AFP - Las Vegas police briefly handcuffed and detained reigning NBA finals MVP Paul Pierce during a traffic stop in Las Vegas, American media reported.
AP - Philadelphia Eagles guard Shawn Andrews is battling depression and might arrive at training camp this week, the two-time Pro Bowl selection told two newspapers Monday.
AP - Raul Ibanez had a grand slam and six RBIs — all in a wild seventh inning — and the Seattle Mariners staged their biggest comeback of a lost season to stun the Minnesota Twins 11-6 on Monday night.
AP - The NFL season hasn't even started yet, and the Minnesota Vikings already have a victory over the Green Bay Packers under their belts. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ruled Monday that contact between the Vikings and Brett Favre this summer did not violate league tampering rules, as the Packers alleged.
AP - Marlon Byrd hit a game-winning grand slam in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers, long after Joba Chamberlain left with a shoulder injury, snapped a 10-game home losing streak to the New York Yankees with a 9-5 victory Monday night.
AP - In a meeting with Brett Favre that ran late into Monday night, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy likely tried to cut through more than a month's worth of drama to figure out whether Favre really was 100 percent committed to playing again.
AFP - Andy Murray lifted his first career Masters title, defeating Novak Djokovic for the second time in as many weeks to claim a 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) win at the Cincinnati event.
AFP - FIFA President Sepp Blatter appealed Monday for under-23 players to be automatically available for the Olympic Games as legal wrangling continued to threaten the Brazil and Argentina squads.
AP - Skip Caray, a voice of the Atlanta Braves for 33 years and part of a family line of baseball broadcasters that included Hall of Famer Harry Caray, died in his sleep at home on Sunday, the team said. He was 68.
