AP - All the Los Angeles Lakers have done is protect home court.

AP - It's no surprise the Detroit Red Wings have a Swede to thank for a prime-time performance, but Mikael Samuelsson? The demoted forward busted out of a slump with two goals, and Chris Osgood stifled the Pittsburgh Penguins' young and talented stable of forwards with 19 saves to lift the Red Wings to a 4-0 victory in the opening game of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday night.

AP - Gustavo Kuerten bid farewell to tennis Sunday in the first round of the French Open, losing 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to Paul-Henri Mathieu at the site of his biggest triumphs.

AP - Two famous names found trouble early in Sunday's Indianapolis 500, as rookie Graham Rahal hit the wall hard and A.J. Foyt IV scrambled out of his car after it caught fire.

AP - Jeong Jang shot a 3-under 69 in the wind Saturday to tie Erica Blasberg for the lead after three rounds at the LPGA Corning Classic.

AFP - All the talk is of the new generation - Maria Sharapova or Ana Ivanovic - to win the French Open and replace the freshly-retired Justine Henin as world No.1.

AP - Johns Hopkins ended Duke's lacrosse season for the third time in four years and spoiled the last chance for the players stained by a stripper scandal to leave with an NCAA championship.

AP - The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings won't have to wait until the Stanley Cup finals to play next season.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson will quit as Manchester United manager within three years, he told The Mail on Sunday newspaper.

AP - Rookie Joey Votto hit his 10th homer, a three-run shot, and finished with four RBIs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

AFP - The Boston Celtics finally found a way to win on the road in the National Basketball Association playoffs Saturday, posting an emphatic 94-80 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

AP - Joe Gibbs Racing's hold on the Nationwide Series finally has been snapped — by one of its drivers. JGR superstar Kyle Busch drove a Toyota fielded by Braun Racing to victory Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway, snapping a six-race winning streak for Gibbs' cars in the Nationwide Series.

AP - Magglio Ordonez homered twice and drove in six runs to help the Detroit Tigers rout the Minnesota Twins 19-3 on Saturday night.

AP - The frustration was evident on Phil Mickelson's face during a slow start in the third round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational.