Sports

Rays
Night after rout, Rays bats return to silence
DODGERS 4, RAYS 2: Wasted opportunities spoil game effort by starter Ryan Rupe.

Rupe extends run of complete games
ST. PETERSBURG -- Another complete game. It's almost getting monotonous.

Bucs
Bucs look for payoff at last minicamp
TAMPA -- It wasn't that long ago that the Bucs were scrambling to hire a coach, assemble an offensive coaching staff and replace a slew of departed free agents.

Darrell Fry
For Mickelson, here's a major opportunity
The U.S. Open is starting, and by most estimates Tiger Woods has this thing won. He's undisputably the greatest pro on the planet and comes to Bethpage Black playing solid golf.

Golf
World's best in for a test at Bethpage
Early thoughts that this year's course would not be up to U.S. Open standards have gone away quickly.

U.S. Open Keys to Victory
To win a U.S. Open, it is imperative to hit greens in regulation. At least that's what the stats say. The past six Open winners -- Retief Goosen, Tiger Woods, Payne Stewart, Lee Janzen, Ernie Els and Steve Jones -- ranked among the top eight in greens in regulation for the tournament that week. Three of them were first.

Cink not dwelling on what might have been
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Give Stewart Cink credit for his sense of humor. He has not let last year's trouble on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open at Southern Hills keep him down.

NHL
Hull? Robitaille? No, Hasek key addition
Goalie has Red Wings on verge of their 10th Stanley Cup, his first.

Fischer denies intent to injure
DETROIT -- Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer admitted the replay of his cross-check to the face of Carolina's Tommy Westlund in Game 4 was "a little different from the way I saw it on the ice."

NBA
Lakers three-peat
LAKERS 113, NETS 107: Los Angeles defeats New Jersey in 4 straight for its 3rd consecutive NBA title.

World Cup
FIFA orders end to replays
SEOUL, South Korea -- FIFA said it will stop television screens at stadiums from showing replays of fouls in case they undermine the referee's authority.

Tie eliminates two-time champ
MIYAGI, Japan -- A day after defending champion France was bounced from the World Cup, pretournament favorite Argentina was left to lament its early exit.

Basketball
Hamm returns with winning goal in WUSA game
In her first game back from the biggest injury of her career, Mia Hamm scored a highlight-reel winning goal.

Bowling
Roth has impact on senior tour
Veteran Mark Roth is closing in on the late Earl Anthony's record 41 victories, getting his 36th in the PBA Senior World Championship Friday.

Local
Legend returns to the sideline
Robinson coach Herman Valdes has nearly 40 years of experience.

Cross Bayou cruises to West Division title
Cross Bayou wrapped up the minor baseball West Division with a 14-2 victory over Thunder Dome on Wednesday night, claiming a spot in the District 5 championship game.

Clearwater pitcher gets advice from roommate
Clearwater's Taylor Buchholz understood the type of bewilderment and despair fellow right-hander Yoel Hernandez was going through.

Outdoors
Daily fishing report
Live bait chumming is one of the most effective ways of getting fish to feed. It also can help keep fish in the same area.

On The Wire
Arizona Regains No. 1 Ranking in AP Poll
Garnett Eclipsed by Jordan Farewell
Report: Creditors O.K. Bid for Senators
Green Surprises Earnhardt at Daytona
UConn Remains Unanimous in Women's Poll

Americans Lose in 1st Round of Davis Cup

World Cup soccer

South Korea Thanks Soccer Teams

Brazil Celebration Turns Ugly

World's Worst Claims Soccer Honors