Daily sport news

AP - Dario Franchitti drove 199 nearly flawless laps, then survived the last one with a huge break from a spectacular crash to climb back on top of the open-wheel world Sunday with his second win at the Indianapolis 500.

AP - Florida International's Garrett Wittels is taking his pursuit of the Division I hitting-streak record to the NCAA tournament.

AFP - France's preparations for the World Cup suffered a reality check here on Sunday when the 2006 finalists had to come from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw against non-South Africa-bound Tunisia.

AFP - Defending champion Roger Federer showed no mercy to Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday, handing his Olympic gold medal-winning teammate a French Open hiding as Andy Murray made an angry Roland Garros exit.

AP - Jayson Nix hit his first career grand slam, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5 on Sunday to split a four-game series with the AL East-leaders.

AP - The Southeastern Conference had four schools — Arkansas, Auburn, Florida and South Carolina — selected Sunday as hosts for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

AP - They don't make road trips like this anymore. It starts in summer and ends in winter, could last up to six weeks and, by the way, the whole world will be watching.

AP - So much for the thought that this might be the year Venus Williams would make a strong showing at the French Open.

AP - Max Scherzer struck out 14 in 5 2-3 shutout innings hours after he was recalled from the minors, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Sunday.

AP - Trailing Maria Sharapova 0-2, love-40 in the third set at the French Open, Justine Henin was well aware that things were looking pretty dicey for her.

AP - Indianapolis 500 fans were feeling the heat Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

AFP - World number two Venus Williams has garnered plenty of attention for her outfits at the French Open, but rival Maria Kirilenko says success on the court must come first.

AP - Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer, called up earlier in the day, has struck out a career-high 14 batters in 5 2-3 innings against the Oakland Athletics.

AP - Raphael Matos' promising run at Sunday's Indy 500 ended with a crash, the fourth accident in the first half of IndyCar's biggest event.

AP - Raphael Matos' promising run at the Indy 500 has ended with a crash in turn one.

AP - Lewis Hamilton led McLaren to a 1-2 finish at the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday after a costly run-in between teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel denied Red Bull a shot at the top two spots.

AFP - Italian Ivan Basso claimed his second Tour of Italy title as Swede Gustav Erik Larsson won the 21st and final stage of the race, a 15km time-trial around Verona on Sunday.

AP - Even a few hours after he took a line drive off his head, Indians pitcher David Huff was cracking jokes and trying to make people laugh.

AP - Ivan Basso won the Giro d'Italia for the second time Sunday, capturing his first major title since returning from a two-year doping ban.

AP - Race driver Tomas Scheckter's need for speed apparently goes beyond his 20th position start in Sunday's Indianapolis 500.