Professional Sports

Drew Gooden scored a season-high 31 points and matched a season best with 16 rebounds tonight as the Chicago Bulls held on in the fourth quarter for a 103-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Tim Hudson was happy with his final tuneup for Atlanta's season opener, while the New York Mets decided not to let their NL East rivals get a good look at Johan Santana.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- John Smoltz said he felt no discomfort while throwing Tuesday morning, the first time he tested his right shoulder since he was held out of his last scheduled spring start on Friday.

SUSSEX, Va. -- Michael Vick's trial on state dogfighting charges was rescheduled on Tuesday for June 27. Surry County Circuit Judge W. Allan Sharrett set a trial date suggested by Commonwealth's Attorney Gerald Poindexter and Vick's lawyers, who did not attend the hearing. The trial originally was set for April 2.

TOKYO -- Daisuke Matsuzaka's homecoming was saved by Manny Ramirez. Ramirez hit his second two-run double in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox began their World Series title defense by beating the Oakland Athletics 6-5 in Tuesday night's major league season opener.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Jake Westbrook struck out eight over six perfect innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Atlanta Braves 8-0 Monday.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- John Smoltz decided not to test his sore right shoulder Monday, opting to postpone a throwing session that could determine whether he opens the season on the disabled list.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Braves general manager Frank Wren said Monday he expects to make at least one trade before Sunday's season-opening game at Washington.

DORAL, Fla. -- Geoff Ogilvy has ended Tiger Woods' winning streak. And Ogilvy did it on a course where Woods has looked unstoppable in recent years. Ogilvy won the CA Championship on Monday, saving a round that seemed in peril with a chip-in for par at the 13th hole and going on to claim his second victory in a World Golf Championship event.

Scott Wimmer passed Richard Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer with 21 laps to go and held on to win the Nationwide Series' Pepsi 300 on Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway.