UPI NewsTrack articles from July 2006

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WORLD CUP: Germany 4, Argentina 2 (PSO).
July 1, 2006... BERLIN, June 30 (UPI) -- German goaltender Jens Lehmann stopped two penalty kicks and Germany scored on all four of its tries, notching a World Cup quarterfinal victory over Argentina. Germany moves into a World Cup semifinal against Italy,...

UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday, July 1.
July 1, 2006... Byline: United Press International (All Times Eastern): Baseball: Interleague: N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees, 1:20 p.m. Houston at Texas, 1:20 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Chi. Cubs, 1:20 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego,...

MLB: Atlanta 5, Baltimore 3.
July 1, 2006... ATLANTA, June 30 (UPI) -- A two-run single by Marcus Giles in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday night gave Atlanta a 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Adam LaRoche had two runs and two hits, including a solo home run; and Chipper...

Lloyd Richards, theater director, dies.
July 1, 2006... NEW YORK, June 30 (UPI) -- Lloyd Richards, a pioneering black director who became one of the most influential people in the U.S. theater, died on his 87th birthday this week. Richards' son told The New York Times he died of heart failure...

Troopers on I-80 mark 'Zero Tolerance Day'.
July 1, 2006... SACRAMENTO, June 30 (UPI) -- State troopers marked a "Zero Tolerance Day" on Interstate 80 Friday from the George Washington Bridge to San Francisco Bay. Officer Kelly Baraga of the California Highway Patrol said drivers in the Golden...

MLB: Cincinnati 9, Cleveland 8.
July 1, 2006... CINCINNATI, June 30 (UPI) -- Adam Dunn hit a grand slam home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night as Cincinnati edged Cleveland, 9-8. Juan Castro hit a three-run homer, Adam Kearns belted a solo shot, Felipe...

MLB: Texas 3, Houston 1.
July 1, 2006... ARLINGTON, Texas, June 30 (UPI) -- Vicente Padilla held Houston to one run on four hits over eight innings Friday night as the Texas Rangers beat the Astros, 3-1. Padilla (7-5) struck out five and issued just one walk. Akinori Otsuka...

MLB: Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 2.
July 1, 2006... MINNEAPOLIS, June 30 (UPI) -- Torii Hunter, Justin Morneau and Terry Tiffee hit home runs Friday night as Minnesota beat Milwaukee, 8-2, for its eighth straight win. Joe Mauer hit a two-run double, Nick Punto added a run-scoring double,...

MLB: Kansas City 7, St. Louis 5.
July 1, 2006... ST. LOUIS, June 30 (UPI) -- Mark Teahen homered and scored the winning run in the 10th inning as the Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis, 7-5, Friday night. Doug Mientkiewicz also homered for the Royals, who broke a two-game losing streak....

MLB: Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 6.
July 1, 2006... PITTSBURGH, June 30 (UPI) -- Marcus Thames and Chris Shelton hit home runs Friday night as Detroit edged the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-6. Magglio Ordonez had two runs, two hits and one RBI; Carlos Guillen hit a two-run triple; and Curtis...

Report: Israel threatens Haniyeh.
July 1, 2006... GAZA, July 1 (UPI) -- Israel has threatened to assassinate the Palestinian prime minister if Hamas militants do not release a captured Israeli soldier unharmed, it was reported. The warning was delivered to Palestinian President Mahmoud...

MLB: LA Dodgers 6, LA Angels 1.
July 1, 2006... ANAHEIM, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- Andre Ethier had one run, three hits and two RBI Friday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Los Angeles Angels, 6-1. One of Ethier's hits was a two-run homer in the eighth inning. Jeff Kent and...

MLB: Arizona 6, Oakland 4.
July 1, 2006... OAKLAND, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- Shawn Green had three hits and drove in two runs Friday night as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Oakland, 6-4. Claudio Vargas (7-4) earned the win for Arizona, giving up three runs on six hits through six...

