Body of missing Patriots’ player found
The body of New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill was found Monday, a day after he was reported missing after a jet ski accident on Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. Hill was a second-round draft pick by New England in 2004. He had yet to start for the Patriots, playing in 13 games in his NFL career.
Venus, Serena off to 2nd round
Venus Williams was among only seven players to complete a match Monday at the French Open before rain suspended play. Williams joined sister Serena in the second round by beating French teen Alize Cornet 6-4, 6-3 after a 3-hour rain delay. Fourth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko was the only man to reach the second round Monday.
Clemens looks good
Roger Clemens appears ready to rejoin the New York Yankees. Clemens pitched six shutout innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a 2-0 victory over Toledo on Monday, leaving to a standing ovation from an overflow crowd in what was likely his final minor-league tuneup. “My arm feels great,” the seven-time Cy Young Award winner said.
Mears wins 1st NASCAR race
One of the most storied names in Indy 500 history roared to another win Sunday. But the setting wasn’t the Brickyard in Indianapolis. It was Lowe’s Motor Speedway, where Casey Mears, nephew of four-time Indy winner Rick Mears, added to his family’s achievements in auto racing by winning his first NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
