Sick squad: John Maine pitches injury-plagued Mets to 3-2 victory over FloridaNEW YORK — John Maine shut down Florida again before becoming the latest Mets player sidelined by sickness or injury, and New York held off the Marlins 3-2 on Sunday to cap a highly successful month. Mets 3, Marlins 2DP_Florida 2, New York 1. LOB_Florida 7, New York 4. 2B_Ha.Ramirez (16), Uggla (9), Pagan (3), L.Castillo (4), F.Martinez (2), Santos (5). SB_D.Wright (12). S_Dan.Murphy, Maine. Miami eliminates Jacksonville 4-0 behind Gutierrez’s shutout, 3 errorsGAINESVILLE, Fla. — David Gutierrez pitched a seven-hitter and Miami took advantage of three errors to beat Jacksonville 4-0 in NCAA regional play Sunday. Twins LHP Francisco Liriano will stay in the rotation, although status could be reviewed laterST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano will remain in the rotation, although his status might be reviewed after a couple more starts. Maria Sharapova rallies again, advances to French Open quarterfinals by beating Li NaPARIS — Maria Sharapova rallied again at the French Open on Sunday, moving into the quarterfinals by beating Li Na of China 4-6, 6-0, 6-4. Right ankle tendinitis won’t force Padres RHP Peavy to miss Tuesday’s startDENVER — San Diego right-hander Jake Peavy will make his scheduled start Tuesday despite being bothered by right ankle tendinitis. Torvald Palema finishes strongly to win Elitloppet harness race, give Svanstedt 2nd victorySTOCKHOLM — Torvald Palema finished strongly on the final straightaway to win the Elitloppet trotting classic on Sunday. Christian Cevaer of France wins European Open by 1 stroke after making par at difficult 18thASH, England — Christian Cevaer won the European Open by one stroke on Sunday, making par at the difficult 18th hole for a 2-over 74. Ted Williams’ fishing license, fishing hole notes stolen days before NH memorabilia auctionSWANZEY, N.H. — Ted Williams’ fishing license and personal notes on local fishing holes have been swiped during an auction preview in New Hampshire. Earnhardt interim crew chief McGrew starts new role week early for Cup race at DoverDOVER, Del. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. worked with his interim crew chief a week earlier than expected. Defending champion Ana Ivanovic loses to Victoria Azarenka in fourth round at French OpenPARIS — Defending champion Ana Ivanovic has lost at the French Open, losing to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3 in the fourth round. Stoner wins Italian MotoGp to move atop standings; Rossi finishes thirdMUGELLO, Italy — Casey Stoner won the Italian Moto Grand Prix on Sunday to move to the top of the championship standings and break Valentino Rossi’s seven-year stranglehold on the race. Top-seeded Safina easily beats another opponent at French Open to move into quarterfinalsPARIS — Dinara Safina cruised to another easy win at the French Open, advancing to the quarterfinals by beating Aravane Rezai of France 6-1, 6-0. Ecuador’s president claims US-based telephone companies owe millions in fees, orders auditQUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s leftist president on Saturday accused U.S.-based telephone companies including AT&T, Sprint and MCI of “swindling” his country out of millions of dollars in long-distance fees that he claims they owe. Moreno, Jaqua score; Crew, Sounders play to 1-1 drawSEATTLE — Alejandro Moreno’s header past Seattle goalkeeper Kasey Keller gave Columbus an early lead, but Sounders FC forward Nate Jaqua answered in the 58th minute as the Crew and Sounders played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night. Buddle’s late goal extends Galaxy’s unbeaten run to 10CARSON, Calif. — Edson Buddle scored in the 87th minute to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-1 tie with the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night. Glen makes impact in San Jose’s 2-1 win over Real Salt LakeSANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Jose forward Cornell Glen scored in a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday that ended the Earthquakes’ losing streak at five. Mariners 4, Angels 3, 10 inningsE_Branyan (5), F.Gutierrez (1). DP_Seattle 4, Los Angeles 1. LOB_Seattle 6, Los Angeles 8. 