BUSINESS

• World Bank seeks Zoellick meeting
  World Bank board wants to meet with Zoellick to discuss 'key issues'
• Ex-Enron broadband head sentenced
  Former Enron broadband executive Kenneth Rice gets 27-month sentence
• Oil prices up on Nigerian strike threat
  Oil prices rise after Nigerian labor unions threaten to strike
• Wendy's explores sale, slashes outlook
  Wendy's exploring possible sale as it warns profits for year will fall short of expectations
• Airbus rakes in orders at Paris Air Show
  Airbus takes early lead over rival Boeing at Paris Air Show
• Gold rises as dollar falls versus euro
  Gold prices lift slightly due to dollar's weakness against euro
• Treasurys prices end higher in quiet day
  Treasurys prices end higher in quiet day of trading
• Moscow ranks as world's priciest city
  Moscow ranked world's most expensive city for second year in a row
• Finish Line buying Genesco for $1.5B
  Finish Line to pay about $1.5B for footwear retailer Genesco
• Product recall
  Product recall
• T-Bill rates fall in weekly auction
  Rates on Treasury bills fall at weekly auction to lowest level in more than a year
• Hasbro banking on 'Transformers' change
  Hasbro banking on "Transformers" hitting it big at box office
• UAW: Work with Chrysler on health care
  UAW president says union, Chrysler need to fix health care issue
• IMF adopts new currency rules
  IMF adopts new rules on currency US hopes will persuade China to move on revaluing yuan
• Rolls-Royce wins $6.06 billion in orders
  Rolls-Royce says it won $6.06 billion of new orders
• Sun Capital to buy Friendly Ice Cream
  Friendly Ice Cream to be acquired by Sun Capital Partners for $337.2M cash
• ICI spurns Akzo Nobel's takeover bid
  ICI rejects informal takeover approach by Akzo Nobel
• Nigerian unions call strike over fuel
  Nigerian unions call for protest strike over higher fuel costs
• Dollar loses ground to euro
  Dollar falls to euro on weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation
• North Dakota land sale under fire
  Land sale related to federal purchase of historic North Dakota Badlands ranch under fire
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ENTERTAINMENT

