Lacrosse

American Fork sets lacrosse camp

American Fork Lacrosse is providing a lacrosse camp to both boys and girls, third grade through incoming freshmen. The camp will be July 14-16 at American Fork Junior High School from 8-10:30 a.m. each day. Cost is $45 and if needed, rental equipment is available. The camp will focus on skill development and team play. For more information and to sign up go to www.americanforklacrosse.com or call 801-493-9360.

NFL

Police: McNair shot in sleep by girlfriend

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Sahel Kazemi was determined to be with her boyfriend, former NFL star Steve McNair -- even in death. As he dozed on a sofa early Saturday, Kazemi shot him in the head, then twice in the chest, then again in the head.

Before shooting herself, the 20-year-old sat next to his body and "tried to stage it so she would fall in his lap," Police Chief Ronal Serpas said Wednesday at a press conference where police confirmed the deaths were a murder-suicide. She did, but her body slid to the floor and ended up at McNair's feet. The gun was found underneath her. Serpas said police believe McNair was asleep when he was killed.

Interviews with friends revealed that Kazemi "was spinning out of control."

She was making payments on two cars, her rent was doubling and she suspected the married McNair was having a second affair with another young woman.

She told a friend on Friday that "My life is a ball of s

and I should end it," Serpas said.

Police earlier had labeled McNair's death a homicide, but waited for further tests before concluding that she pulled the trigger of a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol in a condominium McNair rented with a friend.

McNair, 36, a quarterback for the Tennessee Titans most of his career, met Kazemi six months ago at a sports cafe where she was a waitress and his family often ate. She seemed happy and eager to build a life with him, but something went wrong.

"We do know that she was clearly sending a message during the last five to seven days of her life that things were going bad quickly," Serpas said, though there was no indication she told anyone she planned to harm McNair.

Serpas said detectives learned that Kazemi recently found out about another young woman she thought McNair was romantically involved with and had even followed that woman home, though she did not confront her. Kazemi's family told reporters that the woman was so confident McNair was divorcing his wife of 12 years that she was preparing to sell her furniture and move in with him.But Mike Mu, who has worked with McNair's charitable association for years, said earlier Wednesday that McNair's wife, Mechelle McNair, "didn't know who this girl is." No records of divorce proceedings have surfaced. The McNairs have four children.

Swimming

Phelps wins twice, Peirsol sets world mark

INDIANAPOLIS -- Michael Phelps won the 200-meter freestyle and 200 butterfly at the U.S. nationals Wednesday night, earning himself a trip to the world championships later this month.

Aaron Peirsol created the biggest buzz at the Indiana University Natatorium pool by reclaiming his world record in the 100 backstroke. The Olympic champion trailed Matt Grevers at 50 meters before pouring it on down the stretch to win in 51.94 seconds.

Peirsol became the first person to swim under 52 seconds in the event he has dominated for much of this decade. He has lowered the world record six times. Peirsol's previous mark of 52.54 set in Beijing was broken by Spain's Aschwin Wildeboer Faber on July 1. Faber swam 52.38 on the backstroke leg of the 400 medley relay at the Mediterranean Games.

Grevers, the Olympic silver medalist, finished second in 53.11, giving himself another crack at taking down Peirsol in Rome.

Phelps held off David Walters in the closing meters of the 200 free and touched in 1 minute, 44.23 seconds. Walters settled for second in 1:44.95. Ryan Lochte was third in 1:45.66.

Walters, who earned a gold in Beijing by swimming the relay heats, also qualified for Rome. It's the first time the 21-year-old sprinter who trains at Texas will swim an individual event at a major championship.

Phelps returned later to win the 200 fly in 1:52.76, well off his world record of 1:52.03 set in Beijing.

He was pushed in the next lane by Tyler Clary, a 20-year-old Michigan swimmer who stayed close throughout and finished in 1:53.64.

Peirsol took back the world record wearing an Arena X-Glide, one of the newer suits approved by swimming's world governing body. He donned the version that covers his legs.

"I feel like if I would have worn another suit, I probably would have broken the world record anyway tonight by the way I was feeling," he said. "That's one race that's coming a little easier for me, and tonight I just felt really good."

That wasn't the case for Katie Hoff. Her second attempt to qualify for Rome ended in defeat again. She finished eighth and last in the 200 free, leaving her with only one more chance in the 100 free. And even that was in doubt, with her coach Bob Bowman saying they would discuss whether she would keep swimming this week.

