Arizona junior forward Chase Budinger says he is hiring an agent and will make himself available for the NBA draft.

Courtney Paris might as well hang on to her money. Oklahoma doesn't plan to be collecting a payoff from her failed national championship guarantee any time soon.

Even though they didn't win the World Series, the New York Yankees got to go to the White House.

Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run triple, Aaron Rowand had three RBIs and the San Francisco Giants overcame Tim Lincecum's struggles for a 10-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday in the majors' final opener.

Pau Gasol scored 26 points, Kobe Bryant added 22 and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame a sluggish start to beat the Sacramento Kings 122-104 Tuesday night and move within a half-game of Cleveland for the best record in the NBA.

With one final blowout, UConn grabbed the national title and a piece of basketball history.

Kentucky guard Jodie Meeks will submit his name for the NBA draft, but will not hire an agent.

Lance Armstrong is defending himself against suggestions he misbehaved during a recent drug test.

The son of Michael Jordan has announced that he will be playing basketball at Central Florida next season.

Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin has given up his final two years of eligibility and will enter the NBA draft after a sophomore season that ended with him being recognized as college basketball's top player.

Sharks forwards Mike Grier and Claude Lemieux are returning to the lineup just in time for the Sharks' final push for the Presidents' Trophy.

Suspended NFL star Michael Vick will head back to a Kansas prison after a judge rejected an effort to keep him in Virginia to work on a new bankruptcy plan.

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon has been named the Naismith men's coach of the year after leading the Panthers to a school-record 31 wins and the NCAA tournament regional finals.

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.