Ken Griffey Jr. got off to a great second start with the Seattle Mariners, hitting an opening-night home run to back Felix Hernandez in a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.

Joe Saunders pitched into the seventh inning and Howie Kendrick homered and singled in another run, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.

North Carolina has beaten Michigan State 89-72 to win its fifth NCAA basketball championship.

Samuel L. Jackson will return as host of the ESPY Awards for the fourth time this summer.

Former Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow has agreed to a six-year contract extension with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Wolf Pack granted Mark McLaughlin his wish on Monday, releasing him from his signed letter-of-intent.

Manu Ginobili is out for the rest of the season and the playoffs.

A co-defendant in a federal drug case involving former NFL running back Travis Henry has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.

Michael Jordan was elected to the class of 2009 on Monday, set for induction in Septemeber with his Dream Team teammates David Robinson and John Stockton. Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women's coach C. Vivian Stringer are also part of a class announced in Detroit, site of the men's Final Four. Induction is Sept. 10-12 in Springfield, Mass., home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

DeJuan Blair of Pittsburgh, Blake Griffin of Oklahoma and Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina are finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the men's college basketball player of the year.

Cornerback Samari Rolle has re-signed with the Baltimore Ravens for a four-year deal.

Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has indefinitely suspended senior wide receiver Rod Owens on Monday after the player's weekend drunk driving arrest.

Free-agent linebacker Cato June has signed with the Houston Texans.

Memphis has hired assistant coach Josh Pastner as successor to coach John Calipari.

Boston University has hired Patrick Chambers, the associate head coach at Villanova, to be the school's next basketball coach.

A Washington State official has told The Associated Press the school has hired Portland State's Ken Bone to be its new basketball coach.

Mark McLaughlin has asked the University of Nevada to release him from his letter-of-intent.

Utah State men's basketball coach Stew Morrill says he's no longer a candidate for the head coaching job at Washington State University.

Los Angeles Clippers forward Zach Randolph was arrested for investigation of drunken driving early Monday, hours after his team's 88-85 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Gary Player is calling it a career at Augusta National after his 52nd Masters appearance this week.

Xavier coach Sean Miller is headed to Arizona.

Nevada catcher Travis Simas has been named the Western Athletic Conference baseball player of the week after driving in seven runs with three home runs and two doubles.

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue thinks her counterpart from Michigan would look good in blue. But she could be left wearing green and white.

Quarterback Jeff Garcia is returning to the Bay Area after agreeing to a deal with the Oakland Raiders.

Cookie Miller and Alonzo Edwards plan to transfer from Nebraska after helping the Huskers to an 18-13 finish last season.