AFP - Torrential rain brought chaos to the French Open on Tuesday with six hours of play lost and title favourites Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal amongst the victims of the deluge.

AP - With first-period goals from Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom and another lockdown defensive effort, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night.

AFP - Second-half goals from striker Vitali Bulyga gave minnows Belarus a shock 2-2 draw on Tuesday against Germany - one of the favourites for next month's Euro 2008.

AP - Big Brown was back on the track a day earlier than expected, and trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. said the unbeaten colt looks as good as ever — maybe even better.

AP - Amelie Mauresmo held her nerve and her serve when it counted Tuesday, reaching the second round of the French Open by beating Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in a match disrupted by rain.

AP - Miami was selected as the top seed for the 64-team Division I college baseball tournament Monday, while two-time defending champion Oregon State was left out of the field.

AP - The Pittsburgh Penguins did a lot more complaining after Game 2 against the Red Wings than scoring in the first two chapters of the Stanley Cup finals. Now they're headed home in a big hole, with more questions than scoring chances. Producing timely offense and perfectionist defense, Detroit is not only beating the Penguins, they are shutting them out.

AFP - The United Arab Emirates will host the Club World Cup in 2009 and 2010 after beating off rival bids from Australia, Japan and Portugal, world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday.

AP - At the very least, Willie Randolph has more time to try and turn the Mets around.

AP - Antonio McDyess is relieved he didn't retire when his knees and career were in shambles.

AP - Chase Utley drove in a career-best six runs, Jamie Moyer had a season-high seven strikeouts and the Philadelphia Phillies scored their most runs in nearly a decade, a 20-5 rout over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.