• LA prosecutor apologizes for accident
  LA attorney sorry for wife's suspended license case; says it's not similar to Paris Hilton's
• Petite woman downs 26 franks in 12 min.
  107-pound woman downs 26 franks and buns in 12 minutes to win Va. contest
• Ex-Spector attorney held in contempt
  Judge in Spector murder case holds music producer's former defense attorney in contempt
• Denver 'panty burglar' faces chargers
  Denver man faces charges for allegedly stealing women's undergarments
• Officials find reptiles in garden gnomes
  Australian officials find more than a dozen snakes, lizards smuggled in garden gnomes
• Doctors find 6 sewing needles in baby
  Doctors in southern China find 6 sewing needles in baby boy's body
• Kevin James and wife have another girl
  Kevin James, former 'King of Queens' actor, and his wife have another daughter
• Michael Jackson settles $48M lawsuit
  Michael Jackson settles $48M lawsuit as trial was set to begin in Manhattan
• Danza to play `The Producers' in Vegas
  Tony Danza to reprise lead role in `The Producers' in Las Vegas staging
• Brad Bird puts the rat in `Ratatouille'
  'Incredibles' creator Brad Bird puts the `rat' in Pixar Animation's new 'Ratatouille'
• Judge won't toss suit against De Niro
  Federal judge declines to throw out lawsuit against Robert De Niro
• `Fantastic Four' nabs $58M at box office
  Superheroes score big as `Fantastic Four' fetches $58.1 million at box office
• Pearlman appears at hearing in Guam
  Boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman appears at hearing in Guam on federal bankruptcy charge
• 8-foot alligator removed from basement
  8-foot alligator removed from basement in Buffalo, N.Y.; Gator will be sent to Florida
• Actor Jon Cryer gets hitched in Mexico
  Jon Cryer of CBS' 'Two and a Half Men' marries TV Guide Channel host Lisa Joyner in Mexico
• `Evan Almighty' watered down ark comedy
  Movie review: Hoping to please everyone, `Evan Almighty' is painfully tame and not very funny
• 'Sign Bandit' renews fight with stickers
  N.H. 'Sign Bandit' renews campaign against temporary roadway signs, this time with stickers
• Customer gets charge out of lap dances
  Iowa man who police say tried to steal lap dances from stripper arrested
• NBC remaking hit `Breasts' telenovela
  NBC remaking Colombian show `Without Breasts There Is No Paradise' in English and Spanish
• U.S. honors Andrzej Wajda for films
  Andrzej Wajda honored for films that chronicled development of Solidarity freedom movement
• Court camera captures strange image
  Santa Fe courthouse camera captures strange image showing a bright spot of light
• Cops have run-in with 'masked intruder'
  'Masked intruder' threatens employees at a South Dakota convenience store
• Choreographer Thommie Walsh dies at 57
  Thommie Walsh, dancer and Tony-winning Broadway choreographer, dies at age 57 of lymphoma
• Julia Roberts gives birth to 3rd child
  Julia Roberts gives birth to 3rd child, a son named Henry Daniel Moder, her publicist says
• Pirated `Sicko' turns up on the Internet
  Michael Moore's `Sicko' turns up on the Internet 2 weeks before documentary's release
• Coleman collapses on Bonnaroo stage
  Ornette Coleman treated for heat-related dehydration after collapsing at Bonnaroo Music Fest
• Film academy invites 115 new members
  Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson among 115 new invitees to Hollywood's Oscar club
• Bon Jovi channels turmoil in new CD
  Bon Jovi channels country music as they chronicle personal turmoil on new CD, `Lost Highway'
• Beckham nearly gets Hollywood ending
  Soccer star David Beckham nearly gets Hollywood ending with Cruise and Holmes in the Crowd
• Music Review: Bon Jovi gets country
  Music Review: Bon Jovi adds twang to New Jersey accent on new album, `Lost Highway'
• White Stripes back to hard-rocking blues
  Music Review: The White Stripes return to hard-rocking blues on new album, `Icky Thump'
• Ringo Starr plans downloads of catalog
  Ringo Starr plans downloads of song catalog, greatest hits album from Capitol/EMI catalog
• Venice Film Festival to honor Bertolucci
  Venice Film Festival to give honorary Golden Lion award to Italian director Bertolucci
• Kristy Swanson arrested in altercation
  Actress Kristy Swanson arrested in Canada, charged with assaulting ex-wife of Lloyd Eisler
• World's oldest man gets certified
  World's oldest man, 111, gets Guinness certificate in Japan
• New DVDs: `Terabithia,' `Die Hard' set
  New DVD releases include `Bridge to Terabithia,' `Reno 911! Miami' and`Die Hard' set
• Miss America promotes Internet safety
  Miss America Lauren Nelson partners with security software company to promote Internet safety
• Woman wins $29,000 for topless stroll
  NYC woman arrested on topless stroll accepts $29,000 from city to settle civil rights lawsuit
• Pa. Zoo's bull elephant sires calf
  Pittsburgh Zoo's bull elephant is prolific father; 6 calves in 4 states
• Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre dies
  Designer Gianfranco Ferre, 'architect of fashion,' dies after cerebral hemorrhage
• The Police storm Bonnaroo Music Festival
  Young fans relish the chance to see The Police at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee
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HEALTH

• Can motion sensors predict dementia?
  HEALTHBEAT: Can motion sensors, online memory tests help predict Alzheimer's earlier?
• Study picks apart lung infection vaccine
  Study says lung infection vaccine for cystic fibrosis patients needs more work
• Skipping insulin for weight risky
  'Diabulimia': Some diabetic girls skip insulin in dangerous effort to lose weight
• Stroke drug may also help with frostbite
  Study: Clot-busting drug used for strokes, heart attacks may also improve frostbite treatment
• Alcohol stronger after obesity surgery
  People who had obesity surgery got drunk after just one glass of red wine, researchers report
• GlaxoSmithKline plans 5 new cancer drugs
  GlaxoSmithKline to release 5 new cancer drugs through 2010
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POLITICS

