Posey back on track after leg injury

Indians sign Carlos Santana to 5-year deal

Parcells unlikely Saints' next coach

Bobby Petrino fired at Arkansas after 4 seasons

Faried scores 27 points, Nuggets rout Warriors

DENVER (AP) - Two days after one of the worst performances of his young career, rookie Kenneth Faried put together his best one yet - and both came against the same team.

NBA Capsules

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Pau Gasol had 25 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Kobe Bryant's absence to beat the New Orleans Hornets 93-91 on Monday night.

National League Capsules

CINCINNATI (AP) - Matt Holliday, David Freese and Yadier Molina homered during the St. Louis Cardinals' big first inning, and Jake Westbrook found his control after a rough start, beating the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Monday night.

American League Capsules

BALTIMORE (AP) - The New York Yankees finally won their first game of the season, using four hits by Derek Jeter and an effective pitching performance by Ivan Nova to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Monday night.

Tommy Milone shuts down Royals in strong A's debut

OAKLAND (AP) - Tommy Milone experienced a most unusual wait to make his debut with the Oakland Athletics.

Sports News Brief

SWIMMING OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST DIVER MARK LENZI DIES AT 43: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Mark Lenzi struck gold when he switched from wrestling to diving in the mid-1980s. Over the next decade, he became the 1992 Olympic 3-meter springboard champion, earned a bronze medal four years later in Atlanta and became the first driver to score 100 points on a single dive. <p ...

SKI REPORTS

Gemologist unbeaten, stays as No. 2 Derby contender

Zito tosses 4-hitter as San Francisco avoids 0-4 start

69-yr-old woman hit in head by ball at Coors Field

Red Sox ready to celebrate Fenway's 100th birthday

Goldschmidt’s HR rallies D-Backs past SF

PHOENIX (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run, opposite-field home run with two outs in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 Friday night.

Donaldson hits grand slam to lead A’s to win

CHICAGO (AP) - A comeback victory with a grand slam, a last-inning homer-saving catch. Just another win for the Oakland Athletics during a run that has put them in first place in the American League West.

Man with a plan? LeBron eyes Game 2 adjustments

MIAMI (AP) - If LeBron James played for the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich might have a message for him.

Nadal edges Djokovic 9-7 in 5th in French semis

PARIS (AP) - His dramatic and delightful French Open semifinal was 4&frac12; hours old - and 14 games into the fifth set - when Rafael Nadal raced from the net to the baseline to retrieve Novak Djokovic's seemingly unreachable lob.

Tough times fill Williams’ French Open history

PARIS (AP) - For a decade, the French Open has presented more problems for Serena Williams than any of the other Grand Slam tournaments.

Belmont Stakes could be wet, wide-open race

NEW YORK (AP) - Orb and Oxbow. Oxbow and Orb. Anyway you draw it up, there will not be a Triple Crown on the line in the $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

McQuaid’s goal sends Bruins to Stanley Cup finals

BOSTON (AP) - The Bruins defense shut down the potent Pittsburgh Penguins throughout the Eastern Conference finals. Then a Boston defenseman scored the goal that sealed the stunning sweep.

Golf capsules

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Harris English shot a 6-under 64 on Friday to open a two-stroke lead in the St. Jude Classic, the final event before the U.S. Open next week at Merion.

Gordon tries to find winning ways at Pocono

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Jeff Gordon isn't quite ready to call it a career.

Evans’ late goal lifts US over Jamaica

Brad Evans scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, giving the U.S. a thrilling 2-1 win over Jamaica at Kingston on Friday night that solidified the Americans' chances of qualifying for next year's World Cup.

A-Rod adds Braun’s lawyer to his legal team

NEW YORK (AP) - The lawyer who helped overturn Ryan Braun's drug suspension last year has been added to Alex Rodriguez's legal team.

Ex-Giants safety taken by Reds in baseball draft

NEW YORK (AP) - Chad Jones' NFL career was cut short, so now the former safety is giving baseball another shot.

Spurs rally to stun Heat

MIAMI (AP) - Tony Parker banked in a 16-footer with 5.2 seconds left for the last of his 21 points and the San Antonio Spurs stunned the Miami Heat 92-88 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.

Rosales homers in 10th inning, helps Athletics win

CHICAGO (AP) - Adam Rosales hit a two-out homer in the top of the 10th inning, and the Oakland Athletics had a season high four home runs in a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.

Astros draft Stanford pitcher Mark Appel at No. 1

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) - This time, the Houston Astros couldn't resist drafting Mark Appel with the No. 1 pick.