Los Angeles Sparks rookie Candace Parker has signed a multiyear endorsement deal with Adidas. Parker was the top choice in the WNBA draft and The Associated Press player of the year.
Adidas declined to disclose the value of the deal. Parker's agent was not immediately available.
Parker played three seasons at Tennessee and helped win two national championships. She is headed to Beijing as part of the 2008 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has chosen Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. She would be the first woman to serve on a Republican presidential ticket.
AFP - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua's anti-corruption drive has claimed another scalp with news Friday of the arrest of an ex-governor who allegedly embezzled millions of dollars of state funds.
AP - The NBA officially handed over the Seattle franchise to Oklahoma City about two months ago, and three trucks arrived downtown at headquarters on Friday.
