NHL: : Bryan Little had two goals, including the go-ahead score in the third period, and the host Atlanta Thrashers beat the Washington Capitals, 7-4. Goalie Jose Theodore didn't make it through the second period of his debut with Washington, giving up four goals before he was pulled. Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was held without a point.
Golf: : Chris Stroud, 26, moved into position to make a big jump on the PGA Tour money list, shooting a 6-under-par 64 to take a two-stroke lead at 10-under 130 after the second round of the Texas Open in San Antonio. ... South Korea's In-Kyung Kim, 20, shot a 3-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead at 8-under 136 over Mollie Fankhauser in the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge in Danville, Calif.
College tennis: : Men's and women's tennis coach Keith Puryear, a UMBC alumnus who had guided the Retrievers since 1990, has resigned to become women's tennis coach at Navy. Puryear will complete the fall season with the Retrievers before taking over the program at Navy, which will be elevated to varsity status in fall 2009.
