Naperville’s Mary DeScenza came within .04 seconds of her personal-best time to finish third in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Swimming Championships in Irvine, Calif. DeScenza, whose best event is the 200 butterfly, clocked 58.80 seconds in a race won by Natalie Coughlin in a personal-best 57.78 seconds.
Brendan Hansen broke his own world record in the 100-meter breaststroke. Hansen won with a time of 59.13 seconds, eclipsing the mark of 59.30 that he set in 2004.
– Olympic gold medalist diver Laura Wilkinson won’t compete in this week’s U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis.
– The results of Tour de France champion Floyd Landis’ second set of doping tests are expected Saturday.
– Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey suffered a mild concussion in a collision with safety Will Demps in a Monday night practice.
– Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan will not play Saturday for the MLS All-Stars against Chelsea FC because of injuries.
– WNBA rookie Seimone Augustus was added to the USA Basketball Women’s World Championship team along with All-Stars Yolanda Griffith and Alana Beard.
