Lending a helping arm
Unable to crack the U.S. roster, Penna of Southwest Miami High stars in softball for the host Dominicans
Missy Penna wants to get one thing straight: she will pitch for Team USA someday. Hopes to, anyway. So this little fling she's having with the Dominican softball team is just that -- a little fling. Puppy love.
( BY KEVIN BAXTER, kbaxter@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Odom expected to sign Heat's offer today
Lamar Odom has done everything possible to make sure the Los Angeles Clippers do not match an offer sheet from the Heat. All that is left to do is test his work and sign the offer sheet.
( BY ISRAEL GUTIERREZ, igutierrez@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

COMMENTARY
Dark shades tint Bowden's outlook
He has been 100 percent dadgum-free, his answers sounding more concise and less revealing, his Southern nature seeming to have gone south.
( JEFF MILLER, jamiller@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

TENNIS ROUNDUP
Clijsters bumps Serena out of No. 1
Her mind was racing. Her cell phone was ringing. And in 95-degree heat, Kim Clijsters had goose bumps in Carson, Calif. Clijsters will become the new No. 1 in women's tennis after outlasting Lindsay Davenport 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 to win the JPMorgan Chase Open on Sunday for her WTA Tour-high sixth title of the year.
( From Herald Wire Services, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

AUTO RACING
A different Gordon takes Watkins Glen
Robby Gordon was doing everything he could to preserve fuel, and his timing was perfect because those in pursuit of him were in the same predicament.
( From Herald Wire Services, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

People in Sports
That explains it Lisa Kiggens couldn't understand why TV cameras were following her as she finished an otherwise disappointing second round Saturday at the Wendy's Championship for Children at Dublin, Ohio.
( 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Pain mounts for Dolphins
Manpower problem: 13 miss practice
This may sound like a bad joke, but the Dolphins can't change a light bulb without getting hurt these days. Defensive end David Bowens' offseason knee injury, which came as he jumped down from a countertop at his home after changing a bulb in early July, has turned into a harbinger for the Dolphins as they go through training camp.
( BY JASON COLE, jcole@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

DOLPHINS NOTEBOOK
Infield is bad news for Perry
Given the unfortunate free time he's going to have this season, Dolphins long snapper Ed Perry might want to become a lobbyist in the Marlins' pursuit of a new stadium.
( BY JASON COLE, jcole@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

NFL ROUNDUP
It's same old Bengals in 28-13 loss to Jets
Add a new head coach and the Heisman Trophy winner to the Cincinnati Bengals and what do they get? The same result. The Bengals bumbled through their preseason opener under new coach Marvin Lewis, and No. 1 overall pick Carson Palmer had two interceptions returned for touchdowns as the New York Jets won 28-13 on Sunday at East Rutherford, N.J.
( From Herald Wire Services, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

SPORTS ROUNDUP
Howard bolsters Man U
Tim Howard has his first trophy with Manchester United and a strong chance of usurping Fabien Barthez as its No. 1 goalkeeper. And the Premier League doesn't start for another week.
( From Herald Wire Services, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

TRAINING CAMP
Who's hot. QB Jay Fiedler returned to practice and looked very sharp again. He went through all of the drills, including seven-on-seven and team work.
( 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

MARLINS NOTEBOOK
From 10 back . . . to playoffs?
Dropping 10 games below .500 almost always spells doom. But if the Marlins make it to the playoffs by rebounding from a 19-29 record, they will become the ninth team to do so after sinking to such depths.
( By CLARK SPENCER, cspencer@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

NL ROUNDUP
Giants fill-in stifles Phillies
Emergency starter Kevin Correia pitched six strong innings for his first major-league win, and Yorvit Torrealba hit a two-run single as the host San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Sunday.
( From Herald Wire Services, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

AL ROUNDUP
Olerud, Mariners walk away victorious
Once the duel between fortysomethings Roger Clemens and Jamie Moyer dissolved, the Seattle Mariners walked off with a win. John Olerud drew a bases-loaded walk from Antonio Osuna that broke an eighth-inning tie, and the Mariners roughed up New York's struggling relievers, beating the host Yankees 8-6 on Sunday.
( From Herald Wire Services, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Judo pair aiming for gold
N. Miamian in women's event
Christina Yannetsos will be the first to admit her fiancé knows all the moves. Heck, she even taught him some. But the one that really caught her by surprise came in December when Vicbart Geraldino proposed.
( BY KEVIN BAXTER, kbaxter@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

ROUNDUP
U.S. golden in water polo
The world champion U.S. women qualified for the Olympics when they won the water polo gold medal 7-3 over Canada on Sunday at the Pan American Games.
( From Herald Wire Services, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Becoming a team player
No longer fighting to keep his job, Rix has Seminoles in his corner
Occasional scuffles between teammates are regular occurrences in preseason football camps, players quickly growing tired of the daily grind.
( BY STEPHEN F. HOLDER, sholder@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

UM NOTEBOOK
Parrish suffers injury to knee
University of Miami sophomore wide receiver Roscoe Parrish, who is projected to start in the slot this season, suffered a knee injury during Saturday's first two-a-day practice in pads and took an magnetic resonance imaging exam Sunday morning.
( BY MARISSA SILVERA, msilvera@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Va. Tech's Hall set for double duty
DeAngelo Hall is a fast talker. He's also speedy in cleats; Hall has been hand-timed at 4.15 seconds in the 40-yard dash. NOTEBOOK
( From Herald Staff and Wire Reports, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Unknown Barrios nearly backs up talk
Freitas gets all he can handle
A go-for-broke attitude nearly made Jorge Rodrigo Barrios this years latest version of Ricardo Mayorga. The relatively unknown Mayorga was unpredictable, outspoken and confident enough to dethrone welterweight champion Vernon Forrest, blessed with a spotless record and solid TV backing.
( By SANTOS A. PEREZ, sperez@herald.com, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

UF NOTEBOOK
Post-practice Fan Day smells like UF spirit
Florida players engaged in full-contact tackling drills for the first time Sunday, but the practice was ''sluggish'' and the hitting wasn't intense, coach Ron Zook said.
( By JEREMY FOWLER, Herald Writer, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

LOCAL ROUNDUP
Singles events open Tournament of the Americas
The Bowling Tournament of the Americas, the world's oldest annual international amateur bowling event, got underway Sunday with six games of singles events at Cloverleaf Lanes in Miami.
( From Herald Staff, 08/11/2003 03:01 AM EDT)