NBA

Artest signs with Lakers

Finally a Laker, Ron Artest won't guarantee another ring for his new team. Especially not since some recent NBA champions made moves that could get them back to the top. Boston and San Antonio signed veteran power forwards Wednesday, with Rasheed Wallace joining the Celtics and Antonio McDyess agreeing to a deal with the Spurs.

They left the Detroit Pistons, who added Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva to a former title contender looking to get younger and better.

Wednesday was the first day deals could be signed, and Artest called it, "a long time coming," saying he's wanted to join Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles for many years. He received a five-year deal worth about $33 million, according to his agent, David Bauman. Bryant has said he's not sure the Lakers are a better team with Artest, who agreed with the assessment.

"It's not a given that just because you add me to the team we're going to be the No. 1 team," Artest said. "You've got to put that work in.

"That's something that I'm not afraid to do."

He changed places with Trevor Ariza, who took Artest's forward spot in Houston. Ariza decided to leave a starting role with the NBA champions and an attempt by the Cleveland Cavaliers to change his mind.

"It was tempting -- very, very tempting," he said. "But at the end of the day, I felt like Houston was the best place for me. I got approached by some really good teams. I felt like I could help this team a lot more and help myself also by being here."

Gordon and Villanueva agreed to their deals on July 1, the day free agency opened. Gordon, one of the top free agents this summer, signed a $55 million, five-year contract in leaving Chicago and Villanueva inked a $35-million, five-year deal as he bid farewell to Milwaukee.

They were teammates at Connecticut, where they won a national championship in 2004.

"Ben and I, we're two very good offensive players," Villanueva said. "The last time I played with Ben, we won a championship so that made my decision a little easier."

Also Wednesday:

--The Toronto Raptors re-signed former No. 1 pick Andrea Bargnani to a five-year, $50 million contract extension, as they also closed in on a deal with free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu.

--Chris "Birdman" Andersen reached a five-year deal that could be worth up to $26 million to keep his high-flying, shot-blocking act with the Denver Nuggets, the team he revived his career with last season.

--The Lakers also signed guard Shannon Brown to a two-year contract for $4.2 million. They are still trying to retain free agent forward Lamar Odom, who averaged 12.3 points and 9.1 rebounds during the playoffs.

--The Atlanta Hawks and center Zaza Pachulia agreed on a four-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.

--Quinton Ross returned to his hometown, signing with the Dallas Mavericks.

Nike takes videographers' tapes at LeBron camp

AKRON, Ohio -- What happens at LeBron's camp stays at LeBron's camp.

A minor controversy erupted at the LeBron James Skills Academy on Monday night when two videographers recorded a pickup game in which Xavier's Jordan Crawford dunked on James.

Gary Parrish reported on CBSSports.com that a Nike representative confiscated tapes of the dunk after conferring with James.

A representative with Nike, which runs the camp at the University of Akron in James' hometown, made no mention of Crawford's dunk. He said the tapes were confiscated because videotaping of after-hours pickup games at the camp is not allowed.

"Nike has been operating basketball camps for the benefit of young athletes for decades and has long-standing policies as to what events are open and closed to media coverage. Unfortunately, for the first time in four years, two journalists did not respect our no videotaping policy at an after-hours pickup game following the LeBron James Skills Academy," said Nike spokesman Derek Kent on Wednesday.

A spokesman for James said he had no comment.

The camp features 80 top basketball prospects from around the nation.

Crawford said his dunk happened in the first 20 minutes of a game that lasted about two hours and did not prompt any reaction from James.

"We just went on playing," Crawford said Wednesday. "It was exciting just to be playing on the same court as him. I can see why he is so great at what he does."

Union upset with NBA's salary cap warning to teams

NEW YORK -- The NBA players' association is upset with the league over a warning it sent teams projecting a significant decrease in the 2010-11 salary cap.

The memo sent early Wednesday morning told teams the salary cap and luxury tax levels are expected to drop, echoing comments commissioner David Stern has made at various times this season.

But the union believes the predictions could discourage teams from offering big deals to free agents, who were eligible to begin signing Wednesday.

"A memo of this nature can have a chilling effect on the market for free agent and rookie signings," executive director Billy Hunter said through a spokesman. "If it later turns out that the league did not have a good faith basis for making these projections, the NBPA will pursue all available legal remedies, including a treble damages claim for collusion."

The NBA didn't consult with the players' association before releasing the memo, and Hunter said the union has no basis to confirm the projections in it. Lawyers for the league and union had been in contact throughout the week to establish the 2009-10 salary cap, which was set Tuesday night at $57.7 million, about $1 million less than last season.

"The memo speaks for itself and it was issued to give our teams our best, good faith projections," NBA spokesman Tim Frank said.