• Obama calls Clinton memo 'dumb mistake'
  AP Interview: Obama calls campaign memo on Clinton a 'dumb mistake'
• White House aides' e-mail records gone
  House panel says missing White House e-mails may violate records preservation law
• Brownback apologizes to Romney
  Brownback apologizes to Romney for staffer e-mail criticizing Mormon church
• Iraqis assure Bush progress being made
  White House: Bush holds video teleconference with Iraqi leaders, is reassured on progress
• Bush nominates new Census chief
  President nominates state demographer of Texas to head Census
• Lobbies stymie action on energy
  Powerful interest groups complicate swift action on energy in Congress
• House invests $50M for nuclear fuel bank
  House approves $50 million fund to create international nuclear fuel bank
• Justice expands Stevens investigation
  From Alaska to Washington, Justice Department eyeing Sen. Ted Stevens' home remodeling project
• Study: Fewer kids need insurance program
  Bush administration touts latest estimate of uninsured children in proposing funding
• Former president to campaign with wife
  Former President Clinton to campaign with wife in Iowa next month
• Senator: Halt expansion of oil reserves
  Senator seeks to halt expansion of oil reserves because of high prices
• Rare tactic may allow immigration votes
  Democratic leader to use rare 'clay pigeon' maneuver to revive immigration bill
• Troops get archaeological playing cards
  Pentagon sends archaeological playing cards to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan
• Dems push for voter suppression probe
  Democrats seek probe into whether former Justice official was involved in voter suppression
• GAO examines signing statement cases
  Report finds signing statements sometimes followed by laws not being carried out
• Help sought for hurt soldiers' families
  Commission says final report on veterans care will address needs of families
• Rice seeks more openness in Pakistan
  Rice signals continued support for Musharraf, calls for more openness in Pakistan
• Study: Iraq world's No. 2 failed state
  Private study ranks Iraq as the second most unstable country in the world
• Sanctions taken off Abbas-led government
  U.S. ends economic, political embargo on Palestinian government, helping Abbas
• Press Center near White House evacuated
  Press center near White House evacuated in bomb scare; nothing found
• Opposition research a key campaign tool
  Pssst! Presidential campaigns peddle opposition research against their rivals
• Obama leads Dems in SC presidential poll
  Poll shows Obama leads Democratic field; Thompson, Giuliani close in South Carolina
• Warner is mild challenge to Bush on war
  Months after saying Iraq war 'drifting sideways,' Warner presents only mild challenge to Bush
• GOP race fluid in state-by-state view
  GOP presidential race fluid in state-by-state nomination march
• Building near White House Evacuated
  Building near White House Evacuated in apparent bomb scare
• Romney builds support in early states
  Romney uses organization, $4 million in advertising to build lead in early voting states
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SCIENCE

• Computers pass test at space station
  Space station computers seem to pass test, improving Atlantis' chance of undocking on schedule
• Skull of giant panda's ancestor found
  First skull of earliest known ancestor of the giant panda discovered in China, researchers say
• Galveston group kicks off lagoon project
  Galveston officials embark on project to turn lagoon into environmental education center
• Caverns to remove exotic fish from pond
  Carlsbad Caverns National Park to remove exotic fish, amphibians from Rattlesnake Springs pond
• Loggerhead sea turtle has surgery in Ga.
  Loggerhead sea turtle at Ga. facility undergoes surgery to stabilize animal's head injury
• China plans new generation of rockets
  China wants to develop carrier rockets with increased payload capacity
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TECHNOLOGY

• Yahoo's Terry Semel steps down as CEO
  Yahoo chairman Terry Semel steps down as chief executive; Co-founder Jerry Yang to take over
• Apple: iPhone battery life improved
  Apple says iPhone battery better than originally expected
• Appeals court rules for e-mail privacy
  Federal appeals court agrees e-mail search without warrant violates Fourth Amendment
• AT&T quietly offers $10 DSL plan
  AT&T quietly introduces $10 DSL plan, part of BellSouth acquisition concessions
• Brazil Indians, Google to fight logging
  Brazil Indians hope to use Google Earth to combat illegal Amazon logging
• Microsoft launches Chinese media venture
  Microsoft takes small stake in Chinese TV maker as part of Internet venture
• AP: Blockbuster to favor Blu-ray HD disc
  AP Exclusive: Blockbuster to favor Blu-ray high-definition discs over rival HD DVD format
• Alereon to release new wireless USB chip
  Alereon: New wireless USB chip is first to use band that's legal worldwide
• Ancestry.com adding DNA test results
  Ancestry.com adding DNA test results to help unlock family history
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U.S.

