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Cochran, Perry 3 Shots Back at Sr PGA Championship

Friday, May 24, 2013 6:44 AM

Jay Haas and Duffy Waldorf shared the first-round lead Thursday in the Senior PGA Championship, shooting 5-under 66 in breezy, cool conditions at Bellerive Country Club. The 59-year-old Haas, the winner of the major championship in 2006 and 2008, had a bogey-free round. The 50-year-old Waldorf had six birdies and one bogey. Haas has 16 Champions Tour victories after winning nine times on ...

Hamlin Takes Coca-Cola 600 Pole with Record Lap

Thursday, May 23, 2013 9:04 PM

Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hamlin, who has never won a Sprint Cup race at CMS, was one of eight drivers to top the previous record of 193.708 set last October by Greg Biffle. It is Hamlin's 14th career pole. Four Toyotas will start in the top five. Hamlin will start ...

McCutchen, Pirates Beat Cubs for 4th Straight Win

Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:55 PM

Andrew McCutchen had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on a rainy Thursday for their fourth straight win. Leadoff hitter Starling Marte singled and scored in each of the first two innings as Pittsburgh built an early 4-0 lead. The Pirates moved a season-best 11 games over .500 with its 11th victory in 13 games. Edwin Jackson (1-7) gave up two runs ...

Colonial Member Palmer Has 1st-round Lead with 62

Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:42 PM

Colonial member Ryan Palmer shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to match the first-round record at Hogan's Alley and take a one-stroke lead over John Rollins. The bogey-free 62 equaled Palmer's lowest round on the PGA Tour. Palmer and longtime caddie James Edmondson are full dues-paying members at Colonial. Edmondson is even the reigning club champion, winning the title for the third time last ...

Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty Enter NASCAR Hall

Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:16 AM

Former Sprint Cup champion Dale Jarrett and master mechanic Maurice Petty headline the latest group of inductees in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Dale Jarrett Wednesday joined his father Ned in the hall while Maurice becomes the fourth member of the storied Petty family to get in. Tim Flock won two NASCAR titles in the 1950s and was elected. Jack Ingram was a champion in NASCAR's Late ...

LeBron Saves Heat at Buzzer of Game 1

Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:10 AM

LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Heat — his ninth postseason triple-double, and barely anyone noticed. All that mattered was the last shot, which simply saved ...

Lyons Leads Cardinals Past Padres 5-3

Thursday, May 23, 2013 5:30 AM

Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garcia for the season, and the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday night. Lyons, who was promoted from Triple-A Memphis after Garcia went on the disabled list, allowed one run and four hits. The 25-year-old left-hander was a ninth-round draft pick in 2010 out of Oklahoma ...

Buchholz Goes to 7-0, Red Sox Beat White Sox 6-2

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:04 PM

Clay Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep. David Ortiz delivered a two-run single in the first off Hector Santiago (1-3), and the Red Sox backed Buchholz with several neat defensive plays on the way to their sixth win in eight games. Jonny Gomes made a sliding catch ...

Liriano Dominates as Pirates Edge Cubs 1-0

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:59 PM

Francisco Liriano continued his torrid start, scattering two hits over seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Wednesday night. Liriano (3-0) struck out nine and walked just one to remain unbeaten since making his season debut against the New York Mets two weeks ago. Mark Melancon survived a bumpy ninth inning for his first save of the season. Andrew McCutchen ...

Cards' Garcia Expected to Miss Year After Surgery

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:53 PM

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia will have surgery on his left shoulder this week and is expected to miss the rest of the season. The Cardinals announced Wednesday that the left-hander will have surgery to repair tears in his rotator cuff and labrum. Team doctor George Paletta will perform the operation on Friday in St. Louis. Garcia is 5-2 with a 3.58 ERA in nine starts this year. He ...

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