AFP - French number one Richard Gasquet on Sunday said he will not take part in the Beijing Olympics joining fellow world top 10 player Andy Roddick in pulling out.
AFP - Croatia opened their Euro 2008 account with a predictable but unconvincing 1-0 victory over co-hosts Austria at the Ernst-Happel Stadium here in Vienna on Sunday.
AP - Jim McKay elegantly covered competitions from badminton to barrel jumping. Yet he may best be remembered for that grim day at the Munich Olympics when he broke the news with three simple words: "They're all gone."
AP - When Big Brown turned for home, something wasn't right. Jockey Kent Desormeaux knew the big bay colt was finished. Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., who guaranteed racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years, knew it, too.
AP - Lewis Hamilton rammed the rear of Kimi Raikkonen's car, knocking the top two drivers in the Formula One standings out of the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. -- read full article
AP - Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce practiced without difficulty Sunday and was cleared to play in Game 2 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
AP - By the fourth game, Rafael Nadal had Roger Federer kicking the clay in frustration. By the second set, the normally stoic Federer was screaming at himself. The drubbing went on from there. Nadal won his fourth consecutive French Open title in a rout Sunday, again spoiling Federer's bid to complete a career Grand Slam.
AP - Tim Clark isn't thinking about how close he has come to winning his first PGA Tour title only to come up short. The South African's approach? He will win eventually.
AP - New Mississippi State athletic director Greg Byrne unveiled his first hire Saturday, introducing John Cohen as the Bulldogs' new baseball coach to dozens of cheering fans.
AFP - Seven German supporters were arrested in Klagenfurt after incidents with Polish fans late Saturday on the eve of their Euro-2008 encounter, local police said.
AP - Joe Crede hit two homers for the second straight game and had six RBIs Saturday night to lead the surging Chicago White Sox to an 11-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
AP - In the past two days, New England's most celebrated right knee and to this point, the focal point of the NBA finals has been encased in ice, undergone electrical stimulation therapy, even had lasers fired at it.
Reuters - Chicago Bears running back Cedric
Benson was arrested on a drunk-driving charge on Saturday in
Austin, Texas, his second arrest in just over a month.