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NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies at 63 (AP) -

Gene UpShaw is seen in an Aug. 15, 1970 file photo when he was playing left guard for the Oakland Raiders. Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. Upshaw's death was announced by the NFL Players Association, which he headed for a quarter century. He was 63.

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. Upshaw died Wednesday night at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif., of pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed only last Sunday, the NFL Players Association said Thursday.


US women's hoops back in gold medal game (AP) - The U.S. women's basketball team passed its first test of the Olympics, beating Russia in its closest contest in Beijing. Now it's on to a fourth straight gold medal game. Diana Taurasi scored 21 points and Tina Thompson added 15 to help the U.S. pull away from Russia 67-52 on Thursday night in the semifinals.
Merritt upsets champ Wariner in 400m (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. Merritt pulled away down the stretch Thursday night to win in 43.75 seconds -- nearly a full second ahead of silver medalist Wariner, who finished in 44.74. The third American in the final, David Neville, did a head-first dive across the finish line and wound up with the...
US softball denied fourth straight gold (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. Yukiko Ueno, Japan's remarkably resilient right-hander, shut down the Americans and handed them their first loss since Sept.
Americans drop baton in 400m relays (AP) - Clank. The American men dropped the baton. Ping. The American women did, too. Dang. This Olympic track meet is turning into a downright disaster for the Stars & Stripes. Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay misconnected on the final pass in preliminaries of the 400-meter relay Thursday. Then, Torri Edwards and Lauryn Williams did the same thing for the women's team.
Rams RB Jackson ends holdout, deal close (AP) -

In this Dec. 16, 2007, file photo, St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson carries the ball during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in St. Louis. Jackson ended his holdout on Wednesday, aug. 20, 2008, while his agent continues negotiations for a new contract. Jackson is scheduled for a physical Thursday morning and could make it onto the practice field that day.

Rams running back Steven Jackson ended his holdout on Wednesday and St. Louis appeared on the verge of signing him to a new multiyear contract. Jackson told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he had agreed "in principle" to terms of a deal. He added that once a few details were ironed out, "We'll be pretty much done." The 235-pound Jackson, a bruising runner and the centerpiece of the Rams' offense, is...


Anderson extends streak, Angels top Rays (AP) -

Los Angeles Angels' Jose Arredondo delivers to the Tampa Bay Rays during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Angels won 5-4.

Given one more chance to extend his hitting streak to 23 games, Garret Anderson made sure he got his bat off his shoulder. "I told myself as I was walking to the plate that if it's out over the plate, I'm going to swing at it, and that's what it was," he said Wednesday night after his ninth-inning infield single gave the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.


Umpires, MLB sign agreement on replay (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. Installation of equipment has been going on at ballparks, and officials have said they hoped to start using replay in August.