Phelps claims two gold medals at U.S. nationals

Michael Phelps, the 14-time Olympic gold medalist, went 2-for-2 on Wednesday at the U.S. national swimming championships in Indianapolis.

He won the 200-meter butterfly in 1 minute, 52.76 seconds, well off his world record of 1:52.03 set in Beijing in 2008. Earlier in the night, he won the 200 freestyle in 1:44.23.

Aaron Peirsol reclaimed the world record in the 100 backstroke. The Olympic champion won in 51.94 seconds. His previous mark of 52.54 set in Beijing was broken by Aschwin Wildeboer Faber on July 1.

Also, Stanford's Kate Dwelley (Liberty High) was seventh in the women's 200 freestyle in 1:58.57. Cal's Dana Vollmer won in 1:56.20.

College football

After taking its fight to change the Bowl Championships Series to Congress, the Mountain West reluctantly agreed to a BCS TV deal. The conference still doesn't receive an automatic berth to a BCS game but needed to sign the agreement with ESPN so the league's schools would still be eligible to play in one of the top-tier bowls. This doesn't mean the MWC is finished pushing for a playoff. Utah president Michael Young, who testified the day before at a Senate subcommittee, said the MWC had no choice other than to sign the agreement, which runs through the 2013 season. Unbeaten Utah was left out of last season's BCS championship game.

Soccer

Santino Quaranta scored in the 75th minute and Brian Ching

followed with a header in the 79th, giving the United States a 2-0 win against Honduras in Washington, D.C., in CONCACAF Gold Cup play. The Americans (2-0) lead Group B going into their final match against Haiti (1-1) on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass. Honduras (1-1) faces Grenada (0-2). Earlier, Fabrice Noel scored in the 14th minute and James Marcelin added a goal in the 78th, giving Haiti a 2-0 win over Grenada.

NHL

Saku Koivu left Montreal after 13 seasons by signing a one-year deal with Anaheim. Koivu, a two-time All-Star center, was the Canadiens' captain for nearly 10 years, tying Jean Beliveau for longest-serving in the team's 100-year history.

Dallas filled a need for a backup goaltender to Marty Turco, acquiring Alex Auld from Ottawa for a sixth-round draft pick in 2010. The Stars also locked up defenseman Mark Fistric through the 2011-12 season by giving him a $3 million, three-year contract.

Chicago signed restricted free-agent left wing Kris Versteeg to a three-year contract.

Motor sports

NASCAR asked an appeals court to ban Jeremy Mayfield from racing, alleging the participation of "a proven methamphetamine user" could lead to fatal consequences for other competitors. NASCAR wants the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen's decision last week to lift Mayfield's indefinite suspension following a positive drug test. Mayfield attorney John Buric revealed that the Sprint Cup driver/owner was tested twice Monday — once at an independent laboratory and once at his home by NASCAR.

Tennis

Alex Bogomolov Jr. upset fifth-seeded Arnaud Clement 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the rain-hampered Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, R.I.

Track and field

St. Elizabeth High's Ashton Purvis and James Logan's Ciarra Brewer advanced at the World Youth Championships in Sudtirol, Italy. Purvis finished first in her first-round and quarterfinal heats of the women's 100 meters. She had times of 11.57 seconds and 11.68. Brewer, who appears in the July 13 edition of Sports Illustrated, was fourth in her flight of the women's triple jump qualifying at 41 feet, 111/2 inches.

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