AFP - Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho on Thursday dampened rumours linking him with a move to Real Madrid by saying that he was "99.9 percent" sure of remaining at the newly-crowned Italian champions.

AP - While Major League Baseball's attendance is down 6.4 percent from a year ago and 20 of 30 teams have experienced drops, commissioner Bud Selig is pleased with how the sport is surviving a season of recession.

AP - No longer untested, no longer unbeaten. The Cleveland Cavaliers finally met their match in the playoffs. Superman's team stopped them cold. Dwight Howard scored 30 points, Rashard Lewis added 22 and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to hand LeBron James and the Cavaliers their first loss of the postseason, 107-106 on Wednesday night in the Eastern Conference finals opener.

AP - Suspended NFL star Michael Vick arrived at his Virginia home in a car with blackout curtains Thursday after being released from federal prison to begin home confinement and try to resume his pro football career.

AP - Jake Peavy can now decide whether he wants to pitch for the Chicago White Sox.

AP - Jose Maria Olazabal and Seve Ballesteros, known as the "Spanish Armada" during their indomitable partnership in the Ryder Cup, never had to exchange ideas because they thought and played so much alike.

AFP - World number one Rafael Nadal was cautiously optimistic Wednesday as he left for Paris where he has the chance to become the first man to claim five successive French Open titles.

AFP - An extra-time goal from Brazilian midfielder Jadson earned Shakhtar Donetsk a 2-1 victory over Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup final here on Wednesday to clinch the Ukrainian side's first European title.