*NBA: Spurs guard Tony Parker sprained his left ankle during practice with the French national team and is returning to the U.S. to be examined. … Forward Chuck Hayes agreed to a four-year deal to stay with the Rockets. … A new Zogby Poll shows 61 percent of NBA fans suspect that ref Tim Donaghy isn’t the only corrupt official.
*SOCCER: The U.S. will play Mexico for the third time this year, a Sept. 9 exhibition game at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The U.S. is 0-22-1 in Mexico but 9-2-1 overall since 2000 with two wins this year. … Brazil’s soccer president, Ricardo Teixeira, said some Brazilian players returned to the hotel drunk after being given time off between matches at the 2006 World Cup. Brazil lost in the quarterfinals. … American goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann’s broken hand is better and he will play in Reading’s Aug. 11 Premier League opener. .. Defender Alessandro Nesta, 31, quit the Italian national team.
*AUTOS: Greg Biffle was fined $5,000 and put on probation until Dec. 31 for skipping a press-box interview after his second-place finish in last week’s Busch Series race. … Chip Ganassi Racing will shut down Juan Pablo Montoya’s Busch team after next week’s race at Watkins Glen. … Three-time Formula One champ Nelson Piquet, 54, has lost his driver’s license because he exceeded the Brazilian limit of fines for speeding and parking tickets.
*TENNIS: Anna Chakvetadze, seeking her third straight WTA title, beat Meghann Shaughnessy at the Acura Classic in Los Angeles. No. 10 seed Venus Williams also advanced, while top-seeded Maria Sharapova met Tamarine Tanasugarn in a night match. … Sixth-seeded Mardy Fish was knocked out of the Legg Mason Classic by Michael Berrer, while unseeded American John Isner pulled another upset by beating No. 8 Benjamin Becker.
*SWIMMING: Dara Torres, at age 40 and just 15 months after having a child, looks like a serious contender for her fifth Olympics after winning the 100-meter freestyle at the national championships in Indianapolis. Michael Phelps won the 200-meter backstroke in 1:54.65, the third fastest ever, for the 33rd national title of his career.
