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Lions president Lewand arrested, apologizes 06/27 19:04:53 ET

Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand was reportedly arrested on suspicion of drunken driving over the weekend.According to the Detroit Free Press, Lewand was arrested Friday night in Roscommon County, which is toward the northern end of Michigan. The paper reported he has been released, adding it is uncertain how the arrest will affect his role with the team."I am deeply sorry for my actions and take full responsibility for them," Lewand said in a statement released by the team to the paper. "As a person in active recovery, I am committed to taking all necessary steps to insure nothing like this ever happens again." Lewand was named team president in December 2008

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Rams sign CB Murphy, WR Gilyard 06/28 13:07:41 ET

St.Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Rams on Monday signed eight oftheir 11picks from the 2010 draft, including cornerback Jerome Murphy and wide receiver Mardy Gilyard.Murphy recorded 202 tackles and eight interceptions in four seasons at South Florida, where he earned First-Team All-Big East honors in 2009. He was taken in the third round at No. 65.Gilyard, who was selected with the first pick in round four (99th), caught 204 passes for 3,003 yards and 25 touchdowns at Cincinnati. A weapon on special teams, Gilyard returned 93 punts for 2,664 yards and four touchdowns.The Rams also came to terms with tight end Michael Hoomanawanui (132nd), defensive ends Hall Davis (149th) and Eugene Sims (189th), cornerback Marquis Johnson (211th), defensive end George Selvie (226th) and linebacker Josh Hull (254th)."I am happy to have these players signed," said Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo."Once training camp begins, these rookies can direct all of the focus on football and not be concerned with the business side of things." The only draftees that remain unsigned are quarterback Sam Bradford, the top overall pick, offensive tackle Rodger Saffold (33rd) and tight end Fendi Onobun (170th).

This Week in Golf - July 1st through July 4th 06/28 14:38:32 ET

PGA TOUR - AT&T NATIONAL - Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Tiger Woods takes his tournament to the Philadelphia area this week.Aronimink Golf Club will begin its two-year stint as host of the AT&T National while the tournament's normal course, Congressional Country Club, is prepped for the 2011 U.S. Open.Woods was a spoiled host in 2009, beating Hunter Mahan by a stroke with a tournament-record score of 13-under 267. It was the first time in two attempts that Woods was able to win the event.K.J.Choi captured the inaugural AT&T National in 2007 and Anthony Kim won it in 2008, when Woods skipped the event while he recovered from surgery.Several players in this week's field completed at the 1997 Junior Amateur at Aronimink, including Sean O'Hair, who is a member at the club. O'Hair lost in the semifinals, while Lucas Glover and Hunter Mahan -- who are also in the field this week -- were knocked out in earlier rounds.In the '97 Junior Amateur final, Jason Allred defeated Trevor Immelman, 1-up, to capture the championship. Neither of those players are part of the 120-man field this week.Woods, who remains No.1 in the world rankings, will be joined in the invitation-only field by just two other players ranked in the top 20: No. 5 Jim Furyk and No. 14 Robert Allenby.Golf Channel will have coverage of the tournament from 2-6 p.m. (et) on Thursday and Friday. CBS will broadcast from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday and then 2-6:30 p.m. on Sunday.Next week is the John Deere Classic, which was won by Steve Stricker last year.

EUROPEAN TOUR OPEN DE FRANCE, Le Golf National, Paris, France - Last year, Martin Kaymer made a par on the first playoff hole to defeat Lee Westwood and capture his third European Tour title.Then, he promptly won No. 4 the next week at the Scottish Open.Kaymer is back at Le Golf National to defend his title against a field that includes some of the best players in the world.In fact, four players ranked in the top 10 will be on hand -- more than Tiger Woods' tournament in the U.S. -- including No. 3 Westwood, No. 7 Luke Donald, No. 8 Ian Poulter and No. 10 Rory McIlroy.Golf Channel will broadcast all four round this week. Its coverage will run for three hours on the first two days beginning at 9:30 a.m. (et) and for four hours on the weekend days starting at 8 a.m. (et).Kaymer is also scheduled to defend his title in Scotland next week against a field that will include world No. 2 Phil Mickelson.

