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• Marion Jones blasts USADA | • Video
• Shockey considering foot surgery
• Griffey again seeks 500th home run

U.S. OPEN BEGINS THURSDAY
• McCabe: Tiger has lost fear factor
• Tiger's reign as No. 1 in jeopardy
• Handicap tourney | • Course flyover

• Game 5 ratings best since Jordan-era• Jackson, Malone say they might retire• Duff: Pistons look like Motown one-hit wonder• WP: Lakers, Pistons got what they deserved• WP: Pistons title a good thing for NBA• Trash Talk: Aside from Detroit, East stinks

OTHER TOP STORIES

• No. 10 Serena gets top Wimbledon seed• Navratilova says she'll play Wimbledon singles• Stern rips Bird on comments about race• Blue Jays put Wells on 15-day DL• Kid nailed in foul ball incident treated like king• Sides agree to keep Ted Williams frozen• More penalties for Kenseth and Harvick• Parsons: Red-hot Johnson is Michigan pick• Smarty Jones could keep racing after all• Stallone carries torch to 'Rocky' theme• Deposition shows why no CU officials fired• Interactive: NFL team-by-team season preview

NBA

SCORES | STANDINGS | TEAMS | ODDS

• PISTONS FINISH OFF LAKERS TO WIN CROWN
Detroit first East team to win title since '98 Bulls; Billups named MVP

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• Ventre: Lackluster Lakers must be retooled• Duff: Pistons look like one-hit wonder• Celizic: Have we seen last of Kobe?• Wilbon: Lakers got what they deserved

MLB

SCORES | STANDINGS | TEAMS | ODDS

• TIGER SLIDE BAD FOR PUDGE
Ask the Expert: Catcher has got to be questioning decision to join Detroit

AP File

• Griffey again seeks 500th home run• Kid hit in foul ball incident treated like king• Sides agree to keep Ted Williams frozen• Blue Jays put Wells on 15-day DL

GOLF

• SINGH NOT SCARED BY SHINNECOCK
Golfer poised to take over No. 1 ranking from Woods with U.S. Open win.

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• Tiger's reign at No. 1 could end in days• McCabe: Mickelson won't be grand• Mickelson now best player with one major• McCabe: Tiger won't regain fear factor

NFL

SCORES | STANDINGS | TEAMS | ODDS

• SHOCKEY CONSIDERING SURGERY ON RIGHT FOOT
Giants' Pro Bowl tight end might miss start of training camp

• George, Titans ‘in positive direction’• Expert: Plenty of extreme makeovers• Interactive: Team-by-team season preview• Full coverage of every team

NHL

SCORES | STANDINGS | TEAMS | ODDS

• TORTORELLA'S TASK WILL GET LOT TOUGHER
TSN: Cup coach's hard-driving approach likely will wear on players

• TSN: What can be learned from Lightning• Blackhawks, ex-GM reach settlement• Duff: When will we see NHL games again?• Full coverage of every team

MOTOR SPORTS

NASCAR | F-1 | IRL | CHAMP

• MICHIGAN FAVORITE
Parsons: Closing in on points lead, Jimmie Johnson is NASCAR's hottest Cup driver

Getty Images File

• Bestwick: Mayfield's on the move• More penalties for Kenseth and Harvick• Blaney to drive for Childress Racing• Nextel Cup schedule, results

TENNIS

• SERENA GETS NO. 1 SEED FOR WIMBLEDON
Venus seeked third; Federer, Roddick are top two men

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• Navratilova to play Wimbledon singles• Men's, women's seedings for Wimbledon• Agassi pulls out of Wimbledon• Graf feels guilty about Seles' '93 stabbing

OLYMPICS

SCHEDULES

• JONES DEMANDS PUBLIC HEARING TO CLEAR NAME
Track star rips 'kangaroo court,' repeats she hasn't used doping

• WP: Pound says Jones case should proceed• BALCO founder seeks help from Bush• Key players in U.S. doping scandal• Stallone carries torch to 'Rocky' theme

OTHER SPORTS

• ARMSTRONG: DOPE CLAIMS 'ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE'
5-time Tour de France champion to sue new book authors for libel

Reuters

• BALCO founder seeks help from Bush• English fans battle Portuguese cops again• Euro 2004: Portugal eliminates Russia• Beckham will keep taking penalty kicks

HORSE RACING

• SMARTY MAY KEEP RACING
Owners say they might run popular horse in Haskell, then continue into next year

• Smarty Jones’ jockey hires new agent• Interactive: The Smarty Jones story• DRF: Azeri, Sightseek in first meeting• DRF: 'Image' aims for Gold Cup after loss

ARENA FOOTBALL

• HONORING THE AFL'S BEST
Bentley: Season-ending honors weigh character, performance

AFL photos file

• Haden: Rattlers aiming for title• Orlando's McEntyre voted top defender• Predators' Taylor chosen Kicker of Year• Scores, schedule

SLIDE SHOW

• NBA Finals
Images from the Pistons’ stunning title-clinching victory over the Lakers in Game 5

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• U.S. Open highlights
June 14: The best and worst from each of the past 10 national championships.

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• Tiger's tough run
June 14: Other players discuss what's gone wrong with Tiger Woods, who hasn't won a major since the last time the U.S. Open was on Long Island two years ago.

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Interactive

• Review of Tiger's 'slump' in the majors

What's gone wrong with Woods in recent big events, plus preview of his next two years

JT THE BRICK

• Make or break for Tiger

Windy conditions could hurt Woods' U.S. Open chances

Interactive

• Who can pass Woods as world's No. 1?

You rank top contenders to take over top spot

ASK THE GOLF EXPERT: JIM MCCABE

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• The Week in Sports Pictures
June 7-13: The Pistons continue their surprising NBA Finals run, Olympians set their sights on Athens and a golfer finds a hole for the birds.

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