Rebounding from a disappointing showing in the Olympics, sprinter Lauryn Williams from Rochester, Pa., was named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning two events in the rain Sunday at the Aviva British Grand Prix in Gateshead, England. Williams beat reigning Olympic champion Shelly Ann Fraser of Jamaica in the 100 meters with her time of 11.24 seconds. Fraser finished second in 11.29. Williams also won the 200 meters in 22.65 seconds, finishing in front of Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas, who crossed the line in 22.73 seconds.

Asafa Powell matched the second-fastest 100 meters, covering the distance in 9.72 seconds, and Usain Bolt clocked the second-fastest 200 this year as the Jamaican friends and rivals dominated the Athletissima Grand Prix at Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday. Only Bolt has run faster, in his Olympic gold medal-winning run of 9.69 in Beijing last month. As then, Bolt eased up before the finish line , crossing in 19.63 to leave himself 0.33 shy of the world mark.

Ashley Henderson, whose brief college career already has included stops at Pitt and Canisius, has transferred to Point Park. The 5-foot-11 sophomore shooting guard from Greensburg Central Catholic High School will be eligible to play immediately after appearing in six games for Pitt last season, then transferring to Canisius for the spring semester. She was a first-team all-state player as a high school senior as the Centurions won the WPIAL Class AA title.

Lorena Ochoa of Mexico says a new LPGA Tour policy requiring players to be effective in English starting in 2009 is a "little drastic." Ochoa, the No. 1 player in women's golf, says golfers are better judged by their performance. She was asked at a charity event in her hometown of Guadalajara yesterday if she thought the new policy discriminated against international players. "That is a a very strong word. I wouldn't want to use it," said Ochoa, who speaks English.

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded veteran defenseman Bryan McCabe and a fourth-round draft pick to the Florida Panthers for defenseman Mike Van Ryn. McCabe waived his no-trade clause to permit the trade. McCabe's annual salary-cap hit for the next three seasons will be $5.75 million, even though the Panthers will only have to pay him $4.15 million per season on the front-heavy deal. The Maple Leafs are on the hook for a $2 million bonus that was due Monday. Van Ryn has two years left on his contract and will earn $3.35 million each season. His cap hit is only $2.9 million, allowing Toronto to free $11.45 million over the next three years.

Dario Franchitti will leave NASCAR and return to IndyCar next year as the replacement driver for Dan Wheldon on Chip Ganassi's team. The move was announced yesterday by Ganassi, who also signed a multiyear extension with Target for both his open-wheel and NASCAR programs.

Chris Sidick's leadoff homer sparked a four-run first inning that triggered the host Washington Wild Things' 11-6 victory against the Midwest Sliders last night. The Wild Things and Sliders meet in the regular-season finale tonight at 7:05.