• NJ court: One juror can block execution
  N.J.'s highest court: Death penalty can be blocked if 1 juror believes defendant is retarded
• Teen sought in shooting of 2 Ind. cops
  Teen sought in shooting that left 2 Indiana deputies wounded
• 4 dead in North Texas flooding
  4 dead, including 4-year-old girl, as heavy rain floods North Texas towns
• Judge: Disbarred D.A. must leave now
  Judge: disbarred prosecutor must leave office immediately; Nifong planned to leave next month
• Alleged drug cartel leader pleads guilty
  Alleged Mexican drug cartel leader pleads guilty to cocaine sale at San Diego motel
• Ohio woman, 9 months pregnant, missing
  Pregnant woman missing from Ohio home where 2-year-old son was found; police have no suspects
• Iran protests Israel's threats
  Iran protests Israel's threats of military action, condemns Security Council inaction
• Official: Suspects within Serbia's grasp
  Prosecutor: Serbia's failure to capture fugitive leaders from Bosnian war is 'permanent stain'
• Feds: Base plot suspect threatens FBI
  AP NewsBreak: Federal prosecutors say jail graffiti show Fort Dix plot suspect a threat to FBI
• Mom wants answers in dragster deaths
  Mom wants answers after dragster kills 2 teenage daughters; 4 other people died at Tenn. event
• Va. Tech father: Pass better gun laws
  Va. Tech shooting victim's father asks lawmakers to pass better gun laws, close loopholes
• Utah boy killed by bear while camping
  Utah boy dragged from family's tent, killed by bear while camping
• No clues in missing NYC woman's case
  NYC woman vanishes while visiting family in Florida; police find little clues in search
• U.S. circumcision rate drops
  U.S. circumcision rate drops; immigration and attitude shifts are cited
• Human rights group reaches compromise
  U.N. human rights watchdog agrees to compromise on how to investigate countries for abuses
• U.S. deaths in Afghanistan, region
  At least 335 U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan since 2001, Defense Dept. says
• Fake NYC fireman sentenced for attack
  Prison for fake firefighter who tortured woman, 20 years to life
• 2 plead guilty before Chicago mob trial
  2 plead guilty on eve of Chicago's biggest mob trial in years
• Correction: Black beautillion story
  Correction: Black beautillion story
• Gay-rights groups buoyed by recent gains
  Gay-rights groups heartened by political gains in the states
• Maine gov. signs soldier health bill
  Maine governor signs bill to improve health screenings prompted by soldier's death
• Apartments welcome homeless alcoholics
  Experimental apartment building in Seattle welcomes homeless alcoholics; project saves money
• Vt. judge dissolves union in child spat
  Vt. judge dissolves civil union of women in lesbian custody case
• Ind. scientist awarded World Food Prize
  Ind. food scientist awarded World Food Prize for developing sterile shipping methods for fruit
• 5 years after crash, victim dies
  Woman dies 5 years to the day after car crash put her in coma while pregnant
• Falling totem pole kills boy at Pa. camp
  9-year-old boy killed by falling totem pole at Pa. Boy Scout camp on the first day
• U.S.: Officer is illegal immigrant
  Authorities: Milwaukee police officer admits being illegal immigrant, agrees to plead guilty
• Dog carcasses found in empty house
  Police find decomposing bodies of more than 20 Great Danes in vacant house, looking for woman
• Site of Va. Tech shooting reopens
  Va. Tech building where 31 were killed is reopened for limited lab use during daytime hours
• Utah boy killed in bear attack
  Utah boy attacked in tent and killed by black bear near campground
• Woman killed by her own pet dog
  Ind. woman killed by year-old pet dog in backyard attack, 2 dogs to be destroyed
• Obituaries in the news
  Obituaries in the news
• Locals fear end of Brooklyn waterfront
  Locals worry about losing history-steeped neighborhood on the Brooklyn waterfront
• Ruth Graham buried at N.C. library
  Loved ones remember Ruth Graham during burial at Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C.
• End of Utah manhunt leaves questions
  9-year manhunt for fugitive may have ended in Utah's high desert, but questions persist
• Lincoln museum gets collection of items
  Lincoln museum gets vast collection of items, including famed stovepipe hat
• Miami party shooting kills 2, wounds 5
  Masked men open fire at Miami party, killing 2 and wounding 5
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WORLD

