SAN DIEGO (AP) - Barry Zito's first complete game since 2003 was spoiled by home runs by Scott Hairston and Nick Hundley, which carried the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.

LOS ANGELES -- Those wildly inconsistent Lakers showed up for their Western Conference finals opener against Denver and still managed to defend their home court.

DETROIT (AP) - Mikael Samuelsson scored 5:14 into overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Denver just lost a newspaper; Los Angeles is lacking water. One of these cities' problems will be solved under a mayoral wager proposed Tuesday on the Western Conference finals.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer during a four-run 11th inning to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Tuesday night.

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) - The Los Angeles Clippers won the NBA's draft lottery Tuesday night and own the No. 1 pick in next month's draft.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Suspended Florida backup forward Allan Chaney has transferred to Virginia Tech.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - C.J. Henry enrolled at Kansas on Tuesday and will be eligible to play basketball next season

SACRAMENTO (AP) - The Sacramento Kings were unlucky in tonight's NBA draft lottery.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Former Vikings and Cardinals head coach Dennis Green has been chosen as chairman of the competition committee for the new United Football League.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers have interviewed Dallas assistant Dwane Casey for their coaching vacancy.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Oakland Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez has a herniated disk and could be facing career-ending surgery if he injuries his back again.

PHOENIX (AP) - A bankruptcy judge has ordered the NHL and Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes to mediation in an attempt to resolve their fight over who is in control of a franchise that both sides agree is insolvent.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - World Wrestling Entertainment's bombastic owner is making the most of a controversy with the Denver Nuggets. Vince McMahon has challenged Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke to a steel-cage match.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Francisco Giants left-hander Noah Lowry was scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday to remove the first rib on his left side, due to symptoms from thoracic outlet syndrome.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - New Orleans is a Super Bowl city again.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.— Aces starter Cesar Valdez worked six strong innings, but the Reno offense came up with just a run Tuesday afternoon, as the Memphis Redbirds topped the Aces, 3-1, in the series finale at AutoZone Park.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A miserable day for the New York Mets ended with an exasperating loss.

KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko has pulled out of the Austrian Open because of a muscle strain in his left leg.

PINEROLO, Italy (AP) - A motorcycle driver for a photographer covering the Giro d'Italia has died in a crash while heading to the start of the 10th stage of the cycling race.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal is in training for his next career.

CARROLLTON, Texas (AP) - The Dallas special teams coach who suffered a broken neck during the collapse of the practice facility is back with the Cowboys.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has undergone a procedure on his back to help alleviate the pain he's suffered from for more than a year.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Duke's Gerald Henderson has signed with an agent and will remain in the NBA draft.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - John Wall, one of the nation's most sought-after recruits, has decided to play for Kentucky.