 Hensley hopes for return to '05 stuff
 2007 file photo / Union-Tribune
Clay Hensley will make his first start of the season Thursday in Pittsburgh. Shoulder surgery in September has kept him out of the rotation.
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Chargers, Cason agree to
five-year deal
2:33 p.m. July 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Antoine Cason will be a Charger when the full squad practices for the first time tomorrow morning.
The Chargers have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with their first-round draft pick. The former University of Arizona star will receive a little more than $6 million guaranteed and slightly more than $12 million over the life of the deal.
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Del Mar Races
Craig's track associates remember him as friend: Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally yesterday remembered Sid Craig, who died Monday of cancer at 76, as “one of the best clients and friends anyone could have ever had.”
Chargers
Chargers, Cason agree to five-year deal: Antoine Cason will be a Charger when the full squad practices for the first time tomorrow morning.
Padres
Padres lose in 11: Jeff Keppinger doubles in the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning off Bryan Corey, and the Padres, who had a 3-0 lead behind Jake Peavy, fall to the Reds 4-3 in Cincinnati.
SDSU Aztecs
Aztecs football team won't be left homeless: San Diego State is in the midst of negotiating a new lease with the city that would allow its football team to continue playing at Qualcomm Stadium for at least the next five years, even if the Chargers opt to leave San Diego.
USD Toreros
Toreros recruit follows ex-Grier aide to Huskers: The USD men's basketball team has lost a prized recruit and has two others whose academic status is uncertain.
High School Sports
Two baseball players in county are named first-team all-state: High school seniors Matt Cerda of Oceanside and Ryan O'Sullivan of Valhalla have been selected first-team all-state by CalHiSports.com.
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Two-time Margarito foe ending two-year layoff: Opposing Antonio Margarito on a steaming evening in Indio in June 1999, Danny Perez scored a knockdown. Through the succeeding years, no one else has dropped Margarito.
Outdoors
Parkour's popularity soaring in urban wilds: At first glance, parkour practitioners look like modern dancers unleashed on an impromptu obstacle course.
Other Sports News
RALEIGH, N.C., 9:53 a.m. July 24 (AP)
Giuliani's son sues Duke over golf team dismissal: The son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is suing Duke University, claiming his golf coach manufactured accusations against him to justify kicking him off the team to whittle the squad.
HUAIROU, China, 1:24 a.m. July 24 (REUTERS)China taekwondo team tested in 'battlefield conditions': From co-opting schoolchildren to simulate screaming fans to pushing athletes in front of pesky journalists after bouts, training for China's Olympic team took virtual reality to a new level on Thursday. BEIJING, 3:50 a.m. July 24 (AP)
Final sale of Olympic tickets draws thousands: Xu Yonghe wants tickets to the Olympics, and he is willing to camp out in sweltering heat on a dusty path for 45 hours to get them. LONDON, 4:10 a.m. July 24 (AP)
London 2012 organizers say venues will be ready: London 2012 organizers said Thursday that the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Center will be ready to stage test events a year before the games despite being completed later than planned. LOS ANGELES, 4:52 a.m. July 24 (AP)
Person familiar with test: Hardy tests positive: Jessica Hardy's first trip to the Olympics could be over before it began. The swimmer tested positive for a banned substance, leaving her just two weeks to pursue any appeals before the Beijing Games begin. LONDON, 5:01 a.m. July 24 (AP)
Motorsport boss Mosley wins suit against tabloid: Motor racing boss Max Mosley won an invasion of privacy suit Thursday against a tabloid newspaper that claimed he took part in a Nazi orgy. HAVANA, 5:03 a.m. July 24 (REUTERS)
Defections fail to puncture Cuban optimism: Defections have cut through their highly rated boxing squad but if Cuban officials are worried about the strength of the national team heading for the Beijing Olympics, they are certainly not saying so. DETROIT, 5:03 a.m. July 24 (REUTERS)
Phelps focuses on record haul in the pool: For nine days next month the futuristic Water Cube will be the focus of the Beijing Games as spectators and a worldwide television audience count down Michael Phelps's bid to win a record eight gold medals. PARIS, 6:12 a.m. July 24 (AP)
Cunego crashes in the 18th stage of Tour: Damiano Cunego of Italy crashed Thursday during the 18th stage of the Tour de France, but got back on the bike after getting treatment for a cut on his chin. BUDAPEST, Hungary, 6:19 a.m. July 24 (AP)
Hungary's Fazekas to compete in Beijing: Hungarian discus thrower Robert Fazekas, who was stripped of his gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics for doping, will compete at the Beijing Games. ATHENS, 6:52 a.m. July 24 (REUTERS)
Basketball-NBA's Childress joins Olympiakos: Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Childress has left the NBA to join Greek A1 side Olympiakos Piraeus. BAGHDAD, 7:12 a.m. July 24 (REUTERS)
Olympics-Iraq banned from Beijing Games, says NOC official: Iraq have been banned from taking part in the Beijing Olympics because of a government decision to disband the country's National Olympic Committee, a senior official of the committee said on Thursday. WNBA sifts through sparks-shock melee :The WNBA always seems to crave more attention. Mission accomplished, albeit without a dunk or fantastic play.