• Zimbabwean gov't, opposition hold talks
  Zimbabwean government, opposition hold talks under South African mediation
• British Conservatives focus on new foe
  Britain's Conservatives focuses on a new target _ Gordon Brown
• Bali bomber accomplice gets 6 years
  Indonesian militant sentenced to 6 years for sending computer to jailed Bali bomber
• U.S. attacks gunmen on Baghdad's flanks
  American and Iraqi forces begin drives to oust militant gunmen from Baghdad's flanks
• Turkey president blocks referendum move
  Turkish president blocks government move to hold referendum on day of elections next month
• 13 killed in bus accident in Germany
  13 killed in bus accident in eastern Germany
• Wife of Cuba's acting leader dies at 77
  Cuban revolutionary Vilma Espin, wife of acting president Raul Castro, dies at age 77
• Police smash global pedophile ring
  Police smash global pedophile ring, identifying 700 suspects and rescuing 31 children
• UN inspectors to visit NKorea next week
  U.N. nuclear inspectors will visit North Korea next week to take up reactor shutdown
• Ex-Nazi gets work release in Italy
  Former Nazi captain leaves confinement on work-release permit in Italy, enraging Jews
• Baroque cathedral in Sicily reopens
  Baroque cathedral in Sicily reopens 11 years after collapse
• Hindu temple bans coconut offerings
  Famed Indian temple bans coconut offerings out of fear bombs could be hidden inside
• Syria: No secret peace talks with Israel
  Syria's U.N. ambassador dismisses rumors of secret peace talks with Israel
• U.S. will negotiate cluster bomb treaty
  U.S. changes mind, says it's ready to negotiate treaty on cluster bombs
• China plans highway on Mount Everest
  Report: China plans highway on Mount Everest to help with Olympic torch relay
• Israeli lawmakers confirms Barak in post
  Israeli parliament confirms Barak as new defense minister
• Chinese villagers protest student death
  Villagers in southwest China protest death of student
• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,527
  U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,527 Monday, according to count by The Associated Press
• Greek police abuse caught on tape
  Video airs on Greek TV apparently showing policeman beating Albanian immigrants
• Bahamian child rapist appeals flogging
  Bahamian child rapist to appeal 'inhumane' flogging sentence
• Moderate earthquake shakes central Iran
  Moderate earthquake shakes central Iran, no major damage or injuries reported
• Abbas: Time is ripe for peace talks
  Abbas tells Bush time is ripe for peace talks; Bush says he will talk to Israeli leader
• Monet art sells for nearly $36 million
  Monet painting sells for nearly $36 million at auction in London
• Iran open to new Iraq talks with U.S.
  Iran says it is open to new talks with U.S. over security in neighboring Iraq
• Expanding deserts hurts farmers in China
  Expanding deserts in China pushes farmers from fields, send sandstorms across Pacific
• Civilian deaths in Afghanistan
  A look at Afghan civilian deaths linked to international military action
• Over 100 reportedly die in Afghanistan
  More than 100 militants, civilians, police killed in southern battle, Afghan officials say
• Gaza's vital borders crossings stay shut
  Gaza's border crossings closed after Hamas takeover, leading to fears of humanitarian crisis
• Grenada coup leaders ask for leniency
  Lawyers for 13 prisoners convicted in 1983 Grenada coup urge leniency at resentencing
• Catholic school, convent desecrated
  Roman Catholic school, convent 'desecrated' in attacks in Gaza Strip
• Bomb wounds 13 in Thailand's south
  Bomb hidden in tree explodes at teashop in southern Thailand, wounding 13
• At least 1 killed in border shooting
  At least 1 killed in shooting attack at Erez crossing on Israel-Gaza border
• Milan judge suspends CIA trial
  Judge suspends trial on CIA renditions while challenge that could scuttle process is heard
• Allegations in new Italian book
  Allegations of political corruption made by Italian best-seller
• Book puts Italian elite under scrutiny
  Best-seller puts Italian political class under scrutiny, alleging corruption at all levels
• $1.5 million fine in cruise ship sinking
  Greece fines owners, captain of sunken cruise ship for marine pollution
• Officials hope Colombian rebel aids swap
  Colombian rebel travels to Cuba amid hopes for revival of stalled prisoner swap
• Pakistan condemns Rushdie honor
  Pakistan condemns knighthood for Rushdie; minister says honor justifies suicide attacks
• French power couple splits
  It's over for Royal and Hollande: French Socialists' power couple is breaking up
• Iraq: Basra police chief replaced
  Iraqi police: Prime minister replaces police chief over mosque attacks
• Lebanese troops resume bombardment
  Lebanese troops resume bombardment of militants in Palestinian camp; blast at 2nd camp
• 4 tons of cocaine seized off Spain
  Police seize 4 tons of cocaine from ship off northwest coast of Spain
• Bomb in Pakistan wounds 4
  Roadside bomb wounds official, 3 others in northwestern Pakistan
• Sarkozy might shuffle his Cabinet
  Sarkozy looks to possible shuffle of his Cabinet after defeat of No. 2 in legislative race
• Group claims rocket attack on Israel
  Previously unknown militant Islamic group claims rocket attack on Israel
• Waterloo reenactment draws thousands
  Thousands meet their Waterloo in reenactment of famous European battle
• Bomb kills 2 children in Somalia
  Roadside bomb explodes in Somali capital, killing 2 children, police say
• Russia: Palestinians need wide dialogue
  Russia calls on Hamas, Abbas' emergency government to seek 'wide-ranging dialogue'
• Indian schools to students: No touching
  2 Indian schools ban hand-holding, kissing, touching among students
• Abbas to Bush: Resume peace talks now
  Abbas tells Bush to resume Mideast peace talks; Bush expresses support for Abbas
• 5 Chinese arrested in enslavement case
  Chinese authorities arrest 5 in brick kiln enslavement case
• Pope to preside at funeral for cardinal
  Pope Benedict XVI to preside at funeral of Cardinal Angelo Felici
• Pakistani lawyers protest alleged raid
  Lawyers protest alleged raid against relative of Pakistan chief justice
• Catholic compound ransacked in Gaza
  Roman Catholic school, convent desecrated, looted in Gaza Strip during last week's violence
• Airbus gets multi-billion dollar order
  Emirates orders 8 new A380 superjumbo Airbus planes; deal worth an estimated $2.5B
• 35 killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack
  35 killed, 52 wounded in bomb attack on police bus in Kabul; Taliban claims responsibility
• New textbook details Khmer Rouge horrors
  New history textbook to fill knowledge gap of young Cambodians about Khmer Rouge horror
• Mom says disabled son illegally deported
  Mother searches Tijuana for mentally disabled man she says was illegally deported
• Mongolia helicopter crash kills 14
  Helicopter crashes into mountainside in Mongolia, killing 14 people; 8 survive
• U.S., Australia launch war games
  U.S. and Australia launch their biggest joint military exercises
• 7 children believed dead after airstrike
  U.S.-led coalition airstrike believed to have killed 7 children in Afghanistan
• Today in history - June 18
  On June 18, 1940, British Prime Minister Churchill wanted Britons to have their 'Finest Hour'
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BASEBALL