MLB: Colorado 2, Seattle 0.
July 1, 2006... SEATTLE, June 30 (UPI) -- Josh Fogg pitched a two-hit shutout and Brad Hawpe homered and scored two runs as the Colorado Rockies beat Seattle, 2-0, Friday night. Fogg (6-5) had one walk and one strikeout as he registered his first career...

MLB: San Diego 6, San Francisco 5.
July 1, 2006... SAN DIEGO, July 1 (UPI) -- A two-run single by Khalil Greene in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night gave San Diego a 6-5 win over San Francisco. Mike Piazza and Vinny Castilla each drove in two runs; Piazza had three hits; while...

Car bomb kills 62 in Baghdad.
July 1, 2006... BAGHDAD, July 1 (UPI) -- A car bomb rocked a popular market in northwest Baghdad Saturday killing 62 people and injuring another 114, CNN reported. Iraqi authorities say the blast, which shook the market in Sadr City, a predominately...

Zoo admits knowing elephant was ailing.
July 1, 2006... LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- Officials at the Los Angeles Zoo have acknowledged they did not immediately treat an apparently ill elephant the night before it died. "The people who got the report didn't follow procedures to pursue it," said...

Weather a concern for shuttle launch.
July 1, 2006... CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 1 (UPI) -- NASA officials say weather is a concern for the scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday afternoon. The orbiter is set to liftoff at 3:49 p.m. EDT and NASA...

Jeter family sued by contractor.
July 1, 2006... GOSHEN, N.Y., July 1 (UPI) -- The family of Derek Jeter is being sued by a contractor who says the New York Yankee shortstop's family company owes him more than $800,000. The family is countersuing, saying the contractor didn't complete...

$5M reward set for Al Qaida's Al-Masri.
July 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. will pay up to $5 million for information leading to the capture of Abu Ayyub al-Masri, successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the State Department says. The U.S. military believes the Egyptian-born Masri...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
July 1, 2006... Car bomb killed 62 in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 1 (UPI) -- A car bomb rocked a popular market in northwest Baghdad Saturday killing 62 people and injuring another 114, CNN reported. Iraqi authorities say the blast, which shook the...

Blair says Afghanistan 'very dangerous'.
July 1, 2006... KABUL, Afghanistan, July 1 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair is urging other NATO countries to send more troops and equipment to fight resurgent Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Blair considers the Afghan situation "very dangerous"...

WTO talks hit impasse in Geneva.
July 1, 2006... GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1 (UPI) -- World Trade Organization states failed to break a deadlock on a new global trade treaty Saturday and India's trade minister left for home. The talks reached an impasse after the U.S. and other farm...

Bush: Fourth is time to 'honor sacrifices'.
July 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush said the Fourth of July provides an opportunity for Americans to thank members of the U.S. military defending freedom. In his Saturday radio address, Bush said he would be spending July...

Natural gas price rises 85% in Ukraine.
July 1, 2006... KIEV, Ukraine, July 1 (UPI) -- Natural gas prices in Ukraine skyrocketed 85 percent in the past year, a result of a disputed deal with Russia on natural gas imports. In the past two months alone, gas and electricity tariffs have risen 25...

Russia begins agricultural census.
July 1, 2006... MOSCOW, July 1 (UPI) -- Russia began its first agricultural census in 85 years Saturday, the Russian news agency Itar-Tass reports. Over the next 25 days, 200,000 census takers will collect information about Russia's "agro-industrial...

UPI NewsTrack Business.
July 1, 2006... WTO talks hit impasse in Geneva GENEVA, Switzerland, July 1 (UPI) -- World Trade Organization states failed to break a deadlock on a new global trade treaty Saturday and India's trade minister left for home. The talks reached an...

U.S. policies underlie Mexican vote.
July 1, 2006... TLACHINOLA, Mexico, July 1 (UPI) -- The North American Free Trade Agreement lies at the heart of Sunday's cliffhanger presidential election in Mexico, U.S. economic analysts say. The agreement, which took effect in 1994, produced nearly a...

