Jeff Hart

Michael Phelps set a world record Sunday to win his first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. He beat rival Ryan Lochte in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4 minutes, 3.84 seconds.

China issued the challenge, and the short-handed U.S. women couldn't answer on Sunday. Now on to the showdown in the gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olympics, where every element truly counts.

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Aaron Curry stood near midfield at Wake Forest's football stadium while he contemplated the question, looking for a way to explain how coach Jim Grobe's program changed during his four previous seasons.
An obvious answer loomed over his right shoulder.

Tennessee will have no shortage of experienced players on the field in the 2008 season, and the Volunteers think they might be the key to playing at the next level.

Kentucky's 2008-09 schedule features matchups with North Carolina, Indiana and Louisville in addition to a regular slate of Southeastern Conference games.

Michael Johnson has a lot of big-play experience for a guy who has made only two starts in his first three years at Georgia Tech. Johnson is one of three starting seniors who are expected to make the defensive line a strength for Georgia Tech. The experience on the line is especially important as a young offense adjusts to new coach Paul Johnson's option offense.

Canadian road-racer Ron Fellows splashed his way to victory Saturday in the first NASCAR points event run on grooved rain tires, winning when heavy rain and poor visibility forced officials to end the race 26 laps early.

Tim Hudson has come to the conclusion that he's not going to realize a miracle in regards to his right elbow. After feeling more discomfort while simply playing catch at Turner Field on Saturday afternoon, the Braves right-hander has decided to undergo Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery.

Georgia coach Mark Richt's offseason of dealing with players with discipline problems continued on Saturday night when he announced the indefinite suspensions of two players.