LAKE FOREST, Ill — Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs said he panicked after crashing his new Lamborghini along a highway early Monday morning and initially reported his car stolen after abandoning the mangled vehicle.

SANTA CLARA — Isaac Sopoaga has always impressed the San Francisco 49ers with his power and physical presence. Now he’s doing it with performance.

SAN FRANCISCO — Electronic bidding began Tuesday for Barry Bonds’ 755th and 756th home-run balls, with the price for the record-breaker starting at $100,000.

Unfortunately for Michael Vick, the man who controls his future owns a dog.

LOS ANGELES — Forty years after O.J. Simpson ran roughshod over opposing defenses on the football field, Southern California has another O.J. on campus. This one plays basketball.

OAKLAND — Lyle Overbay doesn’t know if his right hand will ever be pain free this season. Even with the pain, the Toronto first baseman is a threat at the plate.

NEW YORK — The lady in red shanked a backhand wide, prompting Maria Sharapova’s opponent to leap in the air and pump her fist and smile as though she’d won the match — or, indeed, the U.S. Open championship itself.

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Cain commanded his fastball from his first pitch to his last and produced a gem more reminiscent of his standout rookie season than his hard-luck year of 2007.

Today

With average Labor Day highs of 95 degrees, residents of the Wine Country may not need many reasons to seek cool refuge indoors.