AFP - Fernando Torres bagged a hat-trick as European champions Spain crushed New Zealand 5-0 to open their Confederations Cup campaign in emphatic style on Sunday.

AP - Cliff Lee threw seven innings of no-hit ball before settling for a three-hitter to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.

AP - This being a Twitter world, Kobe Bryant got his congratulations from the big guy in 140 characters or less.

AP - Garrett Atkins and Todd Helton had three hits each and the Colorado Rockies beat the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on Sunday, matching the franchise record with their 11th straight win.

AP - Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is out of the hospital, a day after breaking five ribs in a bicycle accident.

AP - The most surprised person to find Mark Martin in Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway was the driver himself.

AP - Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees hammered Johan Santana in the worst start of his career, routing the Mets 15-0 on Sunday for the biggest blowout in Subway Series history.

AP - Kobe Bryant jumped and punched the air. He did it again, seven years of pent up frustration freed in a fit of joy.

AP - Under normal circumstances, the brutal fight that Miguel Cotto and Josh Clottey waged on the eve of the national Puerto Rican Day parade might have left fans clamoring for a rematch. Then again, with Manny Pacquiao sitting ringside, economics might prevail.

AFP - World number four Novak Djokovic wrote off his Wimbledon chances on Sunday after slumping to a 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1 defeat to Germany's Tommy Haas in the Halle grasscourt final.

AFP - The 2009 Confederations Cup opened with a goalless stalemate between hosts South Africa and Asian champions Iraq at Ellis Park here on Sunday.

AP - Gary Sheffield is going to get an MRI on his sore right knee, giving the depleted New York Mets another injury concern.