Morning Briefing May 15, 2010
Basketball
Mike Woodson was let go as coach of the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, just four days after the team was swept in the second round of the playoffs by the Orlando Magic.
General manager Rick Sund, after consulting with the ownership group, decided not to offer Woodson a new contract. So ended a six-year coaching tenure in which the Hawks won just 13 games in his first season, then improved their record every year since — including three straight playoff appearances.
Soccer
The United States proposed holding the World Cup draw in Miami ahead of a tournament in 2018 or 2022 and suggested the possibility of hosting the opener at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
The five-volume U.S. bid book, presented to FIFA, would put the qualifying draw in New York, its location ahead of the 1994 tournament.
American League
Red Sox 7, Tigers 2: David Ortiz hit two homers and drove in four runs, leading Boston at Detroit.
Angels 4, Athletics 0: At Anaheim, Calif., Hideki Matsui hit a three-run homer, leading Los Angeles past Oakland.
Blue Jays 16, Rangers 10: Aaron Hill, Travis Snider and Vernon Wells all hit three-run home runs and host Toronto beat Texas.
Yankees 8, Twins 4: Alex Rodriguez’s grand slam in the seventh lifted New York past visiting Minnesota.
Orioles 8, Indians 1: Miguel Tejada drove in three runs and Baltimore beat visiting Cleveland.
Royals 6, White Sox 1: Mitch Maier’s two-run single in the seventh sparked Kansas City past visiting Chicago.
National League
Pirates 10, Cubs 6: Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones both homered and had five hits each, leading Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Marlins 7, Mets 2: At Miami, Dan Uggla hit two homers and had four RBIs, leading Florida past New York.
Giants 8, Astros 2: Todd Wellemeyer pitched into the eighth inning, leading host San Francisco past Houston.
Dodgers 4, Padres 3: Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading Los Angeles at San Diego.
Phillies 9, Brewers 5: Ryan Howard’s two-run homer in the first sparked Philadelphia at Milwaukee.
Braves 6, Diamondbacks 5: Martin Prado’s two-run single in the ninth lifted Atlanta past visiting Arizona.
Cardinals 4, Reds 3: Albert Pujols and Ryan Ludwick homered, leading St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Washington at Colorado, ppd., rain: The Nationals-Rockies game was postponed by a steady rain falling in Denver.
The contest will be made up in a day-night doubleheader today.
Rain washed out the second round of the Texas Open at San Antonio, and PGA officials said more bad weather this weekend could push the tournament into Monday.
Se Ri Pak shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Brittany Lincicome and Wendy Ward in the Bell Micro LPGA Classic at Mobile, Ala.
Joey Sindelar, Bobby Clampett, Russ Cochran and Peter Senior shot 7-under 65s in the Champions Tour’s Regions Charity Classic to share the lead after the opening round at Hoover, Ala.
Auto Racing
Martin Truex Jr. turned a lap of 157.315 mph and won the pole at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.
Kasey Kahne was second and Mark Martin third in qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Autism Speaks 400.
— The Associated Press