Everyone is chasing Usain Bolt.
The world's fastest man is in high demand, the latest invitations coming from David Letterman and the Real Madrid soccer team.
Bolt, a three-time Beijing Olympic gold medalist, will visit Letterman on CBS's "Late Show" on Sept. 24. This will be the Jamaican sprinter's first U.S. talk show appearance.
On Thursday, Real Madrid invited Bolt to visit the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and watch a game. Bolt said he was invited to train with the club at an undetermined date.
"I'll definitely go," Bolt said on the Web site of the Laureus foundation. "I think Raul and (Ruud) van Nistelrooy are some of the best goal scorers ever. I've watched van Nistelrooy from when he was with Manchester United, so I know he's a great guy."
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Bolt returned home Monday to a parade in Kingston, where he was greeted by Prime Minister Bruce Golding and throngs of flag-waving fans.
Bolt set world records in the 100 and 200 meters in Beijing, and his third gold medal came in Jamaica's 400 relay, also a world record. He is the first man to win the three Olympic events in a single games since Carl Lewis in 1984.
NHL
Staal signs deal with Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Hurricanes signed center Eric Staal to a seven-year contract extension Thursday.
The deal worth $57.75 million will pay Staal an average of $8.25 million starting in 2009-10 and will last through the 2015-16 season.
"When you get a player this young that's this good, you have to make sure you keep him long term," general manager Jim Rutherford said. "And if you don't, your team, your franchise will go backward."
Staal, a 23-year-old two-time All-Star, the MVP of last year's All-Star Game and a key component of the Carolina team that won the 2006 Stanley Cup, scored 38 goals and had 44 assists last season.
MISCELLANEOUS
KOLD to replay U.S. Open final
KOLD, Channel 13, will televise a replay of Monday's U.S. Open men's tennis final Sunday at 11:05p.m. Contractual obligations prevented KOLD from showing the match live after it was postponed to Monday afternoon.
● The UA women's tennis team has one player ranked in the ITA Top 100, No. 26 senior Danielle Steinberg. She is also ranked with junior Claire Rietsch in the Top 50 for women's doubles at No. 32.
● Orlando Magic forward Pat Garrity is retiring from the NBA.
Garrity, 32, played 10 pro seasons, nine with the Magic after spending his rookie year with the Phoenix Suns. He appeared in 513 games for Orlando, second-most in franchise history.
