*OLYMPICS: Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Samantha Peszek and Bridget Sloan were named to the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. They join Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, who secured spots with their 1-2 finish at the U.S. trials.
*SOCCER: A halftime brawl between about 100 fans marred an exhibition between West Ham United of the English Premier League and the MLS’ Crew in Columbus. The fight began when a handful of West Ham supporters entered the northeast corner of the stadium where the Crew’s most boisterous supporters typically sit. West Ham won 3-1.
*VOLLEYBALL: Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won the finals of the AVP Tour’s stop at Coney Island in Brooklyn. They’ve won 17 straight tournaments and 96 consecutive matches.
*HORSE RACING: Belmont Park canceled its Sunday card, the final day of the meet, because of ongoing power problems after a transformer fire.
*TRIATHLON: A 32-year-old Argentine man died during the New York City triathlon, the first death in the event’s eight-year history. Australians Greg Bennett and Liz Blatchford won the NYC men’s and women’s titles. … Spain’s Ivan Rana and Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig won titles at the Kitzbuehel BG triathlon in Austria.
*AUTO RACING: Carl Edwards passed Jason Leffler with 48 laps left late Saturday night to win the NASCAR Nationwide Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250. … Valentino Rossi of Italy won the U.S. Grand Prix in Monterrey, Calif.
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EDITED BY LEE C. GORDON FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
