AP - Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head.

AP - Manny Ramirez is back in the big leagues, looking like a guy who missed 50 games. Returning from his suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, the Los Angeles slugger barely hit the ball out of the infield in the Dodgers' 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

AP - Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong began his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday by briefly taking the lead in the first-stage time trial in Monaco.

AP - Free agent Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports.

AP - Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season.

AP - Roger Clemens' lawyer says the pitcher was not among the more than 100 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.

AP - The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq.

AP - Free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu and the Portland Trail Blazers have ended contract talks, a person close to the team confirmed Friday.

AP - It looks like Padres manager Bud Black is going to get a contract extension.

AFP - Michael Owen has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker.

AP - The Los Angeles Kings acquired left wing left wing Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night for defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing and a fifth-round draft pick next year.

AP - Former San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall draft pick by the Washington Nationals last month, has been selected as the winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball's player of the year.

AFP - Serena Williams clinched her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam crown with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 victory over sister Venus, the defending champion, here on Saturday.

AP - Laura Diaz barely remembers the last time she led an LPGA Tour event. Sarah Kemp never had.

AP - Marcos Maidana stopped Victor Ortiz early in the sixth round of an action-packed fight Saturday night, using a punishing right hand to upset one of boxing's top prospects.

AP - Bulgaria is hoping to strike a deal that would allow the Balkan country to host a Formula One grand prix in 2011.

AP - The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016.