Javier Valentin hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning and Adam Dunn added a two-run homer to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 on Wednesday night. Phillies slugger Ryan Howard hit his 100th career homer in his 325th game, becoming the fastest player to reach that total in major league history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

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Jack Cust had a career-high five RBIs, Shannon Stewart finished with four hits and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 13-7 Wednesday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Cust hit a three-run homer and Stewart had a two-run drive for the A's, who finally broke out offensively. Oakland pounded Fausto Carmona (8-4) for eight runs in building a 9-0 lead in the second inning. The A's totaled 10 runs during their season-worst skid.

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Ted Musgrave was suspended one race Wednesday for retaliating against another driver during the Truck Series race at the Milwaukee Mile. Musgrave, the 2005 Truck Series champion, must sit out Saturday night's race at Memphis Motorsports Park. He was also penalized 50 points, fined $10,000 and placed on probation through the end of the year. Musgrave wrecked with rookie Kelly Bires on Friday night in Milwaukee. He restarted his truck, chased down Bires and forced him into the wall.

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A proposal that would have expanded the NCAA's drug-testing policy to include street drugs was rejected Wednesday by an NCAA committee. The measure would've imposed strong sanctions for violators, including a half-season suspension for first-time offenders. The decision will not change the program currently implemented by the NCAA, which includes testing at championship events and random-year round testing for performance-enhancing drugs such as steroids.

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Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione and five of the Sooners' head coaches - including football coach Bob Stoops and basketball coaches Sherri Coale and Jeff Capel - had raises approved Wednesday by the university's Board of Regents. Stoops, already one of the nation's highest-paid coaches, received a $50,000 annual raise, increasing his guaranteed annual income to $2.55 million, and had his contract extended by two years to December 2013.

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Bruce Vaughan hasn't had much to celebrate this season. The last two days sure made up for that. Vaughan qualified for a Champions Tour event on Tuesday with an 8-under 64 that included an ace on the 14th hole of the White Course at Eisenhower Park. He was so excited to get into the Commerce Bank Championship that he went back to the hotel to call his wife. "I told her I wouldn't be coming home this weekend because I qualified," Vaughan said Wednesday. "And Beverly said, 'I have better news. The USGA called this morning and you're in the field next week."'

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