Ramírez apologizes to teammates

President Obama turned Phillie Phanatic for a day, hosting the 2008 World Series champions at the White House. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who campaigned for Obama last year, presented the president with a Phillies jersey and baseball. Obama called the Phillies "an underdog team that loved to prove the prognosticators wrong," and then added, "so we share something in common there." . . . Major League Baseball suspended White Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye two games for throwing his helmet Wednesday, which bounced off an umpire. Dye appealed the suspension.

Citing an anonymous source, ESPN.com reported that Brett Favre consulted famed orthopedic surgeon James Andrews about options for healing the partially torn biceps tendon that has caused pain in his right shoulder. According to the report, Andrews and Favre experimented with an exercise regimen that could allow the tendon to heal naturally and thus avoid an operation . . . Former NFL star Bruce Smith was charged with drunken driving in Virginia Beach after the 45-year-old Hall of Famer was stopped for speeding early yesterday morning. Smith was released on bond a few hours after being charged with speeding, driving under the influence, and refusal to take an alcohol breath test.

Wayman Tisdale, 44, a three-time All-American at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA and later became a top jazz musician, died in Tulsa, Okla., after a two-year battle with cancer. Tisdale, who remains the Sooners' career leader in scoring and rebounding, was chosen for induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame last month. Obituary, B9 . . . Former Wizards coach Eddie Jordan interviewed with 76ers president Ed Stefanski for their head coaching vacancy.

Michael Phelps still remembers how to win. The most decorated Olympian ever took two events at the Charlotte UltraSwim in North Carolina in his first meet since Beijing, showing he's moved on from the embarrassment of being photographed using a marijuana pipe and serving a three-month suspension. Phelps touched first in the 200-meter freestyle in 1 minute 46.02 seconds. He came back less than an hour later to win the 100-meter butterfly in 51.72. Both were meet records. "I was real happy with today," Phelps said. "I think the training is working well." . . . Roger Federer's dominance of Andy Roddick carried over to their first meeting on clay, defeating the American, 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, to reach the Madrid Open semifinals. Federer is 18-2 against Roddick. Rafael Nadal won his 32d straight match on clay, beating Fernando Verdasco, 6-4, 7-5. Defending champion Andy Murray lost to Juan Martin del Potro, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, and Novak Djokovic dispatched Ivan Ljubicic, 6-4, 6-4. Dinara Safina, Patty Schnyder, Amelie Mauresmo, and Caroline Wozniacki advanced on the women's side . . . Bob Rosburg, 82, who won the 1959 PGA Championship and spent three decades with ABC Sports as the first reporter to call the shots from the golf course, died at his home in Palm Springs, Calif. A longtime friend said he died from head injuries after a fall . . . Bill Passmore, 76, a former jockey who won 3,531 races in his career, died at his home in Annapolis, Md. No cause was given . . . The Boston Cannons open their Major League Lacrosse season by hosting the Long Island Lizards tonight at 7 at Harvard Stadium . . . Josh Sanderson led Calgary to its second National Lacrosse League title, scoring twice and adding three assists in the Roughnecks' 12-10 victory over the New York Titans at Calgary, Alberta . . . Thursday night's Game 6 between the Lakers and Rockets (won by Houston, 95-80) was the most watched basketball game ever on ESPN, drawing 7.35 million viewers.