The longest men's final in Wimbledon history ended in near darkness. When it was over, Rafael Nadal had snapped Roger Federer's 65 match winning streak on grass and five year stranglehold on the Wimbledon title. Nadal won the five set marathon 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 to snap Federer's streak of five consecutive wins at the All England Club.

The Milwaukee Brewers have gone from interesting contender to a real challenger with the aquistion of Indian's ace C.C. Sabathia. Sabathia went 19-7 with a 3.21 ERA to win the A.L. Cy Young last season and gives the Brewers another power pitcher to pair with Ben Sheets. The big lefty is 6-8 this year for the Tribe, but to be fair, has been plagued by a lack of run support. Cleveland has scored two runs or less in nine of his 18 starts this year. To get Sabathia, Milwaukee gives up their top prospect Matt Laporta. The Brew Crew are tied for second in the N.L. Central, 3 and a half games back of the Cubs who won again.

Sacramento native Derek Lee with a two run double helping Chicago beat St. Louis 7-1.

Randy Johnson won his 289th career game and moved ahead of Tommy John into 24th place on the all time victory list. He fanned 10 Padre batters and allowed three hits as Arizona beat San Diego 3-2.

The Dodgers remain a half game back of the Dbacks in the N.L. west following their 5-3 win over the Giants who are five games out.

Reds beat the Nats 6-5. Braves past the Stros 7-6 in 17 innings. Mets dumped the Phils 4-2 in 12. Brewers beat the Pirates 11-6. Marlins doubled up the Rocks 10-5.

White Sox downed the A's 4-3 while the Angels beat the Blue Jays 7-1 leaving Anaheim six games up on Oakland in the A.L. West. Chi Sox lead the Central by one game over the Twins who beat the Indians 4-3. Detroit beat Seattle 2-1 in 15 innings. Yankees topped the Red Sox 5-4 in 10. Texas outlasted Baltimore 11-10 and the Tampa Bay Rays are riding a seven game winning streak and own a five game lead in the AL east with their 9-2 romp over the Royals.

The Kings have signed point guard Beno Udrich to a five year deal.

Baron Davis who opted out of the final year of his contract with the Warriors appears to be on the verge of inking a fat deal with the Mighty Clip.

Ticha Penicheiro scored 17 points and dished off 8 assists in leading the Sacramento Monarchs to an 87-81 home win over the D.C. Mystics.

The Sacramento Rivercats continue to mop up the comp. The Cats exploded for 9 runs on 15 hits in a 9-3 victory over the Portland Beavers at Raley Field. The team's 15 hits mark the 7th time in the past 10 games that the team has posted double-digit base hits. Sacramento opens up a 6 1/2 game lead in the PCL south. At 51-34 they are just a half game back of Salt Lake for the best record in the league.

Garrett Anderson goes deep, a two run shot helping Anaheim defeat Oakland 5-3. Giants beat the Cubs 2-1. Dodgers outlasted the Astros 7-6 in 11 while the Dbacks fell to the Brewers 8-6. And the Rocks blanked the Pads 4-0

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Juan Pierre has been placed on the 15 day disabled list after spraining a ligament in his left knee in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Angels. Pierre left in the sixth inning after hurting his knee sliding into second base on a successful steal.

The Los Angeles Lakers have given qualifying offers to restricted free agents Sasha Vuachich and Ronny Turiaf. As restricted free agents, two may sign an offer sheet with any team, but the Lakers would have the right to match.

The Sharks have re-signed forward Jody Shelley to a two year contract. Shelley, an unrestricted free agent, had seven points and 91 penalty minutes in 31 games after joining the Sharks in a trade with Columbus on January 29th becoming the franchise's career leader in penalty minutes and one of the league's most feared fighters.

Tonight in Major League Baseball the A's visit the Angels. The Giants host the Cubs, the Dodgers are at Houston and the Rockies entertain the San Diego Padres.

Right here at home it's the Sacramento Rivercats against the Portland Beavers. The Cats are coming off last night's 10-1 thrashing of the Tucson Sidewinders and they lead the PCL south by 5 1/2 games.

Today we will know whether Ron Artest will remain a Sacramento King. The Kings and their fans are anxouisly awaiting Ron Artest's decision. Will he stay or will he go? That is the question facing the Ron and the team today. By 9pm tonight, Artest will either be in the final season of his contract with Sacramento or be a free agent. It's his decision at least until the deadline passes.

College freshman made up the top three picks in the NBA draft for the first time in league history. The Bulls took Memphis guard Derrick Rose with the top selection. Kansas State forward Michael Beasley went to the Heat at two. The Timberwolves chose Southern Cal guard O.J. Mayo at the three spot.

The Kings held the 12th overall pick. Sacramento going with forward Jason Thompson who averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds per contest with Rider U.

Rick Harden fanned 11 Phillie batters at the A's blanked Philly 5-0.

Cliff Lee with 11 K's on the night as the Indians beat the Giants 4-1 to avoid the three game sweep.

The Rivercats rallied to defeat the Sidewinders 6-5. They lead the PCL south by five and a half games.