For The Record

Decided
By 2008 Naismith award winner Elena Delle Donne (above), that she will not play college basketball. The 6'5" forward, who was named the top player in the country after averaging 30 points and 11 rebounds for Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Del., had committed to Connecticut. She arrived in Storrs in June for summer school but left after two days, telling ESPN that she needed a break for a personal situation that "is so much deeper than basketball." Delle Donne is the alltime leading scorer—for girls and boys—in Delaware history, despite missing 10 games last season with mononucleosis.

Died
At age 31, Genuine Risk, the 1980 Kentucky Derby winner, one of only three fillies to win the race. She became America's Equine Sweetheart by winning the 106th Derby as a 13--1 shot in 2:02, then the ninth-fastest time ever. She finished second controversially at the Preakness; her jockey, Jacinto Vasquez, claimed that Angel Cordero, who rode winner Codex, hit Genuine Risk in the face with his whip on the homestretch. (After a lengthy hearing, Codex kept his win.) Genuine Risk retired to Newstead Farm in Virginia, where she endured several difficult pregnancies as a broodmare. "People call and ask to see her quite a bit," said Newstead manager Buck Moore in 2006. "The majority of the people who come here are women. To them she's still really something special."

Defaulted
A match in an over-30 league after a vintage tirade, John McEnroe (right). Facing Mal Washington in the Hall of Fame Champions Cup in Newport, R.I., McEnroe, 49, was warned for uttering an obscenity while arguing a line call, then drew two penalties for abusing the chair official. When fans began yelling at McEnroe to resume play, he flipped them off and was immediately defaulted. McEnroe returned without incident the next day in the round-robin tournament. "I don't remember exactly what happened," McEnroe said. "Now if people are interested because they heard something happened, I guess it's a positive."

Signed
With Italian team Premiata Montegranaro, Shawn Kemp, whose 14-year NBA career ended in 2003. The 38-year-old, who was a six-time All-Star, ballooned to 320 pounds in his final season, with the Magic. Terms of his contract were not disclosed. "We will discover with work in the gym if he will be a key player for our team," coach Alessandro Finelli said. "Now, it's too soon to say that."

Ordered
By FIFA to pay his former team $25.5 million for breaching his contract by failing a drug test, Adrian Mutu. Chelsea bought the Romanian striker from Italian side Parma in 2003 for a fee of $30 million. He tested positive for cocaine a year later and was banned for seven months. After Chelsea terminated his contract, he returned to Italy to play for Fiorentina. FIFA set the fine based on the value of his Chelsea contract. Mutu plans to appeal.

Suffered
By the USC football team, an outbreak of jock itch that one player estimated has affected a quarter of the team. New compression shorts, which are worn under the uniform, are being blamed. The Trojans have battled injuries all summer; most recently, quarterback Mark Sanchez dislocated his kneecap. The skin irritations were serious enough to keep two players, including receiver Travon Patterson, out of practice. Said Patterson, "It burns."

Boasted
That he could beat Michael Phelps, Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson. On Pardon the Interruption, Johnson said, "The problem with Michael Phelps is there's no competition where he is. Now if he came where I'm from, which is the inner city, Liberty City [in Miami], I was the three-time Charles Hadley Pool champ.... I know a couple people who could beat Michael Phelps right now. Seriously, I'm telling you. And I'm one of them." Johnson beat a horse in a footrace in 2007, but he was given a head start.