Beatles legacy comes to Las Vegas.
July 1, 2006... LAS VEGAS, July 1 (UPI) -- Former Beatles, widows, relatives and others showed up for the opening night in Las Vegas of "Love," a Cirque de Soleil musical based on the pop group. Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were there,...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
July 1, 2006... Blair says Afghanistan 'very dangerous' KABUL, Afghanistan, July 1 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair is urging other NATO countries to send more troops and equipment to fight resurgent Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Blair...

Lloyd Webber to sell Picasso for charity.
July 1, 2006... LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber plans to sell a Pablo Picasso painting for millions and give the money to his favorite causes, The Telegraph reports. The painting, "The Absinthe Drinker" or "Angel Fernandez de Soto,"...

Style versus substance at Wimbledon.
July 1, 2006... WIMBLEDON, England, July 1 (UPI) -- Designer Ralph Lauren's umpire uniforms at Wimbledon were coming apart at the seams -- literally -- with pant seams splitting and buttons falling off. On the opening day of this year's tennis competition...

'Porgy and Bess' lose weight for London.
July 1, 2006... LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- "Porgy and Bess" the opera has been trimmed down to musical size and is headed for the London stage. Director Trevor Nunn has reduced George and Ira Gershwin's opera, first produced in the United States in 1935, from...

Falling out of love with iPod?
July 1, 2006... LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Apple Computer's iPod portable music player may be losing its luster among consumers, even in England, some analysts say. The gadget that revolutionized the way millions of people listen to music is increasingly the...

'Heavies' get their voice back.
July 1, 2006... HOUSTON, July 1 (UPI) -- The Brand New Heavies are playing the Essence Festival in Houston to help rebuild the hip-hop music scene, and are having something of a rebirth themselves. The festival -- with acts Saturday through Monday -- was...

Jordan shoring up security strategy.
July 1, 2006... AMMAN, Jordan, July 1 (UPI) -- The growth of al-Qaida has prompted the Middle East nation of Jordan to fortify its domestic security strategy, a regional newsletter reports. Jordan has drafted a new strategy that stresses enhanced border...

WORLD CUP: Portugal 3, England 1 (PSO).
July 1, 2006... GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany, July 1 (UPI) -- Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo saved three penalty kicks and Cristiano Ronaldo drove home the decisive shot in a 3-1 penalty kick World Cup victory over England. Portugal moves into the World Cup...

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News.
July 1, 2006... Lloyd Webber to sell Picasso for charity LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber plans to sell a Pablo Picasso painting for millions and give the money to his favorite causes, The Telegraph reports. The painting, "The...

Egypt deploys 2,500 along Gaza border.
July 1, 2006... GAZA, July 1 (UPI) -- Egypt has deployed more than 2,500 soldiers along the Sinai-Gaza border as talks aimed at securing the release of a captured Israeli deadlocked. Palestinian sources said Saturday the government of Egyptian President...

Israel split over Gaza invasion.
July 1, 2006... TEL AVIV, Israel, July 1 (UPI) -- Israel remains split over the scope and goals of its current invasion of Gaza, military and government officials say. The military and government disagreement is pitting those who support a limited...

Governor shuts down N.J. government.
July 1, 2006... TRENTON, N.J., July 1 (UPI) -- New Jersey's governor shut down the state's government Saturday for the first time in history, saying it was necessary because of a budget deadlock. The New York Times said Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed an...

Russia to claim former Soviet assets.
July 1, 2006... MOSCOW, July 1 (UPI) -- Russia will claim all former Soviet property abroad after it repays the debts of the former Soviet Union, the Russian finance minister said Saturday. The country has agreed to pay all of the former Soviet Union's...

Campbell takes the lead at the French Open.
July 1, 2006... PARIS, July 1 (UPI) -- New Zealand's Michael Campbell is the leader after 54 holes of the French Open Golf Tournament in Paris. With an overall score of 10-under-par 203, he has a one-shot lead over John Bickerton of England, who was the...

