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- GALLERY
Georgia's beloved mascot
Uga VI, the University of Georgia's beloved English bulldog mascot, died Friday night in Savannah, Ga., Cecelia Seiler confirmed to The Macon Telegraph yesterday morning.
- Team USA struts its stuff in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The United States took a small first step on the march to Beijing yesterday.
- VIEWPOINTS
Spotlights on opinions
- On the air / local events
- Sports Poll
Whom do you blame most for the Padres' struggles this season?
- Take Five
Union-Tribune columnist Nick Canepa looks into the future and gives us his take on the five stories we'll be talking about this coming week:
- DAILY DIGEST
Favorites falter in Belmont features
Music Note beat 1-2 favorite Proud Spell in the Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, and Frost Giant won the $400,000 Suburban Handicap at 40-1 yesterday in an afternoon of upsets at Belmont Park.
- It's Mast Track all the way
INGLEWOOD – Working by long-distance remote control, Hall of Fame trainer Robert Frankel masterminded another major stakes coup here yesterday.
- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Mission Bay star Baxter to USC
Mission Bay High's Dillon Baxter has gone to two summer football camps at USC.
- SOCCER REPORT
Germany on guard against Spaniards
Germany is one of soccer's biggest winners, Spain one of its main underachievers. They meet today in Vienna, Austria, for the European Championship with a twist: Spain is favored.
- OUTDOORS ED ZIERALSKI
Captains bring evidence of albacore 'Big Bang'
After p opping up here and there for the past couple of weeks, from 24 miles off San Diego to 80 to 90 miles south, albacore tuna bit in a big way yesterday to kick off the season's first major run of longfins.
- MOTORSPORTS
Kanaan able to steer clear
Pole-sitter Tony Kanaan took advantage of an out-of-sequence pit stop by front-running teammate Marco Andretti last night and ran away with the SunTrust Indy Challenge in Richmond, Va., for his first victory of the season.
- Pacquiao's speed stops Diaz in 9th
LAS VEGAS – Although Manny Pacquiao is the new 135-pound champion, he's no mere lightweight.
- Steady Burton eyes title
LOUDON, N.H. – If consistency can still win a championship in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series, Jeff Burton is a serious contender to win his first title.
- NBA REPORT
It's pals to foes for Lopez twins
Ever since they entered this world a minute apart a little more than 20 years ago – on April Fool's Day, mind you – Brook and Robin Lopez have been as tight as twin brothers can be.
- Lewis takes Open lead in pro debut
EDINA, Minn. – Stacy Lewis was walking up the 16th fairway yesterday afternoon at Interlachen when she saw a leaderboard and turned to her father, who was carrying her bag in her professional debut.
- GOLF ROUNDUP
'Rambo' Chopra has lead in Buick
Daniel Chopra's tendency to be wild off the tee and accurate from the rough led Todd Hamilton's caddie to give him a nickname at the Buick Open.
- NFL REPORT
Goodell: Rookie contracts absurd
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said it's “ridiculous” to reward untested rookies with lucrative contracts, and wants the issue addressed in contract talks.
- Venus joins sister Serena in round of 16
WIMBLEDON, England – The epidemic of upset fever at Wimbledon this year has not yet proved contagious to the Williams sisters. Out early on the red clay of Paris, American tennis' first family has yet to lose a set on its much preferred surface: the low-bouncing, power-enhancing grass at the All England Club.
- GOLF
Golf Scoreboard
- Wimbledon Roundup
- MY TURN | JIM MALONE
Stronger, faster – but not bigger
When it comes to strength and conditioning, in my opinion, an athlete is an athlete: whether teen or adult, male or female, baseball player or football player.
- MINOR LEAGUES
Got vacation? Baseball's fun in San Antone
Go to San Antonio if you want to see a Padres club that is playing winning baseball.
- TOP 5
Trevor Hoffman's five favorite bullpens
- PADRES NOTEBOOK
Young shows he can still pitch; soon he'll be able to breathe
Chris Young faced live hitters yesterday for the first time since he was struck in the face by an Albert Pujols line drive on May 21.
- BASEBALL REPORT
Cubs' injury list grows
Injuries continued to mount for the Chicago Cubs, who put reliever Scott Eyre on the 15-day disabled list yesterday because of a left groin strain.
- MLB summaries
- MLB summaries
- MLB summaries
- MLB summaries
- MLB team stats
- NL standings
- ROUNDUP
Brewers, Parra derail Twins' winning streak
The maturation of Manny Parra is happening faster than expected.
- MLB highlights
- U.S. swimmers riding storm out
OMAHA, Nebraska – Every four years, the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials sweep through the sporting landscape like a fast-moving weather front, bearing fickle winds of fate, thundering performances and heavy precipitation in the form of tears.
- Jumping with half a leg, Skiba has higher hopes
EUGENE, Ore. – Jeff Skiba's plan has always been to compete at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, and there he was yesterday, running in the 100 meters for amputees, one of a handful of Paralympic races sprinkled among the able-bodied events.
- ROUNDUP
Riders beat previous U.S. dressage marks
Steffen Peters and Courtney King became the first American riders to score at least 75 percent in a Grand Prix competition during the third test of the Olympic Dressage Trials yesterday at the Oaks Blenheim Farms in San Juan Capistrano.
- Olympic Trials In Brief
- Hollywood Park
- Auto Racing Scoreboard
- Yesterday's horse racing charts
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