AFP - Andy Roddick and Ernests Gulbis may share the same birthday but only one got to take home the prize early Saturday morning.

AFP - Blackburn's Paul Ince admits his first trip back to West Ham United as a manager is the game of the season for him.

AP - Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins have played enough nail-biters lately that they welcomed a lopsided victory.

AP - Matt Leinart gained a measure of redemption in Arizona's preseason finale, even if it came against what essentially was the Denver Broncos' junior varsity.

AP - Aiming to build some momentum heading into NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, Jimmie Johnson got off to a good start Friday, winning the pole at Auto Club Speedway.

AP - Alfonso Soriano hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Friday for their seventh straight win,

AP - Josh Beckett was put on the 15-day disabled list Friday because of a strained right elbow after the Boston ace was examined by Dr. James Andrews.

AP - Roger Federer flicked a final winner, trotted to the net and started to shake hands. Then, there was one last challenge.

AFP - A number of women's seeds are poised to try and knock world number one Ana Ivanovic off her lofty perch after the Serbian star's shocking early round exit from the US Open on Thursday.

AFP - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes clubs who risk financial meltdown in the pursuit of success should be kicked out of Europe competitions.

AP - The NBA officially handed over the Seattle franchise to Oklahoma City about two months ago, and three trucks arrived downtown at headquarters on Friday.