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Watson squanders his chance at a historic win

By PAUL NEWBERRY — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:37:30 GMT

TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) -- Tom Watson squandered a chance to become golf's oldest major champion. The 59-year-old missed an 8-foot putt on the 72nd hole of the British Open, then lost a four-hole playoff to Stewart Cink....

Contador wins 15th stage to take control of Tour

By JAMEY KEATEN — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:28:30 GMT

VERBIER, Switzerland (AP) -- Lance Armstrong all but conceded the Tour de France on Sunday to his teammate and rival Alberto Contador after the Spaniard blew away the pack and seized the yellow jersey as the race entered the Alps....

Report: Gatti may have committed suicide

By STAN LEHMAN — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:16:59 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) -- An autopsy indicates former boxing champion Arturo Gatti may have committed suicide, been accidentally killed or murdered, according to a Brazilian newspaper that said it obtained a copy of the coroner's initial findings....

Sabathia beats Verlander, Yankees top Tigers 2-1

By MIKE FITZPATRICK — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:03:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- CC Sabathia beat All-Star Justin Verlander in a prime pitching matchup that lived up to its billing, and Alex Rodriguez's pop-fly homer sent the New York Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday....

Haren pitches Diamondbacks to 4-2 win

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:20:18 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Dan Haren allowed one run over eight innings, Miguel Montero homered and had four hits, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Saturday night....

Busch earns another Nationwide win

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:30:23 GMT

MADISON, Ill. (AP) -- Kyle Busch continued his domination of the NASCAR Nationwide Series by sailing to victory in the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 on Saturday night....

Kershaw pitches Dodgers over Astros 5-2

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:10:45 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Clayton Kershaw allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings to win his fifth straight decision and the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated manager Joe Torre's 69th birthday with a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night....

Lind homers, Rzepczynski wins as Jays beat Red Sox

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:57:29 GMT

TORONTO (AP) -- Adam Lind hit a two-run homer, Marc Rzepczynski earned his first major league win and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Saturday....

Santana, Mets hold off Braves, 5-1

By CHARLES ODUM — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:47:04 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) -- Johan Santana threw seven scoreless innings to take some pressure off New York's struggling offense and the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Saturday....

Ballesteros hoping for return to St. Andrews

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:36:23 GMT

MADRID (AP) -- Seve Ballesteros said he would like to play in the British Open at St. Andrews in 2010....