• McCann's father knows best as Braves win
  Brian McCann homers and drives in 4 runs off Curt Schilling, and Braves beat Red Sox 9-4
• Thome rules interleague as ChiSox win
  Jim Thome adds to career interleague home run lead with 53rd and White Sox beat Marlins 10-6
• Maine keeps it simple as Mets top Twins
  John Maine takes 3-hit shutout into eighth inning and New York Mets beat Twins 8-1
• Lee returning to form as Indians win
  Kelly Shoppach hits 3-run homer off Cole Hamels, leading Indians to a 10-1 rout of Phillies
• Fielder hits 26th as Brewers beat Giants
  Prince Fielder hits NL-leading 26th homer and Gallardo wins debut as Brewers edge Giants 5-4
• Perez gets rare win as Royals top Cards
  Royals take advantage of mistakes by Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright in 5-3 victory
• Tigers' big inning helps hold off Nats
  Carlos Guillen and Marcus Thames homer, and Tigers hold on to beat Nationals 9-8
• Last-place Orioles fire Sam Perlozzo
  Last-place Baltimore Orioles fire manager Sam Perlozzo; Team in midst of 8-game skid
• Source: Baseball gives Giambi deadline
  Source: Yankees' Giambi has until Thursday to agree to a meeting with steroids investigator
• Cubs' Lee, Padres' Young suspended
  Cubs' Derrek Lee, Padres' Chris Young suspended 5 games each for bench-clearing brawl
• Bonds hits No. 748 against Wakefield
  Barry Bonds hits home run No. 748 against knuckleballer Tim Wakefield
• National League leaders
  National League leaders
• American League leaders
  American League leaders
• Wang fans 10 to lead Yankees over Mets
  Chien-Ming Wang fans 10, comes within 1 out of complete game to lead Yankees over Mets 8-2
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BASKETBALL

