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Man Utd’s Van der Sar sets sights on one more medal

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has hinted that he could retire when his current Old Trafford contract expires in 12 months time - and he is determined to bow out with at least one more Champions League winners medal to his name.The 37-year-old former Ajax and Juventus man lines up in his third Champions League final when Sir Alex Ferguson’s United face Chelsea in Moscow on Wednesday.

Van der Sar won European football’s biggest club prize as a 24-year-old when he helped Ajax defeat AC Milan in Vienna in 1995.

A year later he reached the final again but experienced the bitter taste of defeat when his Dutch club lost on penalties to Juventus in Rome.

NBA Calendar

May 20—Draft lottery.

June 16—Early entry withdrawal deadline.

June 19—Last possible date of NBA finals.

June 26—NBA draft, New York.

July 1—Teams can begin negotiating with free agents.

July 9—Teams can begin signing free agents.

Blake helps Americans past Czechs

James Blake received some assistance from Wayne Odesnik to atone for a slow start at the $1.5 million ARAG World Team Cup.

Blake and Odesnik lifted the United States to a Red Group round-robin victory Monday over the Czech Republic by rallying past Tomas Berdych and Ivo Minar, 0-6, 7-5, 10-8.

The win came one day after Blake dug the Americans an early hole with a straight-sets singles loss to Berdych. Odesnik followed with an easy win over Minar, setting up a 1-1 deadlock heading into Monday’s doubles match.

Blake and Odesnik were sluggish in the opening set against the Czechs, who capitalized on two double-faults and held the Americans to just eight points.

But after breaking the Czechs three times in the second set, the Americans persevered in the third-set marathon, clinching the victory with a winning return.

Sweden takes on Argentina in Monday’s other Red Group action.

Robin Soderling defeated Guillermo Canas in straight sets Sunday to give the Swedes the early lead. But Juan Ignacio Chela cruised past Thomas Johansson to forge a 1-1 draw.

Force beat Dragons

Chris Greisen threw nine touchdown passes—six to Tiger Jones—to help the Georgia Force beat the New York Dragons 72-67 on Sunday in the Arena Football League.Greisen was 32-of-39 for 403 yards, and Jones led the Force (6-5) in receiving with 15 catches for 224 yards. Troy Begeron had nine catches for 82 yards and two touchdowns, and Carl Morris added eight receptions for 97 yards and a score.

Aaron Garcia was 40-of-48 for 389 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Dragons (6-5). Chris Anthony had 14 receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and Kevin Swayne added 14 catches for 127 yards and four touchdowns.

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Hornets take Southwest title

The New Orleans Hornets gathered in front of their bench, wearing ball caps and T-shirts commemorating the first division championship in the franchise’s 20-year history.

While the latest sellout crowd roared its approval, they stayed on the court for almost a half-hour to celebrate the moment.

David West scored 32 points and Chris Paul had 12 during a decisive run in the third quarter as the Hornets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 114-92 on Tuesday night. New Orleans will have the No. 2 seed in the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference after the Los Angeles Lakers won later Tuesday night.

Three seasons after going 18-64, the Hornets clinched the rugged Southwest division, which has four 50-win teams.

“A lot of people had us not even getting in the playoffs,” New Orleans center Tyson Chandler said. “I don’t think any of us believed that. We all believed that we’re one of the better teams in the conference. If you win this division it says a lot about the team because this is the best division in basketball.”

Woods has surgery

The U.S. Open figured to be the closest to a sure thing for Tiger Woods in the majors this year, but maybe not anymore.

Two days after his quest for a Grand Slam fizzled at the Masters, Woods had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee for the second time in five years and will miss at least four weeks while he recovers.

The announcement, which Woods made Tuesday night on his Web site, was a surprise to everyone except those around him.

“He’s been having a lot of trouble,” swing coach Hank Haney said. “He doesn’t talk about stuff like that. He doesn’t want to use excuses, you know? I don’t think it affected his play. It affected his practice a little bit.”

The surgery was performed in Park City, Utah, by Thomas Rosenberg, who also operated on Woods’ left knee in December 2002. Woods also had surgery in 1994 on his left knee to remove a benign tumor.

“I made the decision to deal with the pain and schedule the surgery for after the Masters,” Woods said on his Web site. “The upside is that I have been through this process before and know how to handle it. I look forward to working through the rehabilitation process and getting back to action as quickly as I can.”

Lakers beat Kings, win conference title

The Los Angeles Lakers began the season in chaos 5 1/2 months ago. They finished it as the Western Conference champions.

Pau Gasol had 22 points, leading MVP candidate Kobe Bryant added 20, and the Lakers beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 124-101 Tuesday night to clinch the No. 1 seed in the West and home-court advantage throughout the conference playoffs.

“I told the guys to celebrate, have a good time for two days,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. “We’re back to business Thursday.”

The Lakers (57-25) begin the playoffs this weekend—most likely Sunday— against Denver or Dallas. It will be the Nuggets unless they beat Memphis and Dallas loses to No. 2 seed New Orleans on Wednesday night. If the Hornets win, they’ll have the same record as the Lakers, but Los Angeles wins the tiebreaker because of a better conference record.

The Lakers enter the playoffs having gone 8-1 to finish the regular season.

“It’s all about momentum,” Bryant said. “You want to be playing your best basketball going into the playoffs, and we feel like we’re doing that so we ended the season exactly where we wanted to.”