AP - Geovany Soto's first inside-the-park home run will be one that he won't forget.

AP - Tony Parker swished a crucial jumper with 50 seconds on the clock. Manu Ginobili followed with four key free throws, essentially booking the San Antonio Spurs a date in the Western Conference finals.

AP - Less than a month after the NFL reinstated Odell Thurman from his two-year suspension, the troubled linebacker is out of a job.

AP - Dominant in the regular season, superb again in the postseason, the Detroit Red Wings are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals. With gusto, too.

AP - Jon Lester has survived cancer and pitched a World Series clincher for the Boston Red Sox. Now he can add a no-hitter to his already amazing list of accomplishments.

AP - A title defense endures for the playoff-savvy San Antonio Spurs. Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, hitting four free throws in the final minute, sending the Spurs to the Western Conference finals with a 91-82 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night in Game 7 of their second-round series.

AP - Ryuji Imada claimed his first PGA Tour victory by taking advantage of someone else's misfortune.

AFP - Australia's Lleyton Hewitt will head to Paris for the French Open, hopeful that a hip injury will not stop him playing in the event, he said on Monday.

AP - Ilya Kovalchuk scored his second goal of the game in overtime, giving Russia its first world hockey title since 1993 with a 5-4 win Sunday over Canada.

AFP - Wayne Rooney wants Manchester United strike partner Carlos Tevez to stay on at Old Trafford when his loan period expires next year.

AP - Lyle Overbay's three-run pinch-hit homer and Shannon Stewart's two-run double helped the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Sunday in a game that was delayed twice by rain.

Reuters - The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 97-92 in a thrilling Game Seven on Sunday to reach the NBA's Eastern Conference finals.

AP - San Diego ace Jake Peavy will miss his scheduled start Monday night against St. Louis with soreness in his pitching elbow.