Nadal beats Agassi at Wimbledon.
July 1, 2006... LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Andre Agassi Saturday lost his final match in the third round at Wimbledon to rising superstar Rafael Nadal of Spain, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 6-4. Before Wimbledon started, the 36-year-old Agassi said he would retire after...

Israel, PA take hard-line positions.
July 1, 2006... TEL AVIV, Israel, July 1 (UPI) -- Israel and the Palestinian Authority didn't budge an inch Saturday in the standoff over a kidnapped Israeli soldier and Israel's invasion of Gaza. The standoff came amid reports of clashes between Israeli...

Venus Williams out at Wimbledon.
July 1, 2006... LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Defending champion Venus Williams Saturday lost to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 6-4, in the third round of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. The loss came on Court 2, which is called "The Graveyard...

Battle of the Somme remembered.
July 1, 2006... THIEPVAL, France, July 1 (UPI) -- Thousands of people gathered in northern France early Saturday to remember the beginning of one of the deadliest battles of World War I. More than a million men were killed or wounded in the Battle of the...

MLB: Houston 7, Texas 0.
July 1, 2006... ARLINGTON, Texas, July 1 (UPI) -- Mike Lamb had three runs, three hits and three RBI Saturday afternoon as Houston blanked the Texas Rangers, 7-0. One of Lamb's hits was a solo home run in the third inning. He also hit a two-run triple...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
July 1, 2006... Israel, PA take hard-line positions TEL AVIV, Israel, July 1 (UPI) -- Israel and the Palestinian Authority didn't budge an inch Saturday in the standoff over a kidnapped Israeli soldier and Israel's invasion of Gaza. The standoff came...

WORLD CUP: France 1, Brazil 0.
July 1, 2006... FRANKFURT, Germany, July 1 (UPI) -- Thierry Henry jammed in a goal Saturday, leading France to a 1-0 World Cup victory over defending champion Brazil. The decision sets up an all-European pair of tournament semifinals as France goes into...

MLB: Chi. White Sox 8, Chi. Cubs 6.
July 1, 2006... CHICAGO, July 1 (UPI) -- A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-out, three-run homer Saturday afternoon, giving the Chicago White Sox an 8-6 win over the Chicago Cubs. Jim Thome, Joe Crede, and Paul Kornerko also hit home runs, Crede had three hits and...

Bucks get Villanueva for Ford.
July 1, 2006... MILWAUKEE, July 1 (UPI) -- Milwaukee and Toronto have made a key trade, with the Raptors getting point guard T.J. Ford in exchange for power forward Charlie Villanueva. Ford, the eighth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft out of Texas,...

Severed heads send message in drug war.
July 1, 2006... ACAPULCO, Mexico, July 1 (UPI) -- Severed heads found in the Mexican resort of Acapulco appear to be messages sent from one drug gang to another. The first head was discovered Thursday in a plastic bag left on the steps of City Hall and...

MLB: N.Y. Mets 8, N.Y. Yankees 3.
July 1, 2006... NEW YORK, July 1 (UPI) -- Paul Lo Duca had one run, three hits and two RBI Saturday afternoon as the New York Mets beat the New York Yankees, 8-3. Eli Marrero hit a solo homer; Jose Reyes had two runs, two hits, and one RBI; Ramon Castro...

Bowden to remain Nationals' GM.
July 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- The new ownership group of the Washington Nationals will retain General Manager Jim Bowden when the purchase of the team is completed. A group headed by local businessman Ted Lerner bought the franchise from...

Russia adopts stricter alcohol rules.
July 1, 2006... MOSCOW, July 1 (UPI) -- New regulations on the manufacture and sale of alcohol-containing products, including perfume and cologne, took effect Saturday in Russia. All companies in the industry must be connected to a new computer-tracking...

Nuns roar for soon-to-be U.S. saint.
July 1, 2006... TERRE HAUTE, Ind., July 1 (UPI) -- A group of nuns in Terre Haute, Ind., broke into robust cheers Saturday when they heard the news that the founder of their order soon will become a saint. The Indianapolis Star said Pope Benedict XVI...