CHAMPIONS TOUR MONTREAL CHAMPIONSHIP, Club de Golf Fontainebleau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - This is a new event on the Champions Tour schedule.The field will be headlined by Charles Schwab Cup points leader Fred Couples and Loren Roberts, who is coming off a win last week at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.Golf Channel will broadcast all three rounds with coverage starting at 6:30 p.m. (et) the first two rounds, then at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday.The Champions Tour will take a two-week break and return for the Senior British Open on July 22, where Roberts will be the defending champion. That is followed by another major, the U.S.Senior Open, which Fred Funk won last year.

CANADIAN TOUR ATB FINANCIAL CLASSIC, Edmonton Country Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Graham DeLaet fired an eight-under 64 to capture last year's ATB Financial Classic.It marked DeLaet's second career Canadian Tour victory and he went on to win No.3 later in 2009 at the Canadian Tour Players Cup. DeLaet is playing the 2010 season on the PGA Tour.Next week is the Saskatchewan Open, where Andres Gonzales won last year.

Serena, Venus, Clijsters reach Wimbledon QFs 06/28 10:49:19 ET

Reigning champion Serena Williams handled former titlist Maria Sharapova, while Kim Clijsters came from behind to defeat her fellow former world No. 1 Belgian stalwart Justine Henin in Monday's fourth-round action at Wimbledon.

Five-time champion and former top- ranked star Venus Williams also joined the parade into the quarterfinals at the All England Club.The world No. 1 Serena got past the 16th-seeded Sharapova 7-6 (11-9), 6-4 on the famed Centre Court, while the eighth-seeded U.S. Open champion Clijsters dropped the first set against the 17th-seeded Henin before charging back for a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 decision on Court 1.

LPGA TOUR JAMIE FARR OWENS CORNING CLASSIC, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio

Last year, Eunjung Yi birdied the first playoff hole to defeat Morgan Pressel and collect her first LPGA Tour win.Pressel made a final-round charge by shooting a 67 to tie Yi at 18-under 266, but she could only manage a par in the playoff.Both players will return this year to lead a field that also includes past champions Paula Creamer, Mi Hyun Kim and Meg Mallon, but not five-time winner Se Ri Pak.Cristie Kerr, who became the first American woman ranked No. 1 in the world after her 12-shot win at the LPGA Championship, will not be in the field. Nor will No. 2 Ai Miyazato, leaving third-ranked Jiyai Shin as the top player in the field.Next week is the third major of the season, the U.S. Women's Open, which was won by Eun Hee Ji last year.

Serena converted on her second match point against Sharapova, who misfired wide on one final backhand after 1 hour, 36 minutes of hard-hitting tennis. The powerful American scalded 19 aces among her 31 winners and tallied a pair of service breaks to advance. Sharapova settled for 14 winners and one break in the setback.Sharapova upset Serena in the 2004 Wimbledon final, which marked the first of the Russian's three career major titles. Serena is now 6-2 lifetime versus the 23-year-old Sharapova, including 3-1 in their Grand Slam meetings. The American topped the Russian in the 2007 Aussie Open final. The 28-year-old Serena is the reigning Aussie Open and Wimbledon champ. She beat her older sister Venus in last year's fourth all-Williams final at the AEC to record her third championship here. Serena's quarterfinal opponent on Tuesday will be ninth-seeded Li Na.

The 27-year-old Clijsters, meanwhile, prevailed in 1 hour, 28 minutes against Henin despite striking only one ace and piling up six double faults. She did, however, tally one more service break (3-2) than her long-time rival. Clijsters, who grew in confidence as the match wore on, got the key break of serve she needed in the eighth game of the third set when Henin overhit a forehand, and then served out the match. Henin required treatment on her right elbow on three changeovers after slipping and falling on the court as she charged the net at 2-1 in the first set. She said her elbow was "quite painful" and bothered her while serving and hitting backhands."I don't really know how it affected (the match)," Henin said. "We'll see in the next few days." Both Clijsters and Henin returned to Wimbledon this year following retirements that saw Clijsters return to the WTA Tour last year and Henin this year. This is Clijsters' first appearance here in four years, while Henin hadn't performed at the AEC since 2007. The two-time U.S. Open champion Clijsters is now 13-12 lifetime against Henin, including 3-5 now in Grand Slams."I can't believe we're back to this after so many years of battling against each other," Clijsters said. "I think this was our 25th battle, so we go way back but we play really good tennis and I think we showed some good stuff out there today."

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