As Amare Stoudemire stood at the foul line with 1:42 remaining, chants of "M-V-P, M-V-P" reverberated from the sellout crowd at US Airways Center. Stoudemire made the foul shot, completing an MVP-caliber performance with 41 points and 14 rebounds in the Phoenix Suns' 132-117 comeback victory over the Denver Nuggets Monday night, "Only 41 ...

(Reuters) - A "Mummer" struts with his umbrellas in the outfield before the start of the Philadelphia Phillies versus the Washington Nationals opening day MLB National League baseball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 31, 2008. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer (UNITED STATES)

It could be an interesting few days at the Peavy household. Jake Peavy beat his buddy Roy Oswalt with his bat as well as his arm on Monday night, leading the San Diego Padres to a 4-0 win over the Houston Astros in a season opener. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner hit an RBI single and a sacrifice fly to go along with his seven innings of three-hit ball.

(AP) - Maryland's Marah Strickland, right, looks up after being called for fouling Stanford's Candice Wiggins in the second half Monday, March 31, 2008, in Spokane, Wash., in the finals of the NCAA Spokane Regional women's basketball tournament. Stanford won 98-87. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)