AP - After weeks of speculation that his job was in jeopardy, Willie Randolph finally got fired by the New York Mets while most fans were sleeping.

AFP - Former Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo beat Alize Cornet 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 here on Monday to brush aside memories of last year's final defeat at these WTA Eastbourne Championships.

AP - Matt Cerione's two-out, bases-loaded single drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and three Georgia pitchers combined for six innings of shutout relief to lead the Bulldogs to a 4-3 victory over Stanford in the College World Series on Monday night.

AP - Defenseman Ryan Suter talked about the pressure to live up to his new four-year, $14 million contract starting this fall when Predators general manager David Poile interrupted.

AFP - Ivan Klasnic capped a quite remarkable return to top class football just over a year after undergoing a kidney transplant operation by scoring the only goal against Poland as Croatia beat them 1-0 in their Group B Euro 2008 clash.

AP - With embattled manager Willie Randolph some 3,000 miles from Shea Stadium and his many detractors, the New York Mets came through for him in the opener of a key road trip.

Reuters - The Boston Celtics look to wrap up their record 17th championship and first in 22 years when they host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

AP - Free agent linebacker Rosevelt Colvin signed with the Houston Texans on Monday, giving the team another pass rusher to pair with 2006 No. 1 draft pick Mario Williams.

AP - Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker was found unconscious on a Las Vegas street Monday after apparently being the victim of a robbery.

AP - The Celtics expect Ray Allen to play when they try for a second time to win the NBA championship. Kendrick Perkins? Now that's a different story.

AP - Yankees ace Chien-Ming Wang is expected to be sidelined until at least September after injuring his foot running the bases, prompting club co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner to chastise the National League for playing without a designated hitter.

AP - Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired 2 1/2 months into a disappointing season that has followed the team's colossal collapse last September.

AP - With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all.

AFP - Germany are teetering on the brink of joining Europe's other traditional powerhouses on their sofas at home as they prepare for their final Group B match against Austria on Monday.