Jeff Hart

Rafael Nadal will travel to London next Tuesday in hopes of defending his Wimbledon title despite having played with pain in his knees for months.

Suspended NFL star Michael Vick is returning to bankruptcy court in Virginia.

Alana Beard scored 16 of her 27 points in the third quarter after Washington's reserves sparked a big run in the second quarter and the Mystics won their home opener 77-71 against the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.

Plenty of open questions remain about the NCAA's allegations in Alabama's textbook case, even beyond the anticipated verdict.

The Friendship Elementary Lady Falcons won the 2009 Hall County 8-year-old girls Softball Tournament Friday.

Joey Archer drove in three runs, reliever Scott Copeland pitched three scoreless innings and Southern Mississippi beat Florida 7-6 on Sunday night to advance to the CWS for the first time in school history.

Courtney Orlando's Lee missed a potential game-winning alley-oop as regulation ended, giving Los Angeles another shot it didn't waste. Pau Gasol scored seven points in overtime and Bryant finished with 29 as the Lakers, so dominant in the series opener, survived with a 101-96 win over the Magic in Game 2 on Sunday night.

Roger Federer caught a break in Paris and made the most of it, winning the title by beating the man who beat Federer's nemesis, Rafael Nadal. Federer swept surprise finalist Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday.

Virginia coach Brian O'Connor is headed home, and this time he's taking the Cavaliers along.

Arizona State left-hander Josh Spence gave up four hits and struck out 10, and Jason Kipnis hit a two-run single to key a five-run fifth inning as Arizona State beat Clemson 8-2 on Sunday to advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. for the third time in five seasons.