AP - From Bowman to Babcock, Yzerman to Lidstrom, the Detroit Red Wings have this Stanley Cup thing all figured out.

AFP - The phoney war is over and now the real one begins as the 16 Euro 2008 finalists can get down to the real business of who is the fairest or rather the best of them all in footballing terms on their continent.

AP - With the second-worst record in the NL, the San Diego Padres won't be picky about how they win.

AP - Paul Pierce feared the worst when he heard a "pop" in his right knee in the first game of the NBA finals.

AP - Ana Ivanovic let out a girlish squeal and covered her face, delighted with what she had just achieved.

AP - Manny Ramirez homered, drove in five runs and got into a shouting match with a teammate as Boston beat Tampa Bay 7-1 Thursday night in a game that included a bench-clearing brawl between the Red Sox and Rays.

AP - A threat to hit 400? Chipper Jones is already there.

AP - Just like that, those familiar chants of "Beat L.A.," dormant for more than two decades, were silenced once again.

AFP - Ana Ivanovic tackles Dinara Safina in the French Open final on Saturday with the golden girl of Roland Garros determined to end the magical run of the tournament's comeback queen.

AFP - Ruud van Nistelrooy wants to star at Euro 2008 so he can erase the painful memory of a World Cup flop he blames on Manchester United.