2B_Balentien (9), E.Aybar (8). HR_Jo.Lopez (5). S_Y.Betancourt, F.Gutierrez, Mathis. SF_Y.Betancourt. Pinch-hit grand slam lifts Alabama to 6-2 win, knocks out defending champ Arizona StateOKLAHOMA CITY — Pinch-hitter Jazlyn Lunceford hit her first career grand slam to lift Alabama to a 6-2 win against defending champion Arizona State and knock the Sun Devils out of the Women’s College World Series. Cardinals 6, Giants 2DP_St. Louis 1, San Francisco 1. LOB_St. Louis 10, San Francisco 6. 2B_Duncan (13), Stavinoha (3), Schumaker (10), Winn (12), B.Molina (8), F.Lewis (10). 3B_Thurston (3), Uribe (1). HR_Pujols 2 (16). CS_Br.Ryan (1). Rockies 8, Padres 7Two outs when winning run scored. E_Jo.Wilson (4), Gwynn (1), Atkins (6). DP_Colorado 1. LOB_San Diego 4, Colorado 7. 2B_Hundley (6), Jo.Wilson (2), Fowler (11), Barmes 2 (10), Helton (10), Hawpe (14). 3B_Gwynn (1), Barmes (2), Tulowitzki (3). HR_Ad.Gonzalez (19), Hairston (6), Hawpe (7). SB_Gwynn (1), Barmes (5). S_Quintanilla. SF_Atkins. Dynamo score 3 quick goals to cruise past Toronto 3-0HOUSTON — Brad Davis, Kei Kamara and Stuart Holden scored in a 5-minute span in the first half to lead the surging Houston Dynamo to a 3-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night. Penguins-Red Wings Sums
Rangers 14, Athletics 1DP_Oakland 1, Texas 2. LOB_Oakland 6, Texas 7. 2B_K.Suzuki (15), Kinsler (12), M.Young 2 (19), Byrd (17). HR_N.Cruz (14), Blalock (12), Byrd (4). SF_Saltalamacchia. Brewers 9, Reds 5E_L.Nix (1). DP_Milwaukee 3. LOB_Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 12. 2B_Ale.Gonzalez (6), Harang (1), Hall (9), Mi.Rivera (3). 3B_Dickerson (2). HR_Hairston Jr. (7), B.Phillips (8), Braun (9), Fielder (12), M.Cameron (10). S_Harang. Yankees 10, Indians 5E_Choo (4), Garko (2). DP_New York 2. LOB_New York 7, Cleveland 5. 2B_Teixeira (11), H.Matsui 2 (11), B.Francisco (11). HR_Posada (6), Swisher (10), Sizemore (9), Choo (7). Phillies 9, Nationals 6E_Dunn 2 (7), A.Hernandez (5), Rollins (3). DP_Philadelphia 2. LOB_Washington 6, Philadelphia 9. 2B_Nieves (3), Victorino (12), Werth (10), Ruiz (10), Hamels (1). 3B_Alb.Gonzalez (1). HR_Belliard (2), Howard 2 (14). SB_Rollins (9), Victorino (8), Utley (4), Werth (9), Ruiz (2). S_Hamels. Tigers 6, Orioles 3E_C.Izturis (5). DP_Detroit 1. LOB_Detroit 8, Baltimore 9. 2B_Thomas (4), Ordonez (7), Inge (6), Markakis 2 (16), Wieters (1). 3B_Wieters (1). HR_Thomas 2 (3), Granderson (12), Scott (11). CS_Raburn (1). S_Everett. Pirates 7, Astros 4DP_Houston 2, Pittsburgh 1. LOB_Houston 9, Pittsburgh 9. 2B_Bourn (8), Tejada 2 (19), Ca.Lee (11), Keppinger (7), Michaels (5), An.LaRoche (13), Ja.Wilson 2 (9), Moss (9). S_W.Rodriguez. SF_R.Diaz. Conor Casey scored twice in Rapids’ 3-2 win over Red BullsEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Conor Casey scored two goals on headers to take over the league’s goal scoring lead, and Mehdi Ballouchy added one on a penalty kick to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 3-2 victory over the struggling New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. White Sox 5, Royals 3E_J.Buck (5). DP_Chicago 2, Kansas City 2. LOB_Chicago 6, Kansas City 3. 2B_Fields (5). 3B_Dye (1), Bloomquist (3), Maier (2). HR_Olivo (4). SB_Getz (5). CS_Al.Ramirez (2). SF_Thome, Getz. Schlopy’s 2 HRs lead Georgia past Michigan 7-5 at Women’s College World SeriesOKLAHOMA CITY — Taylor Schlopy homered twice to help Georgia rally from an early three-run deficit for a 7-5 win against Michigan on Saturday night at the Women’s College World Series. El Salvador and Jamaica play to a scoreless tie in front of passionate RFK Stadium crowdWASHINGTON — El Salvador and Jamaica played to a 0-0 tie in an international friendly match on Saturday night. Scott wins first career NASCAR race and takes checkered flag at Dover International SpeedwayDOVER, Del. — Brian Scott wondered if one of his tires would be next to blow on the concrete at Dover. Diamondbacks 3, Braves 2, 11 inningsOne out when winning run scored. DP_Atlanta 1, Arizona 1. LOB_Atlanta 7, Arizona 9. 2B_K.Johnson (9), G.Anderson (7), S.Drew (6), Reynolds 2 (10), R.Roberts (6). SB_Schafer (2). CS_Byrnes (3). S_J.Vazquez 2, Montero, Byrnes. |