July 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Two-time Margarito foe ending two-year layoff:Opposing Antonio Margarito on a steaming evening in Indio in June 1999, Danny Perez scored a knockdown. Through the succeeding years, no one else has dropped Margarito.
LOS ANGELES, 9:40 p.m. July 23 (AP)Person familiar with test: Hardy tests positive: Swimmer Jessica Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after testing positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results. TORONTO, 9:18 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Federer knocked out in opening match at Toronto: Top-ranked Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France's Gilles Simon in a second-round match Wednesday night. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., 8:49 p.m. July 23 (AP)
USOC sending 596 athletes to Beijing: The U.S. Olympic Committee will send 596 athletes to the Beijing Games, according to a list the federation released Tuesday night.
July 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
CABAZON, 11:30 p.m. July 23 (AP)Lacy wins 10-round decision over Mendoza: Former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy rallied over the final two rounds to beat Epifanio Mendoza of Colombia in a 10-round majority decision Wednesday night at the Morongo Casino. WASHINGTON, 6:25 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Kournikova avoids Gimelstob following insult: Anna Kournikova doesn't care about Justin Gimelstob or what he thinks about her. Last month, Gimelstob insulted the 28-year-old tennis diva on a radio show, but fans who were hoping to see the two face off on court were likely to be disappointed. CHARLOTTE, N.C., 6:20 p.m. July 23 (AP)
NASCAR squeezes horsepower down on Toyota motors: NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this weekend's race in Indianapolis. DEL MAR, 6:11 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Babs Moossa rallies to win at Del Mar: Babs Moossa rallied from far off the pace to nip Triumphant Flight by a nose Wednesday in the $125,000 Graduation Stakes for 2-year-olds at Del Mar.
LAS VEGAS, 4:33 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Pavlik finalizes deal to fight Hopkins: Unbeaten middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has finalized a deal to fight longtime titlist Bernard Hopkins on Oct. 18 in Atlantic City, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Wednesday.
DURHAM, N.C., 4:12 p.m. July 23 (AP)
USA Baseball rounds out Olympic team: Colorado second baseman Jayson Nix was picked Wednesday to round out the U.S. baseball team headed to the Beijing Olympics.
3:58 p.m. July 23 (AP)
'Sand' volleyball may be next NCAA sport for women: Beach volleyball could be heading back to school. An NCAA committee voted this month to add sand volleyball to a list of women's sports being considered for intercollegiate competition. The sport, known on the professional and Olympic levels as beach volleyball, could be under NCAA auspices as soon as 2009-10.
LAS VEGAS, 3:57 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Size isn't an issue for U.S. gold medal favorites: Chris Paul probably wasn't the best person to ask about size, since the 6-footer spends most of his time on the court trying to avoid the big guys instead of trying to act like one. Besides, he's got other things on his mind this week, including impressing Mike Krzyzewski enough to secure the backup spot to Jason Kidd as the point guard in Beijing.
ALPE D'HUEZ, France, 3:04 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Kohl makes claim on climber's jersey: The King of the Mountains and white jersey for best young rider at the Tour de France were probably determined Wednesday.
ANAHEIM, 3:03 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Ducks coach signs 2-year extension: Randy Carlyle, who coached the Anaheim Ducks to the Stanley Cup championship in 2007, signed a two-year extension Wednesday.
2:51 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Swimmer with cancer cleared to head to Beijing: Eric Shanteau, who decided to put off surgery for testicular cancer until after the Olympics, has been cleared to head to Beijing with the U.S. swim team.
ALPE D'HUEZ, France, 2:48 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Sastre wins 17th stage of Tour: The mountains have proved that Cadel Evans isn't the fastest man uphill, but the Australian may have done just enough to win the Tour de France.
DES MOINES, Iowa, 2:25 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Olympian Lolo Jones vs. racehorse? Could happen: The biggest race of Lolo Jones' life will likely be the 100-meter hurdles she'll compete in next month at the Beijing Olympics.
