AP - Nicklas Lidstrom's feet rested inches away from the winged wheel logo on the floor of the Detroit dressing room, a veritable shrine to the storied history of the Original Six franchise.

AFP - In the week before a major tournament like Euro 2008 the streets of England's towns and cities take on an unusually unified look.

AP - Johan Santana pitched into the eighth inning to earn his 100th win, Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church each hit a two-run homer and the suddenly surging New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 Sunday night.

AP - This is not how the Boston Celtics planned to get back to the NBA finals. The league's luckiest franchise saw its luck run out — again — in the draft lottery last year, coming up with the worst possible pick and no shot at the megastars slotted 1-2. What the Celtics couldn't know at the time was that it was the best thing that could have happened.

AP - Ken Griffey Jr. remained one homer shy of 600, but Jay Bruce had a solo shot and a run-scoring single Sunday, completing his amazing debut week and leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

AP - Jason Taylor wanted to clear the air on numerous topics. No, he did not demand a trade from the Miami Dolphins. Yes, he wants to play one more season before moving on to an acting career. No, he still hasn't spoken with new Dolphins boss Bill Parcells.

AP - Kenny Perry joined Tiger Woods as the only three-time winner of the Memorial on Sunday, taking a big step toward joining the No. 1 player in the world on the Ryder Cup team this fall.

AP - When an inconsequential point went against Rafael Nadal during his most recent French Open victory, he gave his opponent a how-dare-you glare, then resumed the rout.

AP - Kyle Busch revels in his role as NASCAR's villain. He enjoys his role as the top driver so much more. Busch was simply sensational again, dominating the second half of the 400-mile race Sunday at Dover International Speedway and racing to his Sprint Cup series-best fourth win of the season.

AP - The Americans won the Curtis Cup for the sixth straight time Sunday with the perfect ending — the clinching point was won by Stacy Lewis and the final point came from Alison Walshe.

AFP - Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic reached the French Open quarter-finals for the third successive year on Sunday and will now face childhood training rival Ernests Gulbis for a place in the semi-finals.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United's American owners would do anything in their power to keep Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford.

AP - David Ortiz sat in front of his locker, his ailing left wrist heavily bandaged. Ortiz wasn't in the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, and the designated hitter could only hope his injury was a minor setback.

AP - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 599th career homer Saturday, leaving him one shy of a seldom-reached mark, and Jay Bruce extended his amazing weeklong debut with a 10th-inning homer that lifted the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves.