EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - John O'Brien and Oguchi Onyewu scored in the final seven minutes, rallying the United States to a 2-1 victory over Honduras on Thursday night in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Mario Ivan Guerrero scored in the 30th minute for Honduras, the last regional rival to win at the United States, a World Cup qualifier at Washington in September 2001.
Honduras, eliminated last year in the semifinals of World Cup qualifying, was headed to a shocking upset that would earn a berth in Sunday's final.
OLYMPICS: Johnson will keep gold
LONDON - Five years after he ran the winning anchor leg in Sydney, Michael Johnson can finally rest easy. He'll get to keep the fifth Olympic gold medal of his spectacular career.
U.S. Olympic officials won their appeal to uphold the victory of Johnson and his teammates in the 1,600-meter relay at the 2000 Sydney Games.
The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned a decision by track's world governing body to disqualify the entire team because of Jerome Young's positive drug test in 1999.
In a binding decision that brings a protracted legal case to a close, the court ruled that international rules at the time of the Sydney Olympics did not allow for a whole team to be penalized.
Only Young should be stripped of his medal, the panel said.
TRACK: Olympian withdraws
Maurice Greene pulled out of London's Crystal Palace Grand Prix meet with a hamstring injury.
The former Olympic and three-time world 100-meter champion cited a recurrence of the injury he sustained in the 100 final at the U.S. nationals last month.
HORSES: Jockey injured
Jockey Joe Bravo was hospitalized with back pain and breathing problems after being thrown from his horse at Monmouth Park, where he's the season's leading rider.
Bravo will have tests at the Medical Center in Long Branch to determine the extent of the injuries, the track said in a press release.
NFL: Steelers retiree honored
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium named its newest arrival, a fluffy gentoo penguin, after retired Pittsburgh Steelers radio announcer Myron Cope.
The chick had gone nameless since it hatched June 28. On Thursday, the zoo said it would honor Cope, the one-of-a-kind, screechy-voiced broadcaster who recently retired after 35 years of calling Steelers games.
"I am thrilled to have this penguin named after me, it's almost like being knighted," Cope said.
BROWNS: The team signed offensive lineman Jonathan Dunn, its seventh-round draft choice, to a four-year contract. Cleveland also claimed kicker Tyler Jones off waivers from Chicago and released offensive lineman Sterling Harris and kicker Nick Setta.
BUCS: Tampa Bay signed fourth-round draft pick Dan Buenning. A guard who started 49 of 51 games in college at Wisconsin, Buenning was the 107th player selected in the draft.
COLTS: Defensive lineman Vincent Burns, Indianapolis' third-round draft pick, signed. At 6-feet, 267 pounds, he was a two-time All Southeastern Conference pick out of Kentucky.
BOXING: Rijker has surgery
Lucia Rijker, whose "Million Dollar Lady" fight was called off because of an injury, underwent surgery in Los Angeles to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon.
Rijker hurt herself working out on Tuesday in Las Vegas for the July 30 bout there against Christy Martin.
Top Rank spokesman Bill Caplan said the operation "was very successful and the prognosis is good for recovery."
TONEY CAN RETURN SOON: Heavyweight fighter James Toney, who lost his WBA title after a post-fight urine test revealed traces of steroids, will be eligible to return to the ring on July 30 after serving out his suspension.
SWIMMING: Canadian takes gold
Two events, two golds for Alexandre Despatie at the World Swimming Championships in Montreal. The Canadian dominated the 1-meter springboard final, beating two former world champions and giving his country its third diving gold medal.
Defending champion Xu Xiang earned the silver with 445.68. Wang Feng, the 2001 world champion, took bronze with 445.56. Joona Puhakka of Finland was fourth. Americans Jevon Tarantino and Chris Colwill were fifth and sixth, respectively.
