Professional Sports

Tiger Woods says he's on schedule to play the U.S. Open.

Willie Randolph remains manager of the New York Mets after a much-anticipated meeting with team ownership.

Brandon Webb is on a different type of streak, thanks to Mark Teixeira and the Atlanta Braves. Teixeira drove in four runs against Webb as the Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 Monday and sent Webb to his second straight defeat.

ATLANTA -- Lisa Leslie had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Candace Parker followed up her record-breaking rookie debut with 12 points to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 74-56 victory over the Atlanta Dream today.

Lanier National Speedway brought out the big guns...er, wheels to get the Memorial Day festivities under way Sunday night. The 3/8ths-mile oval concluded a two-day event of Monster Truck racing with a fireworks display jusy before midnight as a huge crowd was on hand.

Tony Stewart suffered his second heartbreaking defeat of the season Sunday night when a flat tire late in the Coca-Cola 600 handed Kasey Kahne the victory in NASCAR's longest race of the year.

Scott Dixon has won the Indianapolis 500, beating Vitor Meira to the checkered flag by 1.75 seconds.

Diamondbacks starter Micah Owings (6-2), the former Gainesville High School baseball standout, gave up six hits and three runs, two earned, in six innings Sunday as Arizona beat Atlanta, 9-3.

Atlanta officials think fans attending concerts and Braves games could be an answer to the city's budget problems. They propose adding a $1 fee to tickets for professional sporting events and major concerts.

Jimmie Johnson sounds like a man ready to take a stand on his Sprint Cup season. And why not? What better place is there for Johnson to start getting on a roll than Lowe's Motor Speedway, the namesake track of the sponsor he has helped make famous in his No. 48 Chevrolet? Johnson, the two-time defending Sprint Cup points champion, has won five times on the 1.5-mile track.