field. Major League Baseball still hasn't determined when the use of replays will start.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_instant_replay"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080814/capt.06c063eb1c6f4970a4041c82a3538f09.rays_athletics_baseball_oas107.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=zRLsCd_AIfWSSU3tmaD2HA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="photo" title="Home plate umpire James Hoye, center, signals safe as Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki, left, scores past the tag attempt by Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro, right, after a double by Daric Barton in the second inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_nascar_gibbs_cheating ap/20080820/car_nascar_gibbs_cheating AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:21:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_nascar_gibbs_cheating"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.136dfffd7e724aaf9b2925ca1abb361a.nascar_gibbs_cheating_auto_racing_ny151.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=xZL0nvpGhWzGS8YwLtf1Rg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this May 9, 2008, file photo, Dave Rogers, crew chief for Tony Stewart, watches Stewart during the NASCAR Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Nationwide Series auto race at Darlington International Raceway in Darlington, S.C. NASCAR suspended seven crew members of Joe Gibbs Racing, including Rogers, and stripped drivers Tony Stewart and Joey Logano of 150 points each on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, for cheating after last weekend's Nationwide Series race. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - NASCAR's latest attempt to reel in the rule-breakers aimed at an unfamiliar target: the normally squeaky-clean Joe Gibbs Racing.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_nascar_gibbs_cheating"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.136dfffd7e724aaf9b2925ca1abb361a.nascar_gibbs_cheating_auto_racing_ny151.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=xZL0nvpGhWzGS8YwLtf1Rg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this May 9, 2008, file photo, Dave Rogers, crew chief for Tony Stewart, watches Stewart during the NASCAR Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Nationwide Series auto race at Darlington International Raceway in Darlington, S.C. NASCAR suspended seven crew members of Joe Gibbs Racing, including Rogers, and stripped drivers Tony Stewart and Joey Logano of 150 points each on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, for cheating after last weekend's Nationwide Series race. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/olympics_dc nm/20080821/olympics_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:23:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/olympics_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t040232_450x318_us_olympics.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=3UrDTWNveSdb1BI58K7Rhg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Adam van Koeverden (front) of Canada paddles next to Anton Ryakhov of Russia during the men's kayak single (K1) 500m semi-final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008. (Darren Whiteside/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Jamaica made a clean sweep of Olympic sprint golds on Thursday with victory in the women's 200 meters humbling the United States, the traditional track and field superpower.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/olympics_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t040232_450x318_us_olympics.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=3UrDTWNveSdb1BI58K7Rhg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Adam van Koeverden (front) of Canada paddles next to Anton Ryakhov of Russia during the men's kayak single (K1) 500m semi-final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008. (Darren Whiteside/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/olympics_volleyball_beach_women_dc nm/20080821/olympics_volleyball_beach_women_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:20:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/olympics_volleyball_beach_women_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t075312_337x450_us_olympics_volleyball_beach_women.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=hx0kgPGBO3RPHZXWdWP5Iw--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Gold medallists Misty May-Treanor (R) and Kerri Walsh (2nd R) of the U.S. and silver medallists Tian Jia (L) and Wang Jie (2nd L) of China celebrate on the podium for the women's beach volleyball competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008. (Nir Elias/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. defending champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh beat China's Tian Jia and Wang Jie to win the women's Olympic beach volleyball gold medal on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/olympics_volleyball_beach_women_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t075312_337x450_us_olympics_volleyball_beach_women.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=hx0kgPGBO3RPHZXWdWP5Iw--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="Gold medallists Misty May-Treanor (R) and Kerri Walsh (2nd R) of the U.S. and silver medallists Tian Jia (L) and Wang Jie (2nd L) of China celebrate on the podium for the women's beach volleyball competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008. (Nir Elias/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_te_ne/ten_atp_de_villiers ap/20080821/ten_atp_de_villiers AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:12:12 GMT AP - ATP president Etienne de Villiers, who introduced video replay and increased prize money on the men's tour, will step down when his contract expires in December. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ra_su/car_nascar_trucks ap/20080821/car_nascar_trucks AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:54:47 GMT AP - There's no stopping Kyle Busch. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_equ_individual_jumping ap/20080821/oly_equ_individual_jumping AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:16:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_equ_individual_jumping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.eaab53351e3b4addb37220e74602267c.beijing_olympics_equestrian_individual_show_jumping_oly1400.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=Jf_ou7rItmR_xrD3DFTBbw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Canada's Eric Lamaze rides Hickstead after winning the gold medal in a jump off for the equestrian individual Show Jumping competition during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - Eric Lamaze of Canada has ridden Hickstead to the gold medal in Olympic equestrian individual jumping.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_equ_individual_jumping"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.eaab53351e3b4addb37220e74602267c.beijing_olympics_equestrian_individual_show_jumping_oly1400.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=Jf_ou7rItmR_xrD3DFTBbw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="Canada's Eric Lamaze rides Hickstead after winning the gold medal in a jump off for the equestrian individual Show Jumping competition during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_tennis_nm/tennis_open_thursday_dc nm/20080821/tennis_open_thursday_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:29:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_tennis_nm/tennis_open_thursday_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t133642_347x450_us_tennis_open_thursday.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=xGY9PuFv4.JM9sBnx.HGCw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Gold medallist Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony after the men's singles tennis competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 17, 2008. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Top seed Rafael Nadal will begin his bid for a first U.S. Open title next week against a qualifier, after the draw was made at The TimesCenter in New York on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_tennis_nm/tennis_open_thursday_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t133642_347x450_us_tennis_open_thursday.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=xGY9PuFv4.JM9sBnx.HGCw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="Gold medallist Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony after the men's singles tennis competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 17, 2008. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/olympics_athletics_men_decathlon_dc nm/20080821/olympics_athletics_men_decathlon_dc Reuters Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:57:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/olympics_athletics_men_decathlon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t030228_450x375_us_olympics_athletics_men_decathlon.jpg?x=130&y=108&q=85&sig=ky8fK1.LBIgdWbB.1bk_Og--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Bryan Clay of the U.S. competes in the shot put event of the men's decathlon in the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008. (Ruben Sprich/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bryan Clay of the U.S. made a flying start in the Olympic decathlon on Thursday and built a comfortable lead over the first three events.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/sp_nm/olympics_athletics_men_decathlon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t030228_450x375_us_olympics_athletics_men_decathlon.jpg?x=130&y=108&q=85&sig=ky8fK1.LBIgdWbB.1bk_Og--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="photo" title="Bryan Clay of the U.S. competes in the shot put event of the men's decathlon in the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008. (Ruben Sprich/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_white_sox_griffey_homers ap/20080820/bba_white_sox_griffey_homers AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:32:32 GMT AP - White Sox slugger Ken Griffey Jr. hit career homer No. 609 against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, tying Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list with a two-run shot against his former team. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_espn_baseball ap/20080821/bbo_espn_baseball AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:26:58 GMT AP - Major League Baseball and ESPN signed a new digital rights agreement that will allow the sports network to put baseball content on multiple platforms, including video game consoles and portable players such as iPods. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailedsp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ath_men_s400 ap/20080821/oly_ath_men_s400 AP Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:37:38 GMT AP - LaShawn Merritt has upset defending champion Jeremy Wariner to lead a U.S. sweep of the medals in the 400 meters at the Olympics.