Hockey
BOURQUE TO RETIRE: Raymond Bourque, his quest for the Stanley Cup realized, was expected to announce his retirement at a news conference Tuesday.
The highest-scoring defenseman in NHL history said previously he wants to spend more time with his family after more than two decades in the NHL. Bourque had a 22-year wait before winning the championship, the longest in NHL history.
GRIZZ ANNOUNCEMENT: The Utah Grizzlies have called a news conference for noon, Thursday at the E Center. Officials from the parent Dallas Stars will be in attendance. It is expected that a new coach will be named and a reworked affiliation agreement will be announced.
NHL CONSPIRACY THEORY: The Supreme Court refused to revive claims by former NHL players that they were victims of a conspiracy among teams and the head of the players' union to keep salaries low.
The court, without comment, let a federal appeals court's ruling stand. The Philadelphia appeals court ruled last year that the players waited too long to sue.
The players wanted to hold the league and its teams responsible for the actions of Alan Eagleson, the former head of the NHL Players' Association who served six months in prison for fraud.
Baseball
BASEBALL BACK IN BROOKLYN: The borough that never got over losing the Dodgers celebrated the return of professional baseball to Brooklyn with the home opener of the Cyclones.
Brooklyn, used to having its heart broken, cheered as the Cyclones rallied for a 3-2 win in 10 innings on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Michael Jacobs.
Cycling
TOUR DE SUISSE: Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong remained in third place overall after finishing 16th in the sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse in Naters, Switzerland.
Italy's Stefano Garzelli won the stage, crossing solo after a 71-mile breakaway..
Basketball
MISERABLE SEASON: Finally, mercifully, the season has ended for the Atlantic City Seagulls.
The worst team in U.S. Basketball League history lost 126-99 to the Maryland Mustangs on Sunday to finish 0-28.
The Seagulls won USBL championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, but an array of problems produced a season in which fewer than 100 fans was standard attendance.
Soccer
BLITZZ BEGIN CUP QUEST: The Utah Blitzz begin their first U.S. Open Cup quest Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. when they face Milwaukee in a second-round game at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex. The Rampage compete in the A-League, a higher division than Utah.
The match is part of a doubleheader, with the nightcap featuring San Diego of the A-League against Chicago of the MLS.
Softball
MILLER FASTPITCH THIRD: Larry Miller Toyota Fastpitch finished in third place in the Eau Claire WI Invitational over the weekend.
With a 4-0 round robin record, Miller entered Sunday's bracket play as a No. 1 seed.
Miller returns to league play on Tuesday with a 7:45 game at the Cottonwood Softball Complex against FSR.
Media
NEW KSL HOST: KSL radio (AM-1160) has hired Bill Riley as a sports talk host to take over the station's weekday evening sports show.
He replaces Greg Wrubell, who is taking over for the retired Paul James as the voice of Brigham Young University's football and basketball.
The former "Sports Night," weekday 6-8 p.m. show on KSL has now been renamed "Sports Final." Riley comes to KSL from Jacksonville, Fla.
Golf
WORLD RANKINGS: Tiger Woods broke Greg Norman's record with his 97th consecutive week atop the world golf rankings.
Despite a 16th place finish at the Buick Classic last weekend, Woods, kept his No. 1 ranking, exceeding the previous 96-week record set by Norman from June 18, 1995, to April 13, 1997. In the latest rankings released Tuesday, Spain's Sergio Garcia, who won the Buick Classic on Monday for his second victory on the PGA Tour in five weeks, moved up three places to a career high No. 5.
Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Vijay Singh remained at Nos. 2, 3 and 4.