– In a suicide note made public Wednesday, former U.S. Olympic triple jumper Robert Howard wrote of being haunted by perceived failures and blamed at least some of them on his wife, whom he is believed to have stabbed to death before killing himself.
– Wayne Rooney, the highly touted 18-year-old acquisition from Everton, became the first Manchester United player in nearly a century to score a hat trick in his debut in a 6-2 victory over Fenerbahce.
– Peace Rules, winner of the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park, has been retired after a slight injury to the colt’s left front leg was discovered during training for Saturday’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup.
– Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes and decided to call it a day, not wanting to aggravate the week-old injury and was not entirely certain he would be able to defend his title in the American Express Championship, starting Thursday at Thomastown, Ireland.
