<table> </table> <strong><span class="subhead">Plenty of tears for Upshaw</span></strong></p><p>About 1,000 people from all across football gathered at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday and celebrated the life of Hall of Fame lineman and longtime NFL union head <strong>Gene Upshaw</strong>.</p><p>Among those speaking &#8212; until they broke down in tears &#8212; were <strong>Art Shell, John Madden</strong>, former NFL commissioner <strong>Paul Tagliabue </strong>and his son <strong>Justin Upshaw</strong>.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m thinking right now Gene&#8217;s up in heaven,&#8221; Madden said tearfully near the end of his remarks. &#8220;And he&#8217;s looking down, and he has a quip for everything&#8230; He&#8217;s probably saying: &#8216;John, you&#8217;ve been up there long enough. Why don&#8217;t you go sit down &#8230; I&#8217;m just going to sit down like Gene said.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Sam will have a sibling</span></strong></p><p>Even with golf done for the year, <strong>Tiger Woods </strong>has something else to celebrate. His wife <strong>Elin </strong>is pregnant with their second child.</p><p>&#8220;Elin is feeling great, and we are both thrilled,&#8221; Woods wrote on his Web site. She is expecting in late winter.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Oracle racing tests boat</span></strong></p><p>The BMW-Oracle sailing team began testing its 90-foot by 90-foot trimaran Tuesday near Anacortes, Wash. The space-age yacht reached 20 knots of speed in wind of 6-12 knots, and tactician <strong>John Kostecki </strong>estimates that 36-40 knots may be possible when the boat is sailed to its maximum.</p><p>The boat has three carbon-fiber hulls, a mast 158 feet tall and reportedly cost more than $10 million. The boat, built for a one-on-one showdown with Alinghi, may never sail in an America&#8217;s Cup race pending the outcome of the latest appeal in the New York Supreme Court.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Fastest men on earth</span></strong></p><p><strong>Asafa Powell</strong> of Jamaica ran the second-fastest 100 meters ever when he ran 9.72 seconds at the Athletissima Grand Prix meet in Lausanne, Switzerland. The fastest man, countryman <strong>Usain Bolt</strong>, equaled his rival&#8217;s accomplishment, running the second-fastest 200 ever, crossing in 19.63. Bolt holds the world record in both events.</p><p>&#8220;He did well tonight, and I congratulate him,&#8221; Bolt said of the man from whom he took the 100-meter record earlier this year.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Phelps gets bonus check</span></strong></p><p>Swimmer <strong>Michael Phelps</strong>, promised a $1 million bonus by Speedo if he tied or broke <strong>Mark Spitz&#8217;s </strong>record for most gold medals at a single Olympics, collected Tuesday morning. He will use the money to establish a foundation promoting water safety and youth swimming. The company will donate an additional $200,000 for the foundation.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">In the WNBA</span></strong></p><p>&#8226;<strong>Betty Lennox </strong>scored 25 points for Atlanta, but the Dream lost to Seattle 83-69. Atlanta is 3-27 for the season.</p><p>&#8226;<strong>Tamika Catchings</strong> scored 26 points, helping Indiana to a 79-68 win over Washington.