Sports Briefs May 24, 2010
Baseball
Jose Lima lived over the top on and off the baseball field. The free-spirited pitcher could deliver a song as well as a fastball, leaving a trail of fun and laughter known as "Lima Time" wherever he went.
The All-Star right-hander who spent 13 years in the major leagues died Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was 37.
Lima, who pitched the Dodgers to their first playoff win in 16 years in 2004, was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived at his Pasadena home early Sunday morning, police said. He was pronounced dead at Huntington Memorial Hospital.
Lima spent the majority of his career in Houston, compiling a 46-42 record from 1997-2001.
Basketball
If LeBron James isn't sure he can win in Cleveland, President Barack Obama thinks there's an opportunity with his hometown Chicago Bulls.
"You know, like I said, I don't want to meddle," Obama told TNT. "I will say this: (Derrick) Rose, Joakim Noah it's a pretty good core. You know, you could see LeBron fitting in pretty well there."
Obama was interviewed about a number of basketball subjects by broadcaster Marv Albert on the White House basketball court.
Jason Day fought through a rocky final round for a 2-over 72, but it was good enough to give the 22-year-old Australian the first win of his PGA Tour career, at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.
• Sun Young Yoo won the Sybase Match Play Championship in Gladstone, N.J., for her first LPGA Tour title, beating Angela Stanford 3 and 1 after dispatching top-seeded Jiyai Shin in the morning semifinals.
Auto racing
NASCAR's founder, Bill France Sr., and his son, Bill Jr., joined Junior Johnson, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt in the first class of Hall of Famers at an induction ceremony at the $195 million complex in Charlotte, N.C., that opened two weeks ago.
National League
Pirates 3, Braves 2, 10 inn.: Ryan Doumit homered with two outs in the 10th to help host Pittsburgh beat Atlanta.
Interleague
Mets 6, Yankees 4: Former North Idaho College standout Jason Bay homered twice off an ineffective CC Sabathia, and the host New York Mets held off the New York Yankees.
Red Sox 8, Phillies 3: Tim Wakefield pitched eight shutout innings and visiting Boston beat Philadelphia.
Indians 4, Reds 3: Jhonny Peralta singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth to help host Cleveland past Cincinnati.
Nationals 4, Orioles 3, 10 inn.: Josh Willingham homered in the 10th and host Washington beat Baltimore.
Marlins 13, White Sox 0: Cody Ross hit two of Florida's five home runs to lift visiting Florida over Chicago.
Rays 10, Astros 6: John Jaso homered and drove in four runs and visiting Tampa Bay beat Houston.
Cubs 5, Rangers 4: At Arlington, Texas, Alfonso Soriano's two-run homer helped Chicago past Texas.
Brewers 4, Twins 3: At Minneapolis, Prince Fielder homered and Milwaukee held off Minnesota.
Rockies 11, Royals 7: Jason Giambi homered and drove in four runs, and visiting Colorado beat Kansas City.
Cardinals 6, Angels 5, 10 inn.: Felipe Lopez lofted a bases-loaded single in the 10th to lift host St. Louis over Los Angeles.
Athletics 3, Giants 0: Jake Fox hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh and host Oakland beat San Francisco.
Blue Jays 12, Diamondbacks 4: At Phoenix, Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista each hit two-run homers, and Toronto beat Arizona.
Tigers 6, Dodgers 2: Miguel Cabrera and Magglio Ordonez homered to lift visiting Detroit over Los Angeles.
Hockey
The Czech Republic captured the hockey world championship, ending Russia's 27-game tournament winning streak with a 2-1 victory in Cologne, Germany.
- The Associated Press