Sports in brief

SWIMMINGVollmer takes gold

Dana Vollmer gave the United States its first gold medal in swimming Monday at the world championships in Shanghai, China, catching Australia's Alicia Coutts to win the women's 100-meter butterfly. Vollmer clocked 56.87 seconds. Coutts took the silver and China's Lu Ying got bronze. World record holder Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden was fourth.

Ariana Kukors won a bronze in the women's 200 individual medley and fellow Americans Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte reached the men's 200 freestyle final.

NFLFavre rumors dispelled

Brett Favre's agent says talk of his client attempting another NFL comeback is just "speculation." Bus Cook said that Favre hasn't talked to him about any sort of comeback and to his knowledge, Favre "hasn't talked to anybody else about a comeback," either.

COURTSProbation for doc's assistant

A Canadian sports doctor's assistant who cooperated with prosecutors on her role in bringing unapproved drugs, including human growth hormone, into the United States to treat professional athletes, was given probation for lying to border agents about medical supplies she was transporting.

Mary Ann Catalano could have been sentenced to up to a year in prison for making false statements to federal officers, but prosecutors asked a judge to impose probation because of her help.

Catalano worked for Anthony Galea, a healing specialist from Toronto who was sought out by the biggest names in sports, including Tiger Woods and Alex Rodriguez.

SOCCERTurkey game-fixing probe

Turkey has postponed the start of its soccer season from Aug. 5 until Sept. 9 because of a game-fixing investigation that has landed 30 suspects in jail, including Aziz Yildirim, the president of league champion Fenerbahce.

-- AP