Posted: 1:42 PM Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina will play for the French Open women's title on Saturday.

Posted: 4:44 PM Big Brown will begin his bid to complete the Triple Crown by breaking from the No. 1 post in the Belmont Stakes.

Posted: 6:32 PM David Ortiz expects to wear a cast on his left wrist for two to three weeks in hopes it will heal sufficiently to get him back in the Red Sox lineup soon.

Posted: 4:43 PM John Tortorella was fired Tuesday as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, four years after leading the team to its only Stanley Cup championship. He had one season remaining on his contract.

Posted: 1:32 PM Saying that it's "time for a new voice to lead our team," the Detroit Pistons' president of basketball operations has fired coach Flip Saunders.

Posted: 9:48 PM Terrell Owens has agreed to a three-year contract extension worth around $27 million to stick with the Dallas Cowboys.

Posted: 2:40 PM One point from the quarterfinals, Maria Sharapova again came up short at the French Open.

Posted: 6:34 PM Jason Taylor wants to play one more season, even if it's with the Miami Dolphins.

Posted: 10:58 PM The Detroit Red Wings wrecked the Pittsburgh Penguins' home-ice advantage and gave themselves a shot to hoist the Stanley Cup in Hockeytown.

Posted: 9:34 PM Mathew Goggin shot a 1-under 71 that was good enough to build a three-shot lead after three rounds at the Memorial. Goggin is trying to win his first PGA Tour event.

Posted: 9:26 PM Denny Hamlin made it nine victories for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series this season. He led all but 69 laps to win at Dover International Speedway.

Posted: 2:51 PM Lisa Leslie will lead the U.S. women's basketball team at the Olympics in China. She and Los Angeles Sparks teammate Candace Parker are two of the nine players placed on the team today.

Posted: 9:46 PM Commissioner Bud Selig has confirmed that the Los Angeles Angels will host the 2010 All-Star game.

Posted: 7:54 PM Phil Mickelson made a 9-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory at the Crowne Plaza Invitational over Tim Clark and Rod Pampling.

Posted: 5:12 PM Scott Dixon has won the Indianapolis 500, beating Vitor Meira to the checkered flag by 1.75 seconds.

Posted: 4:25 PM Triple Crown contender Big Brown has missed two days of training with a slight injury to his left front foot, but trainer Rick Dutrow Junior says it's not going to be an issue.

Posted: 4:22 PM Authorities in Gainesville have charged Chicago Bulls forward and former Florida star Joakim Noah with possession of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol.

Posted: 9:32 PM Second round leader Phil Mickelson retains his spot atop the leaderboard with a 5-under-par 65 in the third round of the PGA Tour's Crowne Plaza Invitational.

Posted: 2:38 PM They waited until the last possible day to do so, but baseball players have approved a toughened drug agreement.

Posted: 10:58 PM Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 in a rain-soaked penalty shootout to win the European Champions League title Wednesday night following a 1-1 tie.

Updated: 3:53 PM Following his messy divorce with Indiana University, Kelvin Sampson was introduced today as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Updated: 3:55 PM The grandson of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt bumped his way into the field on the final day of qualifying for next Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

Updated: 3:56 PM Big Brown kept his Triple Crown chance alive with an impressive victory in the Preakness Stakes. The Kentucky Derby winner finished five-and-a-quarter lengths ahead of Macho Again. Icabad Crane was third.

Updated: 3:58 PM Kyle Busch continued his dominance with a strong qualifying effort to capture the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Busch is the Sprint Cup points leader with three wins and seven top-10 finishes in 11 races.

Updated: 4:03 PM NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, which could result in a 2010 season with no salary cap.