UPI - The NBA's free agency period began at midnight Sunday, and this year's list includes marquee names such as Rashard Lewis, Pao Gasol and Vince Carter.

The Bergen Record reported this weekend that Carter's team, the New Jersey Nets, likely will offer him a guaranteed four-year contract with a partial guarantee for a fifth year. The total guarantee money for the new deal would be $65 million, the newspaper said.

Carter led the Nets last season with an average of 25.2 points per game.

UPI - Kimi Raikkonen Sunday captured the Formula One French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours, France.

Raikkonen ended the two-race winning streak of rookie Lewis Hamilton, whose McLaren finished more than half a minute behind Raikkonen and Felipe Massa.

MAGNY-COURS, France(AFP) - Brazilian Filipe Massa ended Lewis Hamilton's two-race domination of Formula One by taking pole position ahead of the young Briton on Saturday's French Grand Prix.

The Latin American Ferrari driver clocked a fastest lap in the final segment of qualifying with a time of 1min 15.034secs after a close contest for the prime grid position.

Hamilton, in his McLaren Mercedes-Benz, was second fastest with a time of 1:15 104 ahead of Finn Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari. Poland's Robert Kubica, making his comeback after a one race absence due to injury, was fourth fastest for BMW Sauber.