MORGAN PRESSEL: The 5-foot-3 12-year-old from Boca Raton became one of the youngest golfers ever to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. How impressive was her feat? Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez failed to qualify.

SAMMY SOSA: The outfielder became only the 33rd player in major league history to hit 400 homers, but it didn't help the Cubs who lost their sixth in a row.

PAVEL KUBINA: The Lightning defenseman was named second-team at the World Championships, helping the Czech Republic to its third consecutive title.

TAMPA CATHOLIC: Rallying from five runs down in the final inning against one of the top high school pitchers in the nation in the Class 3A state baseball semifinals couldn't have come at a more fitting locale than a place called Legends.

Lows

BILLY DONOVAN: Florida's basketball coach, disappointed about losing prize recruit Kwame Brown, wants an age limit set for the NBA. If universities are worried about a player turning down a scholarship to turn pro, don't offer the scholarship. The universities, which make millions of dollars off athletes, have a choice and so too should athletes, who should not be forced to wait if they want some of those millions for themselves.

KEITH OLBERMANN: The caustic ex-ESPN, ex-MSNBC broadcaster became an ex-Fox Sports broadcaster "by mutual agreement." Olbermann's talent again apparently was trumped by his ego.

JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH: The retiring president of the IOC nominated his son to be an Olympic delegate. "To have a son succeed the father -- in the United States you have very good examples," he said, referring to the Bush presidencies. Yeah, but they didn't use their wealth to buy their way into office. Oh, uhh, wait a minute...

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