AP - The Spurs were happy to be home. They felt even better about having Manu Ginobili back in top form.

AP - Willie Randolph didn't get the pick-me-up he needed Sunday when the New York Mets lost 4-1 to the Colorado Rockies, whose patchwork lineup included four recent minor league call-ups.

AP - Phil Mickelson made a 9-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory at the Crowne Plaza Invitational over Tim Clark and Rod Pampling, who led by two strokes going to the back nine Sunday.

AP - The San Antonio Spurs opened another big lead over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. This time, they kept it.

AP - Scott Dixon stayed ahead of the trouble, got a boost from his crew and drove to his first Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday.

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

AFP - Serbian duo Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic endured struggling starts to the French Open on Sunday as former triple champion Gustavo Kuerten brought his career to an emotional end.

AFP - Manchester United chief executive David Gill has said that Alex Ferguson's deputy at Manchester United, Carlos Queiroz, could take over from him as coach once he stands down.

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.