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THE FINAL COUNTDOWN TO THE OLYMPICS BEGINS Fireworks light up the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest," during the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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SPORTS TRANSACTIONS

By the Associated Press

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball

MLB_Suspended Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his outburst during a July 31 game against the Chicago White Sox.

American League

BOSTON RED SOX_Sent RHP David Aardsma on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Designated RHP Yasuhiko Yabuta for assignment. Placed 2B Mark Grudzielanek on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Jason Smith from Omaha (PCL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS_Optioned LHP Dana Eveland to Sacramento (PCL). Recalled LHP Dan Meyer from Sacramento.

SEATTLE MARINERS_Purchased the contract of LHP Jake Woods from Tacoma (PCL).

National League

ATLANTA BRAVES_Designated LHP Royce Ring for assignment. Purchased the contract of RHP Vladimir Nunez from Richmond (IL).

NEW YORK METS_Placed RHP John Maine and OF Marlon Anderson on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Daniel Murphy from New Orleans (PCL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS_Released RHP Matt Clement.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

BUFFALO BILLS_Signed LB Donnie Spragan.

CAROLINA PANTHERS_Suspended WR Steve Smith two regular-season games for his involvement in a training camp fight with CB Ken Lucas.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS_Signed OL Barry Stokes. Placed OL Anthony Clement on injured reserve.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS_Waived G Jeb Terry. Signed G John Booker.

COLLEGE

GEORGIA_Suspended LS Jeff Henson and S Donavon Baldwin indefinitely from the football team for disciplinary reasons.

SAM HOUSTON STATE_Named Jonathon Cooper assistant football coach.

AP SPORTLIGHT

On This Day In History

By the Associated Press

1925 -- Every player in each team's lineup has at least one putout in the Indians-Yankees game.

1945 -- Byron Nelson wins his 11th consecutive PGA Tour event, beating Herman Barron by four strokes. Nelson finishes the year with a record for most tournament wins (18) in a season.

1982 -- Joel Youngblood becomes the only player in major league history to play and get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. In the afternoon, his hit drives in the winning run for the New York Mets in a 7-4 victory at Chicago. After the game, he's traded to the Montreal Expos and plays that night in Philadelphia. He enters the game in right field in the fourth inning and later gets a single.

1985 -- Tom Seaver, 40, becomes the 17th 300-game winner in major league history with a six-hitter -- all singles -- as the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-1.

1996 -- Laura Davies shoots a 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over Nancy Lopez and Karrie Webb in the du Maurier Classic.

1996 -- The Atlanta Olympic Games end with U.S. boxer David Reid's stunning gold-medal knockout, and the women Dream Team's romp over Brazil. Reid captures America's only boxing gold, knocking down Cuban Alfredo Duvergel, while the U.S. women roll to a 111-87 victory behind Lisa Leslie's 29 points. A record 11,000 athletes from 197 countries make it the biggest Olympics.

2002 -- Otylia Jedrejczak of Poland breaks the world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly, finishing in 2 minutes, 5.78 seconds at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin. She betters the mark of 2:05.81 set by Australian Susan O'Neill in May 2000.

2007 -- Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees becomes the youngest player in major league history to hit 500 home runs with a first-inning homer in a 16-8 victory over Kansas City. Rodriguez's homer came eight days after the slugger celebrated his 32nd birthday, eclipsing Jimmie Foxx (32 years, 338 days).