Posted: 4:18 PM ROME (AP) - The Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping tribunal has banned Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde from competing in Italy for two years.

Posted: 4:15 PM VALDOBBIADENE, Italy (AP) - Alessandro Petacchi of Italy has won his second straight stage in the Giro d'Italia, taking the overall lead from Mark Cavendish of Britain.

Posted: 4:13 PM MADRID (AP) - Serena Williams is out of the Madrid Open after aggravating a leg injury in a first-round match against Francesca Schiavone.

Posted: 4:11 PM TORONTO (AP) - Jay Triano has signed a three-year contract to coach the Toronto Raptors, dropping the interim tag after taking over the team during the season.

Posted: 4:09 PM MARSHALL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Vikings president Mark Wilf says the team is still interested in Brett Favre.

Posted: 4:06 PM INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis 500 rookie Mike Conway has been released from the hospital a day after sustaining a mild concussion when he crashed during practice for the May 24 race.

Posted: 4:04 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - A pickup game of basketball last spring brought good luck to the University of North Carolina's basketball team and to Barack Obama, the president said Monday as he welcomed the national champions to the White House.

Posted: 4:01 PM BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - The coach of Quinnipiac University's volleyball team testified Monday that the Connecticut school manipulated the rosters of its athletics in order to appear to be in compliance with Title IX requirements.

Posted: 3:57 PM PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia 76ers interim coach Tony DiLeo has withdrawn his name from consideration for the permanent coaching job.

Posted: 3:55 PM DALLAS (AP) - Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis has been released from a Dallas hospital eight days after his neck was broken when the roof of the team's indoor practice facility collapsed during a storm.

Posted: 3:53 PM BRUSSELS (AP) - Former world cycling champion Tom Boonen will be given a heavy fine by his team on top of his indefinite suspension after testing positive for cocaine a second time. The Belgian will be allowed to stay with the Quick Step team.

Posted: 3:50 PM TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have made Rick Tocchet their full-time coach.

Posted: 3:44 PM INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings will receive the Rev. Charles Williams Award on June 28 for her work with youngsters in Indianapolis.

Posted: 3:42 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Sacramento Kings plan to interview Paul Westphal this week for their head coaching vacancy.

Posted: 3:39 PM ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The father of the 12-year-old boy bumped by Celtics big man Glen "Big Baby" Davis after Sunday's game-winning shot is demanding an apology.

Posted: 3:36 PM NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Drew Bennett met with the Tennessee Titans about returning to his first team to help shore up their receiving corps.

Posted: 3:34 PM KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Olympic triple gold medalist Usain Bolt says he is ready to return to the track after his recent car crash and will run in England on Sunday.

Posted: 3:29 PM ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) - Josh Hamilton is ready to rejoin the Texas Rangers.

Posted: 3:25 PM HOUSTON (AP) - NFL receiver Reggie Williams must serve two years of probation for cocaine possession in a case in which a Taser was used to subdue him.

Updated: 5:08 PM The Wolf Pack softball team was an at-large selection for the NCAA Tournament.

Posted: 8:54 PM BOSTON (AP) - Boston Bruins defenseman Aaron Ward left Sunday night's playoff game with what team doctors fear is a broken orbital bone after he was punched by Carolina's Scott Walker.

Posted: 8:51 PM Glen Davis made a 21-foot jumper as time expired to help the Boston Celtics hold off a furious rally and defeat the Orlando Magic 95-94 on Sunday night to even their Eastern Conference semifinal at two games apiece.

Posted: 6:42 PM DETROIT (AP) - Johan Franzen, Jiri Hudler, Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored, helping the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Sunday.

Posted: 6:39 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) - Randy Winn hit a tiebreaking two-run single with the bases loaded in the 13th inning and finished with four hits, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.

Posted: 5:11 PM PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Henrik Stenson has won The Players Championship with a flawless final round on the treacherous TPC Sawgrass, playing without a bogey for a 6-under 66 and a four-shot victory.