New York will be without one of its prized defensive playmakers for road dates against Houston and New Orleans as well as home games against New England and Tennessee.

"This is a situation that resulted from an over-the-counter dietary supplement that contained a substance that I did not know violated the League's policy," Pace said in a statement. "I am responsible for what I put into my body and I should have paid closer attention to the League's guidelines. I regret that this has happened and apologize to my teammates, the entire Jets organization as well as the fans. Hopefully, this does not distract from our ultimate goal of winning the Super Bowl." The seventh-year pro remains eligible to participat...

The football equivalent is on the left coast, in the form of USC. The Trojans possess a seemingly never-ending conveyor belt of talent, and the result is seven straight campaigns of 11 wins or more, seven Pac-10 crowns in a row, seven consecutive BCS Bowl appearances and a couple of national titles sprinkled in.

The 2008 campaign brought more of the same, as Pete Carroll's troops won 12 of their 13 games, with the one blemish being a 27-21 upset loss at Oregon State in late September. The Trojans bu...

According to El Periodico, a Barcelona newspaper, Rubio will withdraw his contract lawsuit against his club.

He would have had to pay an expensive buyout if he were to negate his contract and play for Minnesota next season.

And a whole lot of people need to "escape" right about now.

It was announced Thursday that the nation's employers cut a larger-than- expected 467,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent. All told, 14.7 million Americans were unemployed in June.

Fernando Tatis finished 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and scored four times, and Daniel Murphy also knocked in a pair for the Mets, who have won two in a row after dropping five straight.

Nick Evans chipped in with a pair of hits and an RBI, while Gary Sheffield and Jeremy Reed drove in a run apiece.

Votto totaled four hits in all while Dickerson was 2-for-4 with an RBI single of his own as Cincinnati took the final two games of this series and won for the fifth time in seven games.

Aaron Harang pitched well, yielding just four hits and two runs over seven full frames. The right-hander, who remains without a win over his last seven starts, walked three and struck out eight. Francisco Cordero (1-2) received the win for pitching a scoreless top half of the 10th.

Leopold, who signed a one-year contract, was acquired on the NHL Draft's second day from Calgary in a trade that sent Jay Bouwmeester to the Flames.

The 28-year-old played in 83 regular season games last year, a season split between Colorado and Calgary, and recorded seven goals and 17 assists. In 355 games with the Avs and Flames, Leopold has 109 career points.

Recchi posted 10 goals and six assists in 18 games for Boston last year after being acquired from Tampa Bay at the trading deadline. In 80 games combined, the 41-year-old had 23 goals and 38 assists for 61 points. He added three goals and six helpers during 11 games in the playoffs before the B's were eliminated by Carolina in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

A seven-time NHL all-star and two-time Stanley Cup Champion with Pittsburgh and Carolina, Recchi has played in 1490 regular season games over 20 seasons. The native of Kamloops, British Columbia has 545 goals and 897 assists for 1,442 points.

Both team are in the bottom half of the conference and will be aiming to earn the full points and move up.

San Jose (3-8-3) is currently in last place in the West, although it is coming off a 2-1 win over California rival the Los Angeles Galaxy in their last MLS fixture on June 20.

"It's nice to have to have a naturally left-footed player," Sounders coach Sigi Schmid said. "He can play left back, play center back in a pinch, and he can also play wide and run the whole line for us.

He is an attacking left fullback with good size and athleticism. He's very willing to get forward out of a defensive position and does a good job defensively." The 28-year-old, who most recently played for Liberia Mia of the Costa Rican first division, will join Sounders FC after completing his call-up to the Costa Rican national team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

"This is huge for us. This means more to me probably than any race I've ever won or anything," said Mayfield outside the court house after the ruling was announced by U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen.

Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamines during a random drug test in May, but Mullen noted the likelihood of a false positive in issuing the temporary injunction.

The Board of Directors of Hulman & Company and IMS announced a new management team on Tuesday. It's comprised of Curtis Brighton and Jeffrey Belskus, as both will be at the helm of the Hulman-George companies effective July 1.

Brighton, currently executive vice president and chief legal counsel, will become president and CEO of Hulman & Company. Belskus, who is executive vice president and chief financial officer, will become president and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation.

The former champion Bryans handled a ninth-seeded tandem of Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 at the All England Club. The South African Moodie and Belgian Norman were fresh off their surprise French Open title last month.

The Bryans, this year's Australian Open champs, titled here in 2006 and were the Wimbledon runners-up in 2005 and 2007.

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Tiger Woods, the tournament host, shot a six-under 64 to share second place with D.A. Points and Bryce Molder. Australia's Steve Elkington had a 65, while Jim Furyk led a three-way tie at 66.

Kim, who made it around the 7,200-yard course without a bogey, collected six birdies on his last nine holes to best the old scoring record of 63 set by Tom Pernice, Jr. and Peter Lonard last year.

Kaymer matched the course record at Le Golf National that Eduardo Romero set in 2005.

Peter Hanson carded a six-under 65 to share second place with 2006 winner John Bickerton, Thongchai Jaidee, Rafa Echenique and Scott Strange.

Suffice it to say, though, that one of my truest athletic heroes is gone.

As anyone in my age group can attest, Arguello was a boxing staple of Saturday afternoons in the final chapter of his storied career, dominating the lightweight division with a cool brilliance before trying -- unsuccessfully -- to become a four-division champion five pounds north.

Nicaraguan presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo confirmed Arguello's death while the La Prensa newspaper stated Arguello was found with a gunshot wound to the chest.

The 57-year-old Arguello, who was elected mayor of Managua last year, retired in 1995 after several comebacks with a record of 82-8, which included 65 knockouts.

The Louisiana native will ride Ide Ball in the first race at Evangeline, his only mount of the night. The 42-year-old Sellers last rode in December, 2004 and has won 4,069 races out of 23,778 mounts with earnings of $122,431794.

This will be the second return from retirement for Sellers. A serious knee injury in December, 2000 forced him away from riding for 18 months.

Trainer Chip Woolley and the gelding's owners, Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach, could not get a commitment from the jockey to ride Mine That Bird in the August 1 race. Borel has agreed to ride Warrior's Reward in the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga on that Saturday. Borel will be aboard the colt in this Saturday's Dwyer Stakes at Belmont Park.

Following the Kentucky Derby victory Borel switched to the filly Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness Stakes. Borel won the Preakness with the filly and then regained the mount on Mine That Bird for the Belmont Stakes. Borel and the gelding finished third in the final jewel of racing's Triple Crown.