SOCCER
Manchester United wins 10th Premier League title in 16 years
WIGAN, England (AP) -- Manchester United won its 10th Premier League title in 16 years Sunday, getting a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and another goal from Ryan Giggs to beat Wigan 2-0 on the final day of the season....
Angel, Borman give Red Bulls 2-1 win over Galaxy
CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Juan Pablo Angel scored in the 78th minute to give the New York Red Bulls a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night....
BOXING
De La Hoya wins easy decision; sets up Mayweather rematch
CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Oscar De La Hoya showed he could still beat a contender. Next up is cashing in again like a champion. In what was little more than a tuneup for a much bigger fight, De La Hoya kicked off his retirement tour Saturday night before an appreciative crowd by pitching a near shutout over a game but overmatched Steve Forbes....
TENNIS
Sharapova to become No. 1 in tennis rankings
ROME (AP) -- Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in tennis because of Justine Henin's retirement....
No. 1 Justine Henin hangs up her racket
LIMELETTE, Belgium (AP) -- The determination that helped Justine Henin beat bigger, stronger opponents time and again was fading. "I decided," the 25-year-old Belgian said, "to stop fooling myself and accept it." Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and spent more than 100 weeks ranked No. 1....
No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediately
LIMELETTE, Belgium (AP) -- Top-ranked Justine Henin is retiring from tennis, effective immediately....
Djokovic rallies at Rome Masters, adds clay title to resume
ROME (AP) -- Having already displayed his prowess on hard courts this season, Novak Djokovic is showing he's capable of dominating on clay, too. Djokovic won the 10th title of his career Sunday, rallying to beat unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Rome Masters....
Safina beats Dementieva to win German Open
BERLIN (AP) -- Dina Safina pulled off her third upset of a top-10 player in a week at the German Open, winning the title Sunday by defeating ninth-ranked Elena Dementieva 3-6, 6-2, 6-2....
Madrid picked for US-Spain Davis Cup semifinal
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Rejecting pleas from its players and coach, the Spanish tennis federation chose Madrid's bullring Friday as the venue for the Davis Cup semifinal series against the United States....
Nadal beats Ferrer to win 4th straight Barcelona Open title
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Rafael Nadal won his fourth straight Barcelona Open title with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 victory over second-seeded David Ferrer in the final Sunday....
HOCKEY
Flyers hold off Penguins 4-2, force Game 5
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins' road to the Stanley Cup finals along the Pennsylvania Turnpike took an unexpected detour....
Flyers defensemen Timonen and Coburn close to return
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Not only did the Philadelphia Flyers stay alive Thursday night, they got good news on the status of injured defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn....
Red Wings' Franzen to miss Game 5
DETROIT (AP) -- NHL playoff goal-scoring leader Johan Franzen will miss his fourth straight game when the Red Wings face Dallas in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Saturday....
Stars avoid sweep, send West finals back to Detroit
DALLAS (AP) -- Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. Apparently, that's what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings. Loui Ericksson's goal about 12 minutes after Detroit's was waved off, then third-period goals from Mike Modano and Brenden Morrow sent the Stars past the Red Wings 3-1 on Wednesday night, preventing the Western Conference finals from ending in a sweep....
Sharks fire coach Ron Wilson after another ouster
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The San Jose Sharks fired coach Ron Wilson on Monday after his club followed another outstanding regular season with yet another early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs....