MLB: San Diego 7, San Francisco 4.
July 1, 2006... SAN DIEGO, July 1 (UPI) -- Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs Saturday afternoon, helping San Diego beat the San Francisco Giants, 7-4. It was the opener of a day-night doubleheader. The night-cap is a make-up contest for an April 4 game...

Microsoft ending old Windows support.
July 1, 2006... REDMOND, Wash., July 1 (UPI) -- The Microsoft Corp. says it will end support for some of its older Windows versions, leaving 70 million users without security updates. The Washington Post says the affected versions are Windows 98, Windows...

Invasor wins Suburban Handicap.
July 1, 2006... ELMONT, N.Y., July 1 (UPI) -- Pimlico Special winner Invasor won the 1 1/4 mile, $400,000 Suburban Handicap Saturday at Belmont Park. Noble Causeway was the early leader with 2004 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Wilko was close behind on the...

Former Japanese leader Hashimoto dies.
July 1, 2006... TOKYO, July 1 (UPI) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto died Saturday at 68. Hashimoto, who gave up his political career last year because of failing health, had been hospitalized in critical condition for almost a month,...

Japanese population is world's oldest.
July 1, 2006... TOKYO, July 1 (UPI) -- Japan has officially become the world's grayest country, with 21 percent of the population 65 and older. In a preliminary report, the government said that only 13.6 percent of Japanese are under 15, the lowest...

Bin Laden tape urges Sunnis to strike Shia.
July 1, 2006... BAGHDAD, July 1 (UPI) -- A message on the Internet, purportedly from terror master Osama bin Laden, urges Sunni Muslims to strike Shiites in Iraq and oppose a unified government. The videotape posting on the As-Sahab Media Web site is a...

Henry leads Buick Championship.
July 1, 2006... CROMWELL, Conn., July 1 (UPI) -- J.J. Henry shot 7-under 63 Saturday to move to 11-under 199 and take a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the PGA's Buick Championship. Harrison Frazar had a 65 to move into second place at 9-under 201....

China opens Tibet rail line.
July 1, 2006... LHASA, China, July 1 (UPI) -- Tibet's first rail line opened Saturday when a train pulled out of Lhasa headed for Lanzhou in China's Gansu province. The 710-mile line is the highest in the world. At its highest point, trains run at 16,000...

Toronto signs top draft pick Bargnani.
July 1, 2006... TORONTO, July 1 (UPI) -- The Toronto Raptors signed the NBA's top first-round draft choice, forward Andrea Bargnani, to his rookie scale contract on Saturday. The Italian star is under contract through the 2007-08 season, with two team...

MLB: Arizona 7, Oakland 2.
July 1, 2006... OAKLAND, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks used a six-run seventh inning Saturday afternoon to beat the Oakland Athletics, 7-2. In the big inning, Conor Jackson hit a two-run single; Jeff DaVanon, Chad Tracy and Johnny...

Edwards' Champions lead slips to 1 stroke.
July 1, 2006... OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 1 (UPI) -- David Edwards shot a 2-under 70 Saturday, but his lead slipped to one stroke after two rounds of the senior Greater Kansas City Golf Classic. Through 36 holes, Edwards total is 11-under 133. Brad...

Ill. hiring target of U.S. investigation.
July 1, 2006... CHICAGO, July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. investigators say they have allegations linking Illinois agencies to massive political hiring, the Chicago Tribune reports. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said in a letter that a number of agencies in Gov....

MLB: Toronto 5, Philadelphia 2.
July 1, 2006... TORONTO, July 1 (UPI) -- Troy Glaus and Eric Hinske hit home runs Saturday night as Toronto beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, for its fifth win in a row. Reed Johnson had one run and three hits, Shea Hillenbrand had a run and a hit, and...

