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Lightning Bolt! Usain adds 200 gold, record to 100 (AP)

AP - Usain Bolt's eyes darted to check the numbers on the trackside clock once, twice, three times, more.

US pulls away from Australia, moves to semis (AP)

AP - Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team — and sure don't challenge them, either.

NASCAR hands out penalties, suspensions to Gibbs (AP)

AP - NASCAR suspended seven crew members of Joe Gibbs Racing and stripped drivers Tony Stewart and Joey Logano of 150 points each Wednesday for cheating after last weekend's Nationwide Series race.

Griffey ties Sosa as White Sox crush Mariners 15-3 (AP)

AP - Ken Griffey Jr. hit one of Chicago's four homers to move into a tie with Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list and the surging White Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 15-3 on Wednesday.

New Mexico football penalized by NCAA (AP)
AP - The NCAA has penalized the University of New Mexico with three years of probation for academic fraud within the football program.

Peyton Manning hopes to start Colts season opener (AP)

AP - Peyton Manning proved Tuesday he can stand, walk and talk. Next question: Will the two-time league MVP start in the Colts' season opener?

Settlement reached over Sonics' Oklahoma City move (AP)

AP - Clay Bennett's ownership group has reached a final settlement with the city of Seattle, allowing the former SuperSonics franchise to move to Oklahoma City.

Parra wins first game since July 20 (AP)
AP - Manny Parra won for the first time since July 20 and J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros 5-2 on Wednesday.

Zyryanov saves the day for Russia in Holland friendly (AFP)

AFP - Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Konstantin Zyryanov saved the day for Russia in a 1-1 draw against Holland here on Wednesday in a warm-up match for the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Gordon on board with Islanders, leads youth charge (AP)

AP - Scott Gordon faced a probing question in the time between accepting the job as head coach of the New York Islanders and his introductory news conference.

Pruett denies involvement in NCAA violations (AP)
AP - Former Marshall football coach Bob Pruett has denied allegations he was involved in an academic scandal and a jobs program for athletes that drew NCAA violations in 2001.

Australia's Hewitt out of US tennis Open (AFP)

AFP - Australia's Lleyton Hewitt said Wednesday he had withdrawn from this month's US Open after having surgery for a nagging hip injury.

Fillmore wins qualifying portion of US Amateur (AP)
AP - Robbie Fillmore, who never touched a club during two years away from golf, shot 5-under 65 on Tuesday to win the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Amateur.