AFP - Dick Bavetta, a National Basketball Association referee for 32 years who inspired questions in an FBI investigation into match fixing, worked game five of the NBA Finals here.
AP - Rocco Mediate made up two strokes in two holes and closed within a shot of an erratic Tiger Woods with six holes left in their 18-hole playoff Monday at the U.S. Open.
AP - Tiger Woods lost the U.S. Open lead right away Sunday, making double-bogey for the third time this week on No. 1 and turning his quest for a 14th major title into anything but a done deal. -- read full article
AP - Alex White kept LSU's potent offense mostly under wraps for seven-plus innings and Kyle Seager, Seth Williams and Ryan Graepel had three hits apiece to lead North Carolina to an 8-4 victory over the Tigers in the College World Series on Sunday night.
AFP - Ten-man Turkey made the greatest of escapes to book their Euro 2008 quarter-final berth as they came from 2-0 down to stun the Czech Republic 3-2 here and take their place in the quarter-finals.
AP - New York Yankees ace Chien-Ming Wang sprained his right foot running the bases against the Astros on Sunday and will have an MRI exam on Monday in New York.
AFP - Kobe Bryant scored 25 points but made his biggest moves defensively Sunday to sustain the championship dreams of the Los Angeles Lakers and deny the Boston Celtics their first title since 1986.
AP - As the New York Mets cleared their clubhouse before a bus ride to the airport, Willie Randolph wheeled his suitcase down a Shea Stadium corridor with no public assurances that he'll manage their next game.
AP - Chien-Ming Wang pitched five scoreless innings before spraining his right foot running the bases, and Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the New York Yankees' 13-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
AP - Tiger Woods wasn't sure if his left knee would allow him to finish 72 holes of the U.S. Open. After yet another defining moment at Torrey Pines, he was thrilled to get a chance at 18 more.