Legendary fast bowler Fred Trueman dies.
July 1, 2006... SKIPTON, England, July 1 (UPI) -- Fred Trueman, one of the legends of English cricket and a man who shared others' high opinion of his fast bowling, has died of cancer at 75. Trueman died at his home in Yorkshire, The Independent reported....

Gonzales: Court 'hampered' terror fight.
July 1, 2006... CAIRO, July 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on military tribunals "hampered" the government's ability to deal with terrorists, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said. The court ruled Thursday that President George W. Bush lacks...

Sorenstam and Hurst lead U.S. Women's Open.
July 1, 2006... NEWPORT, R.I., July 1 (UPI) -- Two-time winner Annika Sorenstam and Pat Hurst both shot even-par 71 Saturday to tie for the lead after two rounds of the U.S. Women's Open at Newport, R.I. The two, at 2-under 140, are the only players under...

Chinese Communist Party marks 85th year.
July 1, 2006... BEIJING, July 1 (UPI) -- The Communist Party of China celebrated its 85th birthday Saturday. While President Hu Jintao celebrated Karl Marx in a speech marking the anniversary, television advertisements focused on material achievements,...

MLB: Cleveland 12, Cincinnati 7.
July 1, 2006... CINCINNATI, July 1 (UPI) -- Travis Hafner hit a grand slam homer Saturday night to help Cleveland beat the Cincinnati Reds, 12-7. It was Hafner's only hit in the contest. Ronny Belliard, Ben Broussard, Jhonny Peralta, Victor Martinez...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
July 1, 2006... Israel hits Palestinian P.M.'s office TEL AVIV, Israel, July 1 (UPI) -- Israel launched an airstrike early Sunday that hit the Gaza City office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. Witnesses described a rocket hitting the...

MLB: Boston 11, Florida 5.
July 1, 2006... MIAMI, July 1 (UPI) -- The Boston Red Sox scored 10 runs in three big innings Saturday night and trounced the Florida Marlins, 11-5. Boston scored three runs in the first and fourth innings and four in the sixth. Manny Ramirez and...

MLS: New England 3, New York 2.
July 1, 2006... FOXBORO, Mass., July 1 (UPI) -- Clint Dempsey scored a pair of goals Saturday to lead the New England Revolution to a 3-2 MLS victory over the New York Red Bulls. Taylor Twellman also scored for the Revolution, who extended their unbeaten...

Lakers/Clippers in cross-town change.
July 1, 2006... LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Lakers used the first day of NBA free agency Saturday to grab three-point specialist Vladimir Radmanovic from the Los Angeles Clippers. The Los Angeles Times reported the Lakers agreed to terms...

MLB: Pittsburgh 9, Detroit 2.
July 1, 2006... PITTSBURGH, July 1 (UPI) -- Sean Casey had three hits and one RBI Saturday night as Pittsburgh beat the Detroit Tigers, 9-2. The Pirates erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning and won for the second time in their last three games. ...

MLB: Baltimore 7, Atlanta 4.
July 1, 2006... ATLANTA, July 1 (UPI) -- Brian Roberts and Nick Markakis combined for seven hits and two RBI Saturday night as Baltimore beat Atlanta, 7-4. Roberts had one run, three hits and two RBI; Markakis had two runs and four hits; starter Russ...

UPI NewsTrack Sports.
July 1, 2006... Nadal beats Agassi at Wimbledon LONDON, July 1 (UPI) -- Andre Agassi Saturday lost his final match in the third round at Wimbledon to rising superstar Rafael Nadal of Spain, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 6-4. Before Wimbledon started, the...

MLB: Washington 4, Tampa Bay 3 (10 inn.).
July 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- Nick Johnson hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday night, giving Washington a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay. Johnson had one run, two hits and two RBI; Jose Guillen also hit a solo...

Stewart wins Saturday night's Pepsi 400.
July 1, 2006... DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 1 (UPI) -- Tony Stewart won Saturday night's Pepsi 400 at the Daytona International Speedway, finishing just ahead of Kyle Busch. The victory was Stewart's second of the season and 26th of his Nextel Cup career....