WASHINGTON, 2:23 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Michelle Kwan in U.S. delegation to Olympics: Michelle Kwan will be among seven members of the presidential delegation to the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
TORONTO, 2:04 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Memories abound for Beckham against West Ham: Facing West Ham United in Thursday's Major League Soccer All-Star game will bring back a lot of memories for David Beckham.
INDIANAPOLIS, 1:56 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Americans struggle heading into Olympics: The U.S. field hockey team hasn't won in six games. That's just fine by them. Its 2-2 draw with the world's top-ranked team convinced coach Lee Bodimeade that his team is ready for the Olympics in Beijing.
BEIJING, 1:55 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Off camera: Broadcasters fighting with Chinese: The Beijing Olympics may not look much different from previous games on TV. Behind the studio sets, however, world broadcasters have been squaring off for months with Chinese officials over censorship. Among the issues: what they'll be allowed to get on video, where they can work and whether they can broadcast live.
JAUSIERS, France, 12:37 p.m. July 23 (AP)
Why dope? Riders don't fear tests, rewards beckon: Cycling's image is in tatters, and authorities inside and outside the sport are being tougher than ever on doping. Yet it hasn't stopped the drug cheaters at the Tour de France.
11:16 a.m. July 23 (AP)
WNBA reviewing fight between Detroit, L.A. players: The WNBA is watching replays of the skirmish involving the Detroit Shock, Los Angeles Sparks and former Pistons Bad Boy Rick Mahorn.
WASHINGTON, 11:13 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Jackson scores 14 off bench in Liberty win: Tiffany Jackson came off the bench to score a team-high 14 points as the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 80-73 on Wednesday.
SAO PAULO, 10:39 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Brasil espera grandes cosas en Beijing: Brasil llevarDa a Beijing la delegaciDon mDas numerosa de su historia y pretensiones todavDia mDas grandes.
10:22 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Hornish hoping for bounce back at Brickyard: It all happened so fast Sam Hornish Jr. didn't really get a chance to realize exactly what was going on.
HOCKENHEIM, Germany, 9:46 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Ferrari searching for answers after German GP: A demoralized and struggling Ferrari left the German Grand Prix in need of answers for an uncharacteristic problem: its car.
5:30 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Baseball Today: SCOREBOARD Thursday, July 24 Tampa Bay at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EDT). Matt Garza (8-5) and the Rays face Gil Meche (7-9) and the Royals.
FRANKFURT, Germany, 5:26 a.m. July 23 (AP)
German TV warns of gene doping in China: A German television report on the availability of gene doping in China has stunned anti-doping experts shortly before the Beijing Olympics.
5:16 a.m. July 23 (AP)
NFL Calendar: Aug. 3 – Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio (Indianapolis vs. Washington). Aug. 26 – Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players.
5:16 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Baseball Calendar: July 27 – Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y. July 31 – Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.
WASHINGTON, 5:03 a.m. July 23 (REUTERS)
Olympics-Family life keeps weightlifter Roach busy: American Olympic weightlifter Melanie Roach recalls the desperation she felt after being told her son was autistic.
BEIJING, 5:00 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Olympics broadcasting center evacuated: Broadcast officials say the massive building housing television facilities for next month's Beijing Olympics has been evacuated due to an apparent gas leak.
TROON, Scotland, 4:42 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Greg Norman to decide on PGA by Thursday: Greg Norman says he has until Thursday to decide whether to accept an invitation to play in the final major of the year, the PGA Championship.
SHANGHAI, 4:04 a.m. July 23 (REUTERS)
Olympics-Equestrian-Heat, humidity to test horses in Hong Kong: Fears about heat, humidity and safety have dogged the run-up to the Olympic equestrian programme in Hong Kong.
12:52 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Braves one-hit: By The Associated Press The Atlanta Braves found a new way to struggle. The Chicago Cubs just kept on flailing the same old way.
12:47 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Yankees continue roll after All-Star break: By The Associated Press The way New York has been playing lately, the All-Star game might not be the last marquee event at Yankee Stadium.
12:36 a.m. July 23 (AP)
Leslie, Parker involved in melee with Shock: Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker are the only players to have dunked in a WNBA game. On Tuesday night, they were involved in a skirmish – another occurrence more frequently connected with the men's game – at, of all places, The Palace of Auburn Hills.
July 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Political spin is name of their game this week: You might say minor league baseball's Lowell (Mass.) Spinners have all the bases covered this week.
July 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
More malice at palace; now it involves women: Candace Parker scored 21 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 19 before both were ejected after a scuffle in the final minute as the Los Angeles Sparks held on to beat the Detroit Shock 84-81 last night in WNBA play.
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