AP - Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion, and she'll try for it Saturday against Ana Ivanovic in the French Open final.

AP - Nearing Super Bowl-like proportions, the buildup has included black-and-white footage from the 1960s — images of Red Auerbach puffing a victory cigar, Bill Russell swatting away a shot and Jerry West rising for a jumper.

AFP - British tennis star Andy Murray has revealed how he came into contact with the gunman who killed 16 children and a teacher in the Dunblane massacre.

AP - Finally, the moment the Pittsburgh Penguins waited for throughout the Stanley Cup finals. Evgeni Malkin, one of the NHL's best offensive players during the season, scored an important goal.

AFP - Footballers may not have the hardhitting nicknames of the boxing fraternity such as Tommy 'The Hitman' Hearns or 'Smoking' Joe Frazier but there are many who will perform at Euro 2008 who have interesting ones to say the least.

AP - Joey Votto's two-out RBI double in the seventh inning spoiled Brett Myers' bid for a no-hitter, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Wednesday night behind another impressive start by Edinson Volquez.

AFP - Fans can have the shirt off the backs of their favorite players in the National Basketball Association Finals, thanks to an unprecedented internet auction that starts during games.

AP - Jason Taylor has another reason to dance. Two weeks after announcing Taylor won't practice with the team through training camp, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said Wednesday he told the six-time Pro Bowl defensive end that he and the organization want him back.

AP - Tiger Woods played his first round of golf Wednesday since knee surgery two days after the Masters, getting a thumbs-up from his swing coach after 17-plus holes at Torrey Pines riding in a cart.

AP - There have been times this year when Roger Federer's cloak of infallibility slid from his shoulders, when his absolute dominance against anyone but Rafael Nadal and at any tournament but the French Open wasn't quite so absolute.

AP - John Smoltz knew the pain was too intense to keep pitching this season. Now, the Atlanta Braves right-hander hopes to add one more comeback to his remarkable career. Smoltz will undergo season-ending surgery on his ailing right shoulder next week, but the 41-year-old is not ready to concede his next move is retirement.

AP - The Detroit Red Wings are Stanley Cup champions because they excel at both ends of the rink. None of them does it better than Henrik Zetterberg, whose two-way play earned him the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

AP - Oil up the Winged Wheel, it's time for another victory parade. Hockeytown is home to the Stanley Cup — again.

AFP - Roger Federer will have an unexpected foe in the French Open semi-finals on Friday in the shape of unseeded Frenchman Gael Monfils.