Posted: 9:35 PM Dallas Cowboys football coach Wade Phillips' first practice of the season got off to a bad start today when linebacker Greg Ellis aggravated his rehabilitating Achilles' tendon.

Posted: 9:32 PM Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen has been removed from the race.

Posted: 4:26 PM Texas coach Mack Brown today answered questions at Big 12 Media Day in San Antonio -- then a young voice called out from a balcony above the stage.

Posted: 10:46 PM The Atlanta Falcons wanted to suspend Michael Vick but are holding off at the request of the N-F-L.

Posted: 10:42 PM When Barry Bonds hits the home run that breaks Hank Aaron's all time record, Bud Selig plans to be in the stands. The baseball commissioner is on hand tonight as Bonds and the San Francisco Giants play the Atlanta Braves.

Posted: 10:39 PM Craig Biggio began his long goodbye with a grand slam. Hours after announcing he plans to retire at the end of this season, Biggio capped a six-run sixth inning with a tiebreaking grand slam that led the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-to-4 Tuesday night.

Posted: 4:00 PM Houston's Craig Biggio announced today that he's retiring at the end of this season -- his 20th major league campaign.

Posted: 10:02 PM Chad Billingsley tossed a five-hitter for his first complete game and the LA Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 10-to-2. Jeff Kent had four hits and drove in two. Luis Gonzalez and James Loney had three R-B-Is apiece.

Updated: 10:08 PM Michael Vick has been ordered by commissioner Roger Goodell to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons' training camp until the league reviews the dogfighting charges against him.

Posted: 7:14 PM The Texas Collegiate League has announced Duncanville outfielder Jeremy Barfield (San Jacinto JC) as the D-Bat Player of the Week and Denton pitcher Mike Ojala (Rice) as D-Bat Pitcher of the Week for the games during July 16 - July 22.

Posted: 3:21 PM Blinn College assistant baseball coach Harvey McIntyre was named the new head baseball coach today, athletic director David Rehr announced.

Posted: 3:06 PM Alexandre Vinokourov broke away near the finish of a 122-mile ride through the Pyrenees mountains and crossed the finish line alone to capture stage 15 of the Tour de France.

Posted: 2:48 PM Todd Smith and Tony Haynes have joined the Blinn College football staff, head coach Brad Franchione announced today.

Updated: 9:11 PM The president of the Tulsa Drillers minor-league team says Mike Coolbaugh's death is "a tragedy for all of baseball."

Posted: 6:31 PM The 2007 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team (8-1) gave it all they had, but missed 13 free throws during the game and eventually fell host Serbia (8-1) 74-69 in the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship gold medal game on Sunday night in Novi Sad, Serbia. Deon Thompson (North Carolina / Torrance, Calif.) finished as the USA’s leading scorer for the second time in as many nights with 16 points, Patrick Beverley (Arkansas / Chicago, Ill.) scored 15 to go with a team-high eight rebounds and four steals, while Raymar Morgan (Michigan State / Canton, Ohio) checked in for 10 points.

Posted: 2:24 PM Spain's Alberto Contador has won the 14th stage of the Tour de France as he tries to put pressure on overall leader Michael Rasmussen of Denmark.

Posted: 2:19 PM Houston Astros rookie Hunter Pence had to leave today's game in Pittsburgh after spraining his right wrist while batting in the fourth inning.

Posted: 2:14 PM Padraig Harrington almost gave away his first major championship today. Sergio Garcia stunningly gave it right back.

Posted: 10:51 PM After spending most of the game on the bench, David Beckham began his Los Angeles Galaxy career by entering the game in the 78th minute of Saturday night's exhibition against Chelsea from England.

Posted: 9:35 PM Jason Bay and Adam LaRoche each drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 7-to-3 win over Houston.

Posted: 5:34 PM Team USA topped France 78-to-75 Saturday in the semifinals of the U-19 World Basketball Championships.

Posted: 5:17 PM Sergio Garcia is within 18 holes of his first major title.

Posted: 5:13 PM Denmark's Michael Rasmussen continues to own the leader's yellow jersey following the 13th stage of the Tour de France.

Posted: 9:42 PM Carlos Lee's two-run homer in the first inning helped the Houston Astros nip Pittsburgh 2-to-1.

Updated: 6:10 PM Matching par in round two was all first-round leader Sergio Garcia needed to remain atop the leaderboard at Carnoustie.