• Postseason NBA Schedule
• Green, Hawes remain in NBA draft
  Georgetown's Jeff Green, Washington's Spencer Hawes to remain in NBA draft
• Lakers don't appear ready to trade Kobe
  Lakers don't appear ready to trade All-Star Kobe Bryant, who wants out of Los Angeles
• Memphis hires former Celtics exec as GM
  Grizzlies hire former Celtics general manager Chris Wallace as Jerry West's replacement
• Warriors' Jackson set to plead guilty
  Warriors' Stephen Jackson set to plead guilty to recklessness in strip club fight
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• Postseason EFL Schedule
• UC Irvine wins longest CWS game ever
  UC Irvine beats CS-Fullerton 5-4 in 13 innings, ending longest College World Series game ever
• Bush honors college champions
  President Bush honors collegiate sports teams for championship seasons
• Nevada's Kemp withdraws from NBA draft
  Nevada's Marcelus Kemp withdraws from NBA draft, will return to school for senior year
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FOOTBALL

• NFL linebacker Arrington hurt in crash
  Former Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington seriously injured after motorcycle crash
• Panthers sign punter Jason Baker
  Carolina Panthers sign punter Jason Baker to 5-year, $8.5 million extension
• Titans boost backfield, re-sign Brown
  Titans boost backfield by re-signing veteran running back Chris Brown
• Jones sought for questioning in shooting
  Georgia police seek Titans' 'Pacman' Jones for questioning about shooting at strip club
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GOLF

• Column: Second place is the first loser
  Column: After runner-up finish at U.S. Open, Woods knows that second place is first loser
• Tiger's wife gives birth to a daughter
  One day after finishing second at U.S. Open, Tiger Woods' wife gives birth to a daughter - Sam
• Mickelson withdraws from Travelers event
  Phil Mickelson withdraws from Travelers Championship to rest inflamed left wrist
• Cabrera edges Tiger for U.S. Open title
  Angel Cabrera holds off Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk to win U.S. Open; no golfer finished under par
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HOCKEY

• Postseason NHL Schedule
• Bruins narrow search to replace coach
  Boston Bruins narrow search for new coach to 4 candidates; hope to make final decision soon
• Senators fire Muckler, promote Murray
  Ottawa Senators fire general manager John Muckler, promote coach Bryan Murray to replace him
• Flyers acquire Timonen and Hartnell
  Flyers acquire Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell from Nashville for first-round pick
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LAW CENTER

• Court sides with Wall Street banks
  Justices rule against investors in Wall Street antitrust case
• Court embraces rights for car passengers
  Supreme Court says passengers have rights when car is stopped by police
• Court term nears end, big cases left
  Major Supreme Court cases on school integration, campaign finance still to be resolved
• Supreme Court on Monday
  Summary of Supreme Court actions Monday
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NASCAR

• Kyle Busch the latest marquee free agent
  Bounced out at Hendrick Motorsports, Kyle Busch still has bright future in NASCAR
• AT&T announces 3-year extension with RCR
  Despite lawsuit against NASCAR, AT&T announces 3-year extension with Richard Childress Racing
• Edwards snaps 52-race winless streak
  Carl Edwards breaks 52-race winless streak with victory at Michigan International Speedway
• Hamilton gets 2nd straight F1 victory
  Rookie sensation Lewis Hamilton earns 2nd straight F1 win with victory in U.S. Grand Prix
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SOCCER

• Injury slows Beckham as he heads to L.A.
  Fans shouldn't expect David Beckham to bring immediate success to L.A. after winning in Spain
• Police, fans clash after Real Madrid win
  Police clash with Real Madrid fans after team wins soccer title